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Air Premia
Powered chairs need the airline’s prior approval · carried free · 48 h notice · no watt-hour cap on an installed battery.
- Advance notice
- 48hours before departure
- Powered wheelchair
- Conditional
- Lithium, battery installed
- No stated limit
- Cost to carry
- Free
Who to contact
Transcribed from the airline’s own pages, exactly as it labels them.
- PhoneKorea — Air Premia Reservation Center (assistance requests and mandatory powered-wheelchair approval)Weekdays 07:00–18:00, weekends 09:00–18:00 (KST)
- EmailCustomer support (email enquiry, from the site footer)
Air Premia publishes a single reservation-centre number (1800-2626) for all special assistance; there is no separate disability desk, no assistance-request web form and no TTY/text-relay service. No US Complaints Resolution Official (CRO) page or US toll-free disability number was found on airpremia.com even though Air Premia serves LAX, SFO, EWR, HNL and IAD.
Read it from the source
Powered wheelchairs & batteries
The part that goes wrong. Battery chemistry and watt-hours decide whether your chair flies, and the rules differ depending on whether the battery can be removed.
Accepted, but "Prior airline approval is required. Please contact the Air Premia Reservation Center at 1800-2626", and the Korean restricted-items list states that an electric wheelchair may only be carried as checked baggage because of the battery risk (전동휠체어는 배터리 위험성 등으로 위탁만 가능).
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 운송 제한 물품 — 의료장비 및 보행 보조도구 (Restricted items, Korean — medical equipment and walking aids) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
The Electric Wheelchair table footnote states: "Prior airline approval is required. Please contact the Air Premia Reservation Center at 1800-2626." Lithium row: "Up to 300 Wh for a single battery-powered device", "Up to 160 Wh per battery for devices using two batteries", "(No limit for non-removable built-in batteries)"; one spare ≤300 Wh or two ≤160 Wh; "Must confirm battery capacity and removability"; detached lithium batteries only in carry-on after short-circuit prevention.
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
The Electric Wheelchair table states "(No limit for non-removable built-in batteries)" alongside the 300 Wh / 160 Wh caps that apply to removable drive batteries. Prior airline approval is still required.
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"Battery Capacity: Up to 300 Wh for a single battery-powered device; up to 160 Wh per battery for devices using two batteries." "Detached lithium batteries are only allowed in carry-on baggage", after short-circuit prevention measures.
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"Spare Battery Allowance: One battery not exceeding 300 Wh or two batteries not exceeding 160 Wh each are allowed." Spares travel in carry-on baggage after short-circuit prevention.
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Maximum two: "One battery not exceeding 300 Wh or two batteries not exceeding 160 Wh each are allowed" — i.e. one 300 Wh spare, or two spares of up to 160 Wh each. Spares must be carried in the cabin.
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Depends on the chair: Air Premia says removability "must be checked"/"must confirm battery capacity and removability", and "For electric wheelchairs, please contact Air Premia, as battery removal and other precautions may be necessary." Where a lithium battery is detached it may only be carried in the cabin; a detached non-lithium battery may go as checked baggage.
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Dry batteries and non-spillable wet batteries are listed in the Electric Wheelchair table with battery capacity "No restrictions", "Must check if battery is removable", and detached or spare batteries "can be transported as checked baggage after taking short-circuit prevention measures" — but the same table states: "Prior airline approval is required. Please contact the Air Premia Reservation Center at 1800-2626."
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Spillable wet batteries appear in the Electric Wheelchair table with battery capacity "No restrictions"; "For wet batteries, information on whether they are spillable or non-spillable is required", removability "must be checked", and detached or spare batteries may go as checked baggage after short-circuit prevention. The table adds: "Prior airline approval is required. Please contact the Air Premia Reservation Center at 1800-2626."
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"Detached lithium batteries and spare batteries can be transported as carry-on baggage after taking short-circuit prevention measures" (non-lithium detached/spare batteries likewise as checked baggage). Air Premia's stated method is to cover the terminals with insulating tape or pack each battery individually in a protective pouch or clear zip bag.
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Battery capacity and removability must be confirmed with the airline, and for a wet battery "information on whether they are spillable or non-spillable is required". The restricted-items page also states: "Items suspected of being dangerous goods may be restricted from transport. Please provide the product's MSDS to our staff."
Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
No wheelchair dimensions published. (The 292 cm sum-of-three-sides limit on the site is the special-baggage rule for sports equipment and large musical instruments, not a wheelchair limit.)
Not published for mobility aids; the 32 kg special-baggage ceiling covers sports equipment and large instruments, not wheelchairs.
Own wheelchairs may be used to the boarding gate, checked at the departure gate and returned from the boarding gate at destination, "restricted depending on airport conditions" — but an electric wheelchair may only travel as checked baggage and needs prior approval, so confirm gate handling with the reservation centre.
