Air Travel for Immunocompromised Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Commercial air travel is associated with plenty of stressors—long lines at security, flight delays, and minimal legroom, just to name a few. However, for immunocompromised patients who must travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, flying commercially may also pose a serious health risk.

What Does it Mean to Be Immunocompromised?

If an individual is immunocompromised, he or she has a weakened immune system and is at a higher risk of becoming ill or experiencing serious complications from illnesses. The immune system is the body’s defense against infections from viruses, bacteria, parasites, and other invaders. There are several factors that can cause an individual to become immunocompromised, including:

• Advanced age
• HIV/AIDs
• Cancer and chemotherapy treatment
• Certain medications, including anticonvulsants and corticosteroids
• Chronic conditions like diabetes, hepatitis, and kidney disease
• Certain autoimmune diseases and congenital disorders

Needless to say, crowded airports and cramped airplanes are not ideal environments for immunocompromised individuals, particularly as COVID-19 continues to affect countries throughout the globe. Thankfully, Air Ambulance Worldwide offers a safer and more convenient air travel option to passengers with compromised immune systems.

Safer Air Travel Options for Immunocompromised Individuals

Air Ambulance Worldwide is a trusted leader in the medical air transportation industry. Since 2004, our air ambulance company has provided a full spectrum of private air travel services to immunocompromised patients, seniors and individuals with emergency and non-emergency conditions. You can rely on us for sanitary air transportation in all types of scenarios; we frequently transfer patients to hospitals, assisted living facilities, and back to their homes. Whether you need to fly across the state or across the continent, our team will be here to take you where you need to go while minimizing your exposure to germs, viruses, and other health threats.

Why Choose Us?

Air Ambulance Worldwide isn’t the only medical air transportation provider that caters to immunocompromised patients, but countless individuals choose us for air travel services. Here are just a few reasons why:

• Our full-time medical staff includes physicians, respiratory therapists, nurses, EMTs, and other professionals who possess at least five years of ER/ICU experience and treat patients of all ages.
• After every flight, our aircrafts are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected using SaniSwiss surface and airborne sanitizers. Patients with highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19 are transported in specially designed encapsulated beds to keep our staff and future patients safe.
• We maintain a flawless safety record—as evidenced by our ARGUS Gold rating and EURAMI accreditation—and adhere to the most rigorous of maintenance standards.
• We arrange every aspect of medical air travel for our patients (including ground transportation) and provide bedside-to-bedside service.

Arrange Private Air Travel Today

If you’re interested in learning about safer flying options for yourself or an immunocompromised loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic, contact Air Ambulance Worldwide today. Our flight coordinators are available 24/7/365 to assist you and can answer any questions you may have.