How to book assisted travel
Autistic passengers can access support but it can be difficult to find out what is on offer. So we've put together a 12-point guide to booking assisted travel at airports for you and your family.
Hidden Barriers: Autism and Airports
Autism and Airports is the first documentary in our Hidden Barriers series.
It investigates:
- what the challenges are for autistic people at airports
- what support airports can offer
- how difficult it can be to work out what support is available, as no two airports are the same
- where the system can fail people, and the impact it has
- five simple suggestions to make airports more accessible
Did you know?
This summer is expected to be the busiest ever for UK airports, with more than 24 million of us expected to fly.
Around 2% of passengers request assistance at airports for visible and non-visible disabilities, compared to 1% in 2010.
Still, around two-thirds of all passengers aren't aware that assisted travel exists, or that you can book it through your airline.
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