Can an airline charge you for a CPAP?

Re: Airlines and cpap It's a great idea to have your prescription with you but they're not supposed to be able to require you to show them your prescription. Do not, for the love of all that is holy, check your CPAP machine. Carry it on, they can't charge you for it (at least on a domestic flight).



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External Medical Devices Inform the TSA officer if you have a bone growth stimulator, spinal stimulator, neurostimulator, port, feeding tube, insulin pump, ostomy or other medical device attached to your body and where it is located before the screening process begins.

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Most times the airline just absorbs the costs as the cost of doing business and ultimately passengers pay the costs as they will be built into ticket prices. In some cases an airline may pursue a civil case against the passenger.

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