Loading...Travelling can be a real challenge taking into consideration the existence of the increased needs of airlines’ passengers. One Canadian low cost company gave recognition to the problem in question. So specially designed training program is to be implemented by Fair Airlines. And it is believed to be the first in Canada.
As a result Course on autism awareness has been accomplished by flight attendants of Flair’s. The executive chairman of Flair Airlines believes that it has long been pending. As not much attention has been paid to it. It is a challenging experience for families with an autistic child to take their children out of home.
According to the research eighty per cent of autistic families answering question about taking a family vacation would probably say no.
The aim of the certification course is to train autism aware staff to suit the needs of passengers with autism. The counrse is under administration of Connecticut based Autism Double-Checked.
How to solve the issue?
Angela Gough has shared her experience of travelling with her son who has autism. It used to be an obstacle because of long queues, strangers, food and necessity to stand still. That’s why they had to give up on the idea of travelling in most cases. A lot of preparation used to be required before a take-off.
The airline has taken the charge of making accommodation to make travelling more comfortable. To be in the air used to be a stress as well but knowing now that everything is under control is a relief.
Lyndon Parakin, executive director with Autism Calgary, supports the decision. He claims people often being judged on how they cope with some situations as autism is something which is not visible. And as a result many wrong assumptions are made.
Flair airlines are looking for hotels ready to become their partners in providing and assisting families with nice experience before heading to a destination.
