Greengrouser

My wife and I have just returned from first time travel with her hybrid rollator / transit chair ("Ellie"). We were on 20 day HAL Alaska & Yukon Cruise & Land Tour. Overall the experience was very satisfactory. Airports, airlines, HAL, train and bus operators all handled Ellie well.

Ellie was especially useful for the distances in airports, and for off-ship excursions in ports of call. Generally it was not needed on board, or for short stops on tour, but it provided the comfort of never feeling constrained in what we might do.

As airport use was one of our prime concerns (somewhat like a child's stroller), we never put Ellie in checked luggage. I would be very doubtful in any event about checking it due to the possibility of rough handling and damage from conveyor belts. We had a folding bag to protect Ellie when gate checking it (and this also kept the removable footrests with the chair).

So, Ellie was a success in letting us do more than we otherwise could, and was not a difficulty or burden. Keep her close!

Really excellent report Commander. Informative with a nice writing style. Thank you!