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