EASYJET QUESTION: Flying with a plaster cast on my arm

fraserhyldon

I have broken a a bone in my hand and have a cast on my right arm. I am due to fly with easyjet to amsterdam in 2 and a half weeks and I am trying to find out if I need a medical certificate/fit to fly certificate.

I found 2 conflicting links on their website:

this one says you do need one:


PASSENGERS TRAVELLING WITH BROKEN OR FRACTURED LIMBS AND PLASTER OR RESIN CASTS

You are not permitted to travel within 48 hours of having your cast fitted. Plaster casts that have been fitted for less than 48 hours need to be split. The split needs to run along the entire length of the cast which must have been done prior to check in.

In all cases, passengers travelling with broken or fractured limbs in plaster are required to travel with a medical certificate confirming fitness to fly and the date that the cast was fitted.

Passengers travelling with upper limbs in cast will usually only require one seat to travel.

Passengers who are unable to bend their leg at the knee joint for any reason, are required to purchase additional seating to enable the leg to be elevated. You will not be permitted to place your leg in a position that will obstruct the movement of our crew or other passengers. The number of seats required will be determined by the length of the cast or leg. Each additional seat allows for approximately 17” or 43cm.

Passengers travelling with a below the knee cast, may only require one seat.

Please contact Customer Services to arrange this or if you need any further advice on the number of seats required to meet your needs on 0871 244 2366. (Calls cost 10p per minute; calls from mobiles and other some networks may cost more. For other telephone numbers visit the contact us section.)

As a rough guide adult passengers normally require 3 seats in total and children normally require 2 seats in total.

and one that says i dont:




If your plaster or resin cast has been fitted for less than 48 hours the cast needs to be split to allow for potential swelling (the split needs to run along the entire length of the cast). If the plaster cast has been fitted for more than 48 hours there is no requirement for the cast to be split. This is applicable for both plaster of paris and resin casts.




If you are travelling with your leg in plaster and you are unable to bend your leg at the knee joint you will be required to purchase additional seating to enable your leg to be elevated and to reduce swelling.



Adults travelling with lower limbs in cast, waist and/or full leg plaster must purchase three seats in total for each flight travelled.



Children travelling with lower limbs in cast may need to purchase one, two or three seats in total for each flight travelled. The exact amount of seats will depend upon the size of the cast/leg.


If you are travelling with a below the knee cast you may only require one seat. If your arm is in a plaster or resin cast you will only require one seat to travel.


A medical certificate confirming fitness to fly will not be required.


so i am pretty confused and have just spent 50 minutes on the phone and still wasn't able to get through to customer services.

Any help appreciated

fraserhyldon

anyone?

mikey72

You can travel in a cast if it's been on for over two weeks. If would avoid possible hassle if you can get a letter from your doctor saying how long it's been on, and that you are fit to travel. They shouldn't need it, but you never know with an airline. (if it's a recent cast, your arm can swell, and cut off circulation, which is why they're touchy). The letter is also the easiest way to prove how old the cast is, otherwise it'll be difficult.

alanrowell

How much does your doctor charge for a certificate? Also just because someone on a phone says you don't need a certificate, it doesn't mean that someone at the airport will say something different.

Bob_the_Saver

"Flying with a plaster cast on my arm"

Just one question, you're not the Pilot are you? :eek:

Pechow

Never knew about this-my BF and I flew with easyJet when he had a broken knee and whole leg in a cast. The crew were lovely, moved people out of the front seats for both of us so he had room for his leg (so didn't pay for another seat like that first quote says), let him get on first, and this was without prebooked assistance (never thought of it, as he broke it after the flights were booked). At no point was he asked for a certificate to proof he could fly.

I would email them, they usually respond within a few days at most and are quite helpful.