Fly barrier-free from Hamburg

Please notify the airline of your requirements when booking your flight. The airline sends your registration to the DRK at Hamburg Airport. Timely service for passengers with restricted mobility cannot be guaranteed without prior notification.

The following abbreviations are used for international classification for barrier-free flying in order to define the degree of mobility impairment:

• WCHR: As a rule, you do not need a wheelchair or only to cover longer distances. 
• WCHS: You cannot climb stairs, but you can cover short distances on foot.
• WCHC: You are always in need of a wheelchair. In the cabin you cannot move around without assistance either.
• BLND: You are blind or visually impaired.
• DEAF: You are deaf or hard of hearing.
• BLND-DEAF: You are blind and deaf.
• DPNA: You have cognitive impairment and you need help.

Hamburg Airport is well connected in terms of transport, so that you can travel to and from there without barriers. You have various options for doing this. Use, for example, local public transport (see availability of lifts in the HVV network), a taxi or your own car. Barrier-free parking is also available in all parking lots