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Traveling by Air Airline Comparison

Airline Comparison

Permits Oxygen Advance Notice
Needed
MD Approval
Required
Liter Flow
Available
United States        
Alaska Airlines Yes 24 Hours YES 2 to 8
American Airlines Yes 48 Hours YES 2 to 4
Continental Airlines Yes 48 Hours YES 2 to 4
Delta Airlines Yes 48 Hours YES 2 to 8
Hawaiian Airlines Yes 48 Hours YES 2 to 8
Northwest Airlines Yes 48 Hours  YES 2 to 5
TWA Yes 48 Hours YES 2 to 4
United Airlines Yes 48 Hours YES 1 to 8
US Airways Yes 48 Hours YES various
American West NO x    
Midwest Express NO x    
Southwest Airlines NO x    
Skyway Airlines NO x    
Canada        
Air Canada Yes 72 Hours YES 2 or 4 or 6
Air Ontario Yes 48 Hours YES 1 or 4
Canadian Airlines Intl. Yes 5 days YES 2 or 4
Latin America        
Mexicana Airlines Yes 24 Hours None Any
Aerolineas Argentinas NO x    
Europe        
Air France Yes 7 Days YES call them
Alitalia Yes 72 Hours YES 6
British Airways Yes 48 Hours YES 2 or 4
KLM Royal Dutch Yes 7 Days YES 2 or 10
Lufthansa Yes 72 Hours YES 2 to 8
Scandinavian Airlines Yes 3-4 Weeks YES 2 to 4
SwissAir Yes 1 Week YES 2 to 6
Finnair NO x    
Near East        
Emirates Airlines Yes 72 Hours YES 2
Saudi Arabian Yes 72 Hours YES 2 to 4
Africa        
Air Afrique Yes 1 Week YES 2 to 4
So. African Express Yes 3-4 Weeks YES 2 to 4
Pacific        
Quantas Yes 72 Hours YES 1 to 15
Air New Zealand Yes 5 Days YES 2 or 7
Philippine Air NO x    
Orient        
China Airlines Yes 1 Week YES 1 to 6
Japan Air Lines Yes 1 Month YES 2
Singapore Airlines Yes 2 Weeks YES 2 to 4
Korean Airlines NO x    

** Subject to change.  This chart should be used for comparison only.  Call carriers for their updates.