Travel

SmartScoot and HandyScoot pride themselves on being a travel mobility scooter designed especially for flights and cruises. They makes independent travel possible again with full-size folding scooters. Their lightweight and sturdy frame means that you can easily bring your SmartScoot or HandyScoot across the world without any hassle, and scooter battery prioritizes long-lasting power. Small luggage can easily be stored on the SmartScoot or HandyScoot using the attached luggage rack, providing cargo space on the front of the scooter or under the seat and making sure your journey can be completely hands-free.

These mobility scooters ensure that your air travel experience is comfortable and easy. The SmartScoot and HandyScoot lithium-ion batteries meet all FAA regulations for air travel with mobile scooters. Further, these travel mobility scooters comply with most major airlines’ mobile scooter guidelines, including Delta, British Airways, Southwest, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Download a battery compliance certificate to show to airline officials for your smoothest travel experience. Even more convenient is that SmartScoot and HandyScoot makes getting through the airport a breeze. Your travel mobility scooter can be taken through security all the way to the end of the jetway. From there, gate check your lightweight scooter at the end of the jetway, right outside the plane’s door. Fold the steering column and take the lithium-ion battery and any accessories with you as you board the plane. When you step off the plane at your destination your compact folding scooter will be waiting for you.

Your SmartScoot and HandyScoot can also help you navigate your cruise experience, both on the ship and at port. These scooters make it a cinch to board the ship, get around the ship, and go on excursions because of a tight turning radius, adjustable top speed and full weight capacity in a compact scooter design. The compact and lightweight design makes them easy to maneuver through hallways and into the cabin. On some major cruise lines, including Carnival Cruise Lines, stateroom doors can be as narrow as 22 inches, which makes width, or lack thereof, a key feature to consider when purchasing your travel mobility scooter. Both scooters grant customers flexibility in width– these travel mobility scooters give customers the ability to shorten the distance between the rear wheels enough to fit into even narrow stateroom doors. What’s more, they are foldable, which means you can walk your SmartScoot or HandyScoot off the gangplank during port excursions. That means you can keep your scooter with you throughout your cruise experience.

The SmartScoot and HandyScoot were designed by travelers for travelers. Mobility difficulties don’t have to end your enjoyment of travel, and your mobility aids don’t have to be a hassle. We created these travel mobility scooters with flights and cruises in mind by developing a lightweight, sturdy frame with an attached luggage rack.

Traveling by Air

SA Passenger Support:  https://www.tsa.gov/travel/passenger-support

TSA Cares – Mobility Disabilities, Aids & Devices:  https://youtu.be/mHo8BMAHx00

FAA Pack Safe Lithium Ion Batteries:  https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/more_info/?hazmat=37

IATA Battery Powered Wheelchair and Mobility Aid Guidance Document: https://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dgr/Documents/mobility-aid-guidance-document-2019-en.pdf

What to do when Airline Damages your Scooter:

U.S. Dot’s Consumer Air Travel Reports:  https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/air-travel-consumer-reports

Air Carrier Access Act:  https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/passengers-disabilities

China Battery Limitations:   https://www.china-airlines.com/us/en/fly/prepare-for-the-fly/baggage/dangerous-goods-information

Taking a Cruise 

Note: the SmartScoot and HandyScoot rear axles can be adjusted to 22″ wide which meets the requirements of most cruise lines.

Carnival®:  https://www.carnival.com/about-carnival/special-needs/wheelchair-users.aspx

Celebrity Cruises®:  https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/Celebrity-Guest-Special-Needs-Form.pdf

Disney Cruise Line:   https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faq/guests-with-disabilities/wheelchair-mobility-devices/

Holland America Line®:  https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/accessibility.html

Norwegian Cruise Line®:  https://www.ncl.com/fr/en/about/accessible-cruising

Princess Cruises:  https://www.princess.com/learn/faq_answer/pre_cruise/prepare.jsp#Passengers_Special_Needs

Royal Caribbean International:  https://www.royalcaribbean.com/experience/accessible-cruising/mobility-disabilities

Viking:   https://www.vikingcruises.com/terms-conditions/index.html 

Public Transportation

https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/civil-rights-ada/questions-and-answers-concerning-wheelchairs-and-bus-and

International Destinations

https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=1137

Visit our Australian Distributor

https://handyscoot.com.au