Faa Approved Travel Oxygen

The number of people who need to have access to a portable supply of oxygen with them at all times seems to be growing. More people than ever before are being diagnosed with asthma, COPD and a variety of other respiratory ailments and must carry a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) with them in order to be able to carry on with their normal daily lives. If your life involves traveling on an airplane and you need your POC when you fly, you will need to have an FAA approved travel oxygen concentrator to be allowed to board the aircraft. Before the advent of the portable oxygen concentrator that you could carry anywhere you needed to go, the only FAA approved travel oxygen for in flight was an airline supplied tank of oxygen. This brought up several different problems for passengers who needed the oxygen to fly. First not every airline was willing or able to supply the oxygen. More importantly even when they did have a tank of oxygen available, it was not always big enough to keep you properly supplied for the entire flight.

This situation often caused a person to have to cancel a flight or book with another more expensive airline. Thanks to major strides in the home medical care industry there are now several different brands of FAA approved travel oxygen concentrators that have been approved for use with all domestic airlines. In fact as of new laws that were passed in May of 2009 all US airlines must allow the use of approved POCs on all domestic and international flights. These new laws were like a fresh breath of air to those who must rely on an oxygen concentrator to be able to get enough oxygen in their lungs when breathing in. Instead of having to deal with a big, bulky oxygen tank while in flight that could end up getting in everyone's way, the new FAA approved travel oxygen concentrators are small and lightweight. In fact the newest units such as the ones from Inogen, Evergo and Eclipse are small enough that they can be slid under the average aircraft seat out of the way and still allow you to run the tubing up to your canula.

This way you can still get all of the oxygen you need without having to worry about inconveniencing the other passengers. If you are getting ready to travel by air on vacation or for business you can either buy or rent an FAA approved travel oxygen concentrator. At Liberty O2 you will find a wide selection of POCs that all meet with FAA standards. You can buy one directly from them if you plan to spend a fair amount of time traveling or you can rent one if you are only planning one trip. In order to rent a POC for your trip you will need to notify Liberty O2 far enough in advance for them to have time to deliver your POC to you. Typically it will be shipped 3 day freight and arrive 2 to 4 days before your stated travel date.