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 운송 제한 물품 — 의료장비 및 보행 보조도구 (Restricted items, Korean — medical equipment and walking aids) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Prior airline approval is mandatory for every powered wheelchair (Reservation Center 1800-2626). Separately, Air Premia bans all lithium-battery riding devices — airwheels, hoverboards, e-bikes, electric scooters, kickboards and skateboards — from both cabin and hold regardless of capacity; that ban is written against riding devices, not wheelchairs, which have their own table.
Manual wheelchairs
Passengers may bring their own wheelchair and assistive devices free of charge and use the chair up to the boarding gate; a free loan wheelchair is available at departure and arrival airports.
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published as a wheelchair rule. Air Premia's restricted-items list groups wheelchairs with canes, crutches and strollers among medical equipment and walking aids marked "carry-on O / checked O", but that is the Korean security-screening classification; no in-cabin stowage space or folding-chair rule is published.
운송 제한 물품 — 의료장비 및 보행 보조도구 (Restricted items, Korean — medical equipment and walking aids) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
No in-cabin stowage dimensions published.
No wheelchair dimensions published.
Not published for mobility aids. (The 32 kg / 292 cm limit on Air Premia's site applies to "special baggage" — sports equipment and large musical instruments — and is not stated to apply to wheelchairs.)
"Passengers using their own wheelchairs can use them until the boarding gate, and the wheelchair can be checked in at the departure gate and used from the boarding gate at the destination (Please note that boarding gate check-in and delivery may be restricted depending on airport conditions)."
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Booking & cost
"Please request service through the reservation center at least 48 hours before the departure time." "If you do not make a reservation 48 hours prior to departure, assistance may be delayed."
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Assistance is requested through the reservation centre at least 48 h ahead. For an electric wheelchair, "Prior airline approval is required. Please contact the Air Premia Reservation Center at 1800-2626", and "For electric wheelchairs, please contact Air Premia, as battery removal and other precautions may be necessary."
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"Passengers can transport their own wheelchairs and assistive devices free of charge." Airport loan chairs are also free: "Wheelchairs are available for free for passengers with mobility difficulties at both departure and arrival airports" (some airports may restrict rentals).
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
No count published — Air Premia says "their own wheelchairs and assistive devices" are carried free but does not state a maximum number of devices.
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published for mobility aids. Air Premia's general baggage terms say it is liable only where loss or damage arises from the company's intent or negligence during transport, storage and handling, and that delayed, lost or damaged checked baggage must be reported within 21 days.
수하물 지연/파손 (Delayed / damaged baggage, Korean) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
On board
"All aircraft are equipped with on-board wheelchairs to assist passengers with limited mobility in moving around during the flight."
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published.
Not published. Air Premia lists a wheelchair, priority seating, guidance and "support services from check-in through immigration procedures" including "boarding support", but says nothing about transferring a passenger between wheelchair and aircraft seat.
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"A wheelchair will be provided for passengers with limited mobility, along with priority seating, assistance with check-in, and boarding support." Passengers using a portable oxygen concentrator may not use it in the front row or an exit-row seat. Nothing is published about movable armrests.
Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Worth knowing
Air Premia publishes a genuinely detailed electric-wheelchair battery table on its restricted-items page (English and Korean): dry and non-spillable/spillable wet batteries have no capacity limit; lithium drive batteries are capped at 300 Wh for a single battery or 160 Wh each where two power the chair, with NO limit for a non-removable built-in battery; spares are one ≤300 Wh or two ≤160 Wh, cabin only, terminals insulated. Prior airline approval is mandatory for every powered chair (Reservation Center 1800-2626). Two things a traveller must know that the fields cannot hold: (1) the Korean restricted-items list states an electric wheelchair may only be carried as CHECKED baggage because of the battery risk; (2) Air Premia provides no stretcher and no oxygen service, and the 160 Wh figure that appears on the disability page belongs to POC/CPAP devices, not to wheelchairs — do not read it across. Air Premia flies to LAX, SFO, EWR, HNL and IAD but no US Complaints Resolution Official / disability-assistance page was found on its site; the DOT service-animal forms are the only US-specific accessibility content published. English pages are at /a/en/…; the language switcher on the site is broken (it links every language to the same URL), and /en/support/need/help returns the site's 404 page.
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these.
- s1 Special Assistance — Disability Assistance (Passengers Requiring Wheelchairs) (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s2 Restricted items — Lithium Batteries / Electric Wheelchair table (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s3 운송 제한 물품 — 의료장비 및 보행 보조도구 (Restricted items, Korean — medical equipment and walking aids) (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s4 수하물 지연/파손 (Delayed / damaged baggage, Korean) (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
Record quality
Record status researched · confidence high · 4 official sources · 2 contacts · 75% of the fields this reference tracks are answered. Newest source read 29 July 2026, the day before this page was built. What these mean.