Can people with disabilities fly in the balloons?
Unfortunately our Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Australia) permit precludes us from carrying handicapped persons in the balloons; as defined in the Civil Aviation Orders. CAO 20.16.3 defines a handicapped person as follows: “A handicapped person is a person requiring special attention because of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes that person unable without special facilities or assistance to utilise air transport facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so afflicted”. If the passenger is able to stand unaided in the basket for the one hour flight, we could probably work around this, but if they would require special facilities such as a wheel chair or other support, this would be seen as posing a safety risk to both them and to the other passengers on board the balloon. Whilst most of our landings are gentle, there can sometimes be a few bumps along the ground as the balloon comes to
Unfortunately our Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Australia) permit precludes us from carrying handicapped persons in the balloons; as defined in Civil Aviation Orders Section 20.16.3. CAO 20.16.3 defines a handicapped person as follows: “A handicapped person is a person requiring special attention because of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes that person unable without special facilities or assistance to utilise air transport facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so afflicted”. If the passenger is able to stand unaided in the basket for the one hour flight, we could probably work around this, but if they would require special facilities such as a wheel chair or other support or even the assistance of another person in the basket to support them then this would be in breach of CAO 20.16.3 and our CASA Permit. Whilst most of our landings are gentle, there can be a few bumps along the
