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What Qualifies as a Medical Device on Airlines
If you have a disability, most airlines will give you a baggage fee waiver for a medical device — that ranges from wheelchairs to any piece of equipment that assists a passenger to hear, see, communicate or maneuver.
But a growing number of airline passengers are trying to redefine what’s acceptable to get around paying those fees.
Here’s what will not qualify as a medical device or get you that baggage fee waiver: anythi
And it’s getting more silly — one passenger even tried to check in a hospital bed. And a wagon.
Another tried getting a baggage fee waiver on bars of soap and deodorant.