{"id":10907,"date":"2018-07-05T11:53:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T06:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/?p=10907"},"modified":"2018-07-05T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T06:32:02","slug":"delhi-airport-provide-automated-wheelchairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/05\/delhi-airport-provide-automated-wheelchairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Airport To Provide Automated Wheelchairs For Elderly &#038; Differently Abled Passengers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to make air travel comfortable for \u2018Passengers with Reduced Mobility\u2019(PRM), Delhi Airport will soon introduce automated wheelchair services.<\/p>\n<p>At present, there are 7 electric wheelchairs being provided at the airport on trial basis, however, authorities are planning to start this service permanently by \u2018Mid-August\u2019 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Here are all the details about the new automated wheelchairs \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It can carry a load of up to 250 Kg.<\/li>\n<li>It is designed to accommodate a passenger and their check-in bag.<\/li>\n<li>The battery operated wheelchair is capable of functioning the whole day on a single charge.<\/li>\n<li>Travellers who fall under the PMR category will also be provided an assistant by the service operators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on the requirements of the airlines, an adequate number of wheelchairs will be introduced at all terminals of the Delhi Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Delhi International Airport Limited(DIAL) has appointed \u201cAviaxpert Aviation Pvt. Ltd.\u201d to operate this service at the airport. They are procuring these wheelchairs from Europe.<\/p>\n<p>DIAL has said that the service providers will be able to track the whereabouts of the passengers within the airport, till they board the airplane, using a chip installed in the wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>At present, airlines have a dedicated staff to help elderly and disabled passengers. They use basic wheelchairs to ferry them from the entrance of the airport to the airplane.<\/p>\n<p>DIAL will not scrap manually operated wheelchairs which are present at the airport, once the automated wheelchair service is established.<\/p>\n<p>Airports around the world have started using automated wheelchairs to help such passengers. 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