Vueling

"For safety reasons, if you are travelling with a wheelchair or mobility aid with a battery, the device must be checked to ensure it meets all requirements before being accepted on board. This verification will be carried out at the airport… If the wheelchair or mobility aid does not meet the required conditions, its transport will have to be refused."

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Lithium-ion wheelchairs are accepted. Non-removable battery: "It must be securely attached to the device. In this case, there is no power limitation for the battery. You must ensure that all electrical circuits are isolated and cannot be accidentally activated." Removable battery: removed per the manufacturer's instructions and carried on board.

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Vueling states explicitly that a fixed battery has no watt-hour cap: "If the battery is NOT removable: It must be securely attached to the device. In this case, there is no power limitation for the battery."

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Where the battery is removable it "must be removed according to the manufacturer's instructions and carried on board. The battery must not exceed 300 Wh, or if 2 batteries are carried, these may not exceed 160 Wh each." Removed batteries must be protected from damage, e.g. each in a protective pouch.

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"The spare batteries have the same power requirements, so you can carry a maximum of: 1 lithium ion battery that may NOT exceed 300 Wh, or 2 batteries that do not exceed 160 Wh each."

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Maximum count 2 under the lithium rule: one spare of up to 300 Wh, or two spares of up to 160 Wh each. For non-spillable (dry / gel / sealed wet) batteries Vueling allows "a maximum of one spare battery, with no power limitation".

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Only where the battery is designed to be removable: "If the battery IS removable: It must be removed according to the manufacturer's instructions and carried on board." A non-removable lithium battery stays securely attached to the chair, with no watt-hour limit.

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Non-spillable batteries — dry (including integrated), gel, and wet (sealed) — are accepted. "The battery terminals and other electrical circuits must be isolated to prevent the device from being accidentally switched on. The battery must be securely attached to the device or removed according to the manufacturer's instructions (if designed to do so). You can carry a maximum of one spare battery, with no power limitation."

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Spillable wet batteries: "These types of batteries are not accepted on board."

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"The battery terminals and other electrical circuits must be isolated to prevent the device from being accidentally switched on." For a fixed lithium battery: "You must ensure that all electrical circuits are isolated and cannot be accidentally activated." Removed or spare batteries "must be protected against damage (for example, individually placed in protective covers)".

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"It is recommended to bring all the necessary documentation to allow the following checks: type of device, brand and model; weight (in kg) and dimensions of the device: length, height and width; type of battery (and watt-hours for lithium batteries); information on how to disable circuits and isolate the battery to prevent it from being switched on accidentally during the flight."

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Same as for manual chairs: the aid is returned at the baggage claim area, and delivery on landing has to be requested — "If, for specific reasons, you need it upon landing, please let us know so it can be arranged."

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"You must go to the check-in desk to check in your wheelchair or mobility aid and receive assistance, if requested. If you prefer to keep your own wheelchair or mobility aid until the boarding gate, it will be placed in the hold there at no additional cost." Some airports require a special metal screening process, so you transfer to an airport wheelchair while your device is inspected.

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Default is baggage reclaim: "Once you arrive at your destination, the airport assistance service will take you to the baggage claim area to collect your wheelchair. If, for specific reasons, you need it upon landing, please let us know so it can be arranged." Delivery at the aircraft therefore has to be requested.

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"We recommend to request assistance at least 48 hours before the departure of the flight, since the number of people requiring special assistance who can travel on a flight is limited. If you don't give advance notice, you may not be provided with the assistance you need and your travel plans may be affected." On the day, be at the airport meeting point at least 2.5 hours before scheduled departure.

Passengers with reduced mobility and special needs (opens in a new tab) · read 2026-07-29

"If you make your purchase through our website, you can let us know during the purchasing process… If you did not inform us of your needs during the purchase process or made the purchase through our app, you can do so through our website: REQUEST ASSISTANCE." The dedicated phone lines (Spain 931222230, rest of world +34 931 222 251) are the alternative route.

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"You can check in up to two mobility devices free of charge (for example, a wheelchair and a walker, etc.)", and keeping your own chair to the boarding gate places it in the hold there "at no additional cost". Passengers who book airport assistance also get one 10 kg cabin bag (55x40x20 cm) plus an underseat bag at no extra cost whatever the fare, and a free adapted seat for themselves and one companion.

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"You can check in up to two mobility devices free of charge (for example, a wheelchair and a walker, etc.)."

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"If your mobility equipment is delayed, damaged, or lost upon arrival at your destination, you must report it to the Lost and Found office before leaving the arrivals terminal." An agent verifies the damage and issues a Property Irregularity Report; "you have up to 7 calendar days from the receipt of the luggage and the opening of the PIR to claim damages". Vueling notes certain damage is not covered and publishes no mobility-aid liability limit or full-value rule.

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"At Vueling we now have onboard wheelchairs across our entire fleet to assist passengers with reduced mobility when moving around the cabin and to ensure a more comfortable and inclusive journey."

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Vueling lists among the things every passenger must be able to do unaided "Using the toilet independently (no accessible toilet)" — there is no accessible lavatory on board, and a passenger who cannot manage must travel with a non-disabled companion over 18 or be denied boarding.

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"Depending on the assistance requested, the airport assistance service will accompany you to the boarding gate, to the aircraft door or to your seat", and on-board wheelchairs are available fleetwide. But passengers must be self-sufficient in understanding safety instructions, fastening/unfastening the seat belt, finding and putting on the life jacket, leaving their seat for an emergency exit, putting on the oxygen mask and using the toilet — otherwise a companion is mandatory.

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"Passengers with special needs, as well as one companion, are entitled to a free seat adapted to their needs", assigned during online check-in (7 days before departure) or via the dedicated phone lines, and if necessary from the crew on the day. Window seats are normally allocated; seats in the first/last rows and at or near emergency exits cannot be occupied.

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