Somon Air

Not published. The special-categories page (English, Russian and Tajik) refers only to "your wheelchair" and never distinguishes a battery-powered chair. The Baggage section has exactly seven pages — Hand luggage, Free baggage allowance, Conditions of carriage, Liquid items, Dangerous goods, Sport equipment, Musical instruments — and all seven were read: none mentions a mobility aid or a battery. The Dangerous goods page lists only weapons, explosives, gases, flammables, corrosives, radioactive, magnetised and poisonous materials. Ask the Call Center before booking.

Not published. The word "lithium" does not appear anywhere on somonair.com in English, Russian or Tajik: not on the special-categories page, not on the Dangerous goods page, not in the FAQ. ICAO/IATA defaults apply — see the global rules.

Not published; Somon Air says nothing about spare batteries for mobility aids.

Not published; Somon Air gives no instruction about removing a wheelchair battery.

Not published; Somon Air says nothing about gel, AGM, sealed lead-acid or dry-cell wheelchair batteries.

Not published for mobility aids. Somon Air's FAQ list of items forbidden in luggage includes "Caustic substances, mercury, acids, alkalis, liquid battery cells", and the Dangerous goods page bans "corrosive or oxidizing materials and substances" — but neither states any exception, condition or packing rule for a wet-cell wheelchair battery.

Not published; no terminal-insulation or immobilisation instruction appears anywhere on the site.

Not published for batteries. Somon Air only requires the special-category booking itself to be agreed with the airline 48 hours ahead through a ticket office.

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Not published; Somon Air says the wheelchair travels in the baggage compartment, so no in-cabin stowage limit is given.

Not published — Somon Air states no size limit for a checked wheelchair.

Not published for wheelchairs. Somon Air publishes only general free-allowance weights (30 kg business / 20 kg economy), which explicitly do not include the mobility aid.

Not published. Somon Air lists a folding wheelchair, crutches and medicines as carried free outside the allowance but does not state a number.

No figure is published, for mobility aids or for baggage generally. The Conditions of carriage page says only that "a passenger may declare the value of checked baggage if in excess of applicable limits of liability limitation of the carrier. If the passenger makes such a declaration, he must pay an additional fee" — without stating what those limits are, and without naming the Montreal or Warsaw Convention. Carriage is stated to follow the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan and the international acts it recognises.

Baggage — Conditions of carriage (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29  Baggage — Dangerous goods (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29

Not published. Somon Air instead warns passengers to prepare "taking into account that it may be difficult or impossible to move around on board the airplane", which suggests no aisle chair, but it does not say so.

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Not published as a service. Somon Air states that passengers in a wheelchair "who are unable to move independently on board" must travel with an accompanying person who cares for them in flight, or under the Carrier's supervision after filing a written application — identical wording in Russian and Tajik. Crutches, canes and walkers may be kept in the cabin, and passengers are told to keep everything they need in flight in their hand baggage.

Passengers with special needs (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29  Пассажиры особых категорий (Russian special-categories page) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29  Мусофирони категорияҳои махсус (Tajik special-categories page) (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29

Not published — no bulkhead, movable-armrest or seat-restriction rule appears on the site.