Respiratory difficulties

Air France can provide you with therapeutic oxygen on board. This service is available for a fee and must be requested during booking, no less than 48 hours before your departure.

Please note: this service may not be available when departing from certain airports or on certain flights. You can find out whether or not it is available during booking.

In most cases, you will be offered a kit (Wenoll WS120) that has been specially designed for air travel. This system functions “on demand” (rather than providing “continuous” oxygen). The system is extremely compact, with 600 liters of oxygen, enabling passengers to travel safely on long-haul flights. These kits can only be used on board the aircraft.

As long as your oxygen needs do not surpass 2 liters per minute, you will not need any kind of medical certificate to use this equipment. Otherwise, you may be offered an alternative solution, if it exists. You will be asked for a medical certificate.

We recommend the use of personal respiratory devices, such as an “oxygen concentrator respiratory device.” Below is a list of FAA*-approved oxygen concentrator respiratory devices as of January 31, 2012. (PDF, 16 Ko):

• Philips Respironics EverGo,
• Inogen One,
• Inogen One G2,
• Inova Labs Life Choice,
• Oxus, Inc. RS-00400,
• Invacare XPO2 – XPO100,
• Invacare SOLO2,
• SeQual Eclipse,
• DeVilbiss Helthcare iGO,
• AirSep FreeStyle,
• AirSep LifeStyle,
• Delphi Central Air, Evo,
• Oxlife Independence Oxygen Concentrator.

These devices can be used throughout the entire flight.
However, Air France aircraft are not equipped with power outlets that enable you to plug in your respiratory devices on board.
Therefore, we recommend that you verify your device´s ability to power itself, and, if needed, come prepared with additional batteries.

Please note: the number of lithium batteries authorized on board is limited; please seek more information during booking.

We recommend that you inform us no less than 48 hours before your departure of your need to use respiratory devices.

Seats in Air France´s La Première/First, Business and Premium Economy long-haul aircraft (Airbus A330-A340-A380 and Boeing 747 and 777) are equipped with power outlets that enable you to plug in approved respiratory devices. However, Air France aircraft do not have all types of power outlets needed to plug in respiratory devices on board.

Power outlets are disabled before and during takeoff and landing. They can also be disabled at any time by the crew if necessary.

If you wish to plug in an approved respiratory device, please check that its total wattage does not exceed 75W. Attempting to use a device whose wattage exceeds 75W will automatically disable the power outlet.
Please bring batteries with you to maintain power even during periods when power outlets have been disabled.

In all cases, we recommend you contact our SAPHIR service, your booking agent or your travel agency for more information.

Air France authorizes the transport of personal (gaseous) oxygen tanks in the cabin, provided that:

• the height does not exceed 65 cm / 26 in maximum,
• the weight is less than or equal to 5 kg / 11 lb,
• they are equipped with a safety system that protects against the accidental discharge of their content.