Solomon Airlines

Not published. Solomon Airlines makes no statement about battery-powered wheelchairs or mobility scooters anywhere on flysolomons.com — not on the Dangerous Goods page, the Baggage page or in the Conditions of Carriage. The Dangerous Goods page says only that 'portable battery powered devices' generally 'can be carried provided certain requirements have been complied with', and refers travellers to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and 'your nearest Solomon Airlines Office'. Written acceptance from Reservations before booking is essential.

Not published for wheelchairs. The Dangerous Goods page names lithium batteries as an everyday item 'that can cause problems' and as a common dangerous good that 'can be carried provided certain requirements have been complied with', but sets out no rule for a lithium-powered mobility aid.

Not published; ICAO/IATA defaults apply by reference only — see the global rules. Solomon Airlines prints no watt-hour figure anywhere on its site: the Dangerous Goods page defers to 'the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations' and to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for detail.

Not published. No removed-battery watt-hour cap appears on any Solomon Airlines page.

Not published. No spare-battery watt-hour cap appears on any Solomon Airlines page.

Not published. Solomon Airlines states no number of spare batteries for mobility aids.

Not published. Solomon Airlines does not say whether a wheelchair battery must be removed and carried in the cabin.

Not published. No gel / AGM / sealed lead-acid / dry-cell mobility-aid rule appears on any Solomon Airlines page.

Not published. Solomon Airlines' Dangerous Goods page does not mention wet/spillable batteries or mobility-aid batteries at all.

Not published. No terminal-insulation, disconnection or immobilisation instruction for mobility aids is given.

No battery spec sheet or MSDS requirement is published. The only related paperwork is medical: '** All electrical medical equipment must be approved' on the Medical Travel Clearance Form, which the treating doctor completes and returns to reservations@flysolomons.com.

Not published. No powered-chair dimension limit and no per-aircraft hold table exist on flysolomons.com. Only the general bulky/oversize thresholds apply (over 158 cm total = bulky fee; over 277 cm total = must go as freight), and acceptance of oversize items 'is subject to any applicable weight and/or aircraft payload restrictions and cannot be guaranteed'.

Not published for mobility aids, and no exemption from the general cap: 'No single item of checked baggage can exceed 32kg', with heavier items requiring air freight. A powered chair over 32 kg would have to be negotiated with Reservations or shipped as cargo.

Not published. Solomon Airlines says nothing about returning a powered chair at the aircraft door.

Not published. Solomon Airlines has no mobility-aid or special-assistance page, and nothing on flysolomons.com states that a passenger's own manual wheelchair will be accepted, checked or carried in the hold. The Medical Travel Clearance Form asks only whether an airport wheelchair is needed 'to the aircraft door/ seat'. Acceptance must be settled with Reservations case by case.

Not published. No in-cabin stowage of a folding wheelchair is mentioned. The general rule is that 'All cabin baggage must fit under the seat in front of you or in an overhead locker', with domestic economy limited to 5 kg and 105 cm total (48 w + 34 h + 23 d); only crutches and prosthetic devices are named as extra cabin items.

Not published — Solomon Airlines offers no in-cabin wheelchair stowage space or closet. Ordinary cabin baggage is capped at 105 cm total (48 w + 34 h + 23 d) in economy and 115 cm (56 + 36 + 23) in business, and must fit under the seat or in an overhead locker.

No maximum wheelchair dimensions and no per-aircraft hold-door table are published. The binding general rules are linear-sum, not H/W/L: items over 158 cm (L+W+H) up to 277 cm are 'bulky' and attract a per-port fee (SBD350 Honiara, AUD75 Brisbane, NZD75 Auckland, FJD100 Nadi, VUV5800 Santo/Port Vila, PGK200 Port Moresby); 'Any piece exceeding 277cm (109in) in total dimension must be carried as Freight.' Acceptance 'is subject to any applicable weight and/or aircraft payload restrictions and cannot be guaranteed'.

No wheelchair-specific weight limit is published and no mobility-aid exemption from the general cap. The general rule a checked chair falls under is: 'No single item of checked baggage can exceed 32kg', and items over 32 kg 'require air freight'. The domestic economy checked allowance is only 16 kg (30 kg international), so a chair also risks excess-baggage charges on domestic sectors. Confirm with Reservations.

Not published. Solomon Airlines says nothing about returning a wheelchair at the aircraft door or jet bridge. Most Solomon Islands domestic ports are apron-boarded turboprop strips, but the airline publishes no delivery-at-aircraft commitment.

No advance-notice deadline for mobility aids is published. Conditions of Carriage 4.4 says only 'You must contact Solomon Airlines Reservations prior to travel if you require special assistance because ... you have limited mobility'. The Medical Travel Clearance Form must be returned 'at your earliest convenience prior to the proposed date of travel' — no hours stated. (The 48-hour deadline on the Travel Advice page is for unaccompanied children, not mobility aids.)

Not published. Solomon Airlines nowhere states that wheelchairs or mobility aids are carried free of charge or outside the baggage allowance. The only free-carriage concession listed is in the cabin: 'A pair of crutches and/or prosthetic device for the passenger's use provided that the passenger is dependent upon them', carried in addition to the cabin allowance. Excess, bulky and oversize charges are published with no mobility-aid exemption.

Not published. Solomon Airlines does not state how many mobility devices a passenger may bring; only infant equipment (cots, prams/strollers, car seats) is listed as free extra carriage.

Not published. Solomon Airlines makes no statement about an on-board aisle wheelchair on any aircraft. The only cabin-equipment statement of this kind on the site is 'BE AWARE WE ONLY CARRY DEFIBRILLATORS ON OUR A320 AIRCRAFT', which shows equipment differs sharply between the A320 and the domestic Dash 8 / Twin Otter fleet.

Not published. No accessible or wheelchair-accessible lavatory is described for any Solomon Airlines aircraft.

No accessible-seating, movable-armrest or bulkhead policy is published. Conditions of Carriage 4.3 says only 'We will try to accommodate your seating choice, however we do not guarantee any particular seat. We may need to change your seat at any time, even after you have boarded the aircraft'. Prepaid seat selection exists on international flights only.