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Blue Bird Airways
Powered chairs need the airline’s prior approval · 336 h notice.
- Advance notice
- 336hours before departure
- Powered wheelchair
- Conditional
- Lithium, battery installed
- Not published
- Cost to carry
- Not published
Who to contact
Transcribed from the airline’s own pages, exactly as it labels them.
- EmailSpecial assistance / mobility-aid checklist (Bookings)
- Online form
Bluebird publishes no telephone number for special assistance — the only channels shown on its Contact Us page are the online enquiry form and WhatsApp; the mobility-aid checklist goes to bookings@bluebirdair.com.
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.
Powered chairs need explicit prior approval. Gel-cell and lithium-ion chairs are accepted only after the SSR-01 Mobility Aid Checklist is submitted 14 days ahead and approval is granted; spillable wet-cell chairs are refused outright.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Lithium-ion batteries are treated as dangerous goods and "are accepted only if they pass UN 38.3 safety tests and receive explicit prior approval".
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published: Bluebird requires the lithium battery to be removed from the chair and carried into the cabin, so it gives no watt-hour cap for a battery left installed.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
The removed battery travels in the cabin. Bluebird: "Maximum: one battery up to 300 Wh, or two batteries up to 160 Wh each."
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
One spare may be carried in the cabin. Bluebird's stated cabin cap is "one battery up to 300 Wh, or two batteries up to 160 Wh each" — so where a spare travels alongside the removed main battery, the lower 160 Wh figure is the binding one.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Lithium-ion: "You may carry only one spare battery in the cabin." Gel-cell: "Only one spare battery may be carried in the hold", packed in a hard case, separated from the wheelchair and the main battery, and clearly labelled.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Lithium-ion: the battery "must be removed from the chair and carried by the passenger into the cabin"; the frame stays in the hold. Gel-cell is the opposite — the battery must stay attached to the chair in its designated compartment and travels in the hold.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Gel-cell chairs are "accepted only if the battery contains no free liquid, advance notice has been provided, and explicit prior approval for transport has been received". Chair and battery travel in the hold; the battery stays in its compartment on the chair even if removable.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"Bluebird Airways does not accept wheelchairs powered by spillable wet-cell batteries under any circumstances."
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Lithium: "Terminals must be insulated (e.g. with tape) and the battery stored in a protective pouch or plastic bag." Gel-cell: batteries, cables and electronic components must be protected from short circuits and the electrical circuits insulated according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
The SSR-01 Passenger Checklist for the Acceptance of a Mobility Device must be emailed to bookings@BlueBirdair.com at least 14 days before departure. Lithium batteries must have passed the UN 38.3 tests. The chair is accepted only upon signing a Limited Release of Liability tag.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published — Bluebird states no maximum powered-wheelchair size.
Not published — Bluebird states no weight limit for powered wheelchairs.
Not published — Bluebird does not say whether a powered chair is returned at the aircraft door.
Arrive at the check-in counter 3 hours before departure. Cabin crew must be told where the chair and its batteries are; for a lithium chair the Captain must be informed of the chair's position in the hold and the seat of the passenger carrying the battery. Bluebird strongly recommends additional travel insurance for the device.
Manual wheelchairs
"Manual wheelchairs are accepted without restrictions. They are stored in the aircraft hold, separate from other luggage, and secured with specialized tie-down straps."
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Bluebird states manual wheelchairs are stored in the aircraft hold, separate from other luggage; no in-cabin stowage of a folding chair is offered.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published; Bluebird carries manual wheelchairs in the hold.
Not published — Bluebird states no maximum wheelchair size.
Not published for wheelchairs. The 20 kg / 32 kg figures on the baggage page are ordinary suitcase limits and are not stated to apply to mobility aids.
Not published — Bluebird does not say where a checked wheelchair is returned.
Chairs are secured in the hold with specialised tie-down straps, separate from other baggage.
Booking & cost
Powered chairs (gel-cell or lithium-ion): the SSR-01 Mobility Aid Checklist must reach bookings@BlueBirdair.com at least 14 days before departure. Bluebird's general special-requests process must be completed at least 7 days before the flight. Check-in counter 3 hours before departure.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 Medical Equipment and Special Requests (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
For a powered chair, submit the Mobility Aid Checklist to bookings@BlueBirdair.com at least 14 days before departure and wait for explicit approval. For wheelchair assistance generally, Bluebird asks you to contact it immediately after booking.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 Medical Conditions (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published. Bluebird's special-requests page says payment for special baggage applies 'except medical equipment', but the wheelchair policy page says nothing about a charge for carrying a mobility aid.
Medical Equipment and Special Requests (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Not published on Bluebird's site.
"The wheelchair is accepted only upon signing a Limited Release of Liability tag" and Bluebird "strongly recommend[s] additional travel insurance for your device". Its baggage terms also disclaim liability for scratches, dents and damage to wheels, handles and their mechanisms.
Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29 Baggage & Bag (limitations of liability) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
On board
Not published — Bluebird says nothing about an on-board aisle chair.
Not published.
Not published as a Bluebird service. Bluebird says only that "all airports are equipped with facilities such as wheelchairs and aircraft lifts to assist you", i.e. airport-provided assistance.
Medical Conditions (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
"For safety and accessibility, passengers with disabilities may not be seated in Emergency Exit or aisle seats." No bulkhead or movable-armrest policy is published.
Medical Conditions (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29
Worth knowing
Bluebird publishes an unusually detailed wheelchair page but no accessibility phone line — everything goes through bookings@bluebirdair.com, WhatsApp +972 55 968 6621 or the web form, and the checklist deadline is 14 days, far longer than the usual 48 h. Spillable wet-cell chairs are refused outright. The 100 Wh lithium figure elsewhere on the site applies to portable oxygen concentrators, not to wheelchairs. Footer states the website is operated by Holiday Lines Ltd; some links redirect to booking.bluebirdair.com. No on-board wheelchair, hold dimensions or fee information is published.
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these.
- s1 Traveling with a Wheelchair (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s2 Dangerous Goods & Batteries (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s3 Medical Conditions (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s4 Medical Equipment and Special Requests (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s5 Contact Us (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
- s6 Baggage & Bag (limitations of liability) (opens in a new tab) · official · read 2026-07-29
Record quality
Record status researched · confidence high · 6 official sources · 2 contacts · 61% of the fields this reference tracks are answered. Newest source read 29 July 2026, the day before this page was built. What these mean.