My husband has only been using a CPAP for a few months now so we have not yet tried to travel with one. We have 2 possible trips planned for this year, will choose one based on how Coronovirus issue proceeds. Either trip would be travel by day so he does not need to sleep on the plane. I am just worried about bringing the device on the plane as part of carry on.
Option #1 is SIngapore/Indonesia and airlines would be QF, SIlkair and VA
Option# 2 is Fiji using VA and a few domestic FJ
I always check individual airline requirements - qf has a form you need to download which they will send to engineering and get approval (request this be added to your qff profile so you only have to do it once), sq has no such requirements and some airlines (e.g. Delta) have a list of accepted cpap models - can't recall VA requirements
Tiki, you can buy one of this and attach to the machine bag
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Do you have a link for where you can buy one?
Is there a similar tag for Australia (as opposed to quoting the US rules regarding the equipment etc).
I have not seen any others. But most airlines, in my experience, does recognise/acknowledge that tag even though it is based on US rules. Even Air Asia!Is there a similar tag for Australia (as opposed to quoting the US rules regarding the equipment etc).
I normally take the machine in it's travel bag (resmed s10), and place that bag within my hand luggage.
That's a lot of Resmed machines (!), but I have similar set-up in Syd / Melb (albeit with 2 - they are coughbersome to lug around). I've taken to having back-ups of the spare parts (mask / hose), as if they break when you're away, that's annoying --- I assume the battery packs are referring to the portable batteries you can use for these machines --- I bought one a few years ago and probably the best purchase I've ever made for CPAP (not cheap, but well worth it - I once flew in economy to LAX with my CPAP plugged into overhead powerpoint and that was not fun at all...)I have 4 Resmed CPAP machines with two in Perth, one in Sydney and one in Melbourne. The spare one in Perth is for international travel (up to 14 months ago). The power supply resets so that is very helpful. I have 2 battery packs that are rechargeable for the just in case there is a power issue on long haul runs.
Travel insurance is covered with Chubb.
I have it as hand luggage as placing rechargeable lithium batteries in checked luggage is a NO.
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Do you have a link / picture RE rechargeable batteries they developed for you? The one I bought from them (or similar supplier) lasts about 10 to 12 hours (but as you say, slowly running down) - was about $400 from memory and about two-thirds the size of an iPad (and about twice as thick)I had Battery World specially build 2 battery packs for me as my original packs from Cpap.com ran down after lots of use. That was successful and Battery World copied what i had been using to get packs that would run for about 6 hours each. Just a pack of rechargeable batteries so it has to be in. my carry on luggage. I dumped the humidifier and experimented with masks until i could sleep sweetly.
Yes - dumping the humidifier made a huge difference for me.I had Battery World specially build 2 battery packs for me as my original packs from Cpap.com ran down after lots of use. That was successful and Battery World copied what i had been using to get packs that would run for about 6 hours each. Just a pack of rechargeable batteries so it has to be in. my carry on luggage. I dumped the humidifier and experimented with masks until i could sleep sweetly.