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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s really hard for your mother; I’m sorry her trip has been made so difficult.

But it does happen. Maybe you can arrange wheelchair escorts or buggy service through the airline to help her navigate the transfers? My mother used to disdain this kind of support, until she tried it. Then she used it whenever possible.

Best of luck to you both![/quote]

How could I do this? Just call JFK and ask they meet her at her flight? She would gladly ask but she does not speak English, another reason why she avoids these scenarios!! I am actually a little shocked they did not put her on a direct partner flight (there was one) because she visibly does not look well, it would be striking. She is also likely very frazzled right now.[/quote]

I don’t mean this to be rude but she does not remotely sound like a viable candidate for solo overseas travel. This is actually a fairly common occurrence. And yes if you change planes in the US, you have to pick up your bags and walk them through customs and recheck them. [/quote]
This is such an ignorant comment - likely made by someone who is only looking through the lens of their own international travel experience (came into it as an adult, goes to a lot of new places). International families around the world do this kind of thing all the time. To make an American analogy, this is like feeling comfortable with your elderly parent driving an established route, but maybe not wanting them to navigate an unfamiliar highway alone, which they wouldn’t. Now imagine the main road has been closed, unannounced, and most other familiar roads are blocked (a scenario that doesn’t really occur while driving - usually it’s possible to get some information about part of the route ahead of time). Doesn’t mean the parent is not remotely viable as a candidate to drive.

OP, I’m sorry you’re going through this. I really see it as emblematic of the state of air travel today, and I think it’s only going to get worse for the large majority of us in the middle as the wealth gap widens.[/quote]

It's pretty absurd (and entitled) to assume that an aging relative, who isn't tech savvy, doesn't speak the language and is ailing physically, is going to continue to be able to do this unaccompanied the exact same way they have been doing for the last 25 years. If you are going to live a continent/ocean away from an aging relative, the scenario of them no longer being able to travel alone has to have occured to you.  [/quote]

This is why we take turns flying our aging relatives abroad. [/quote]

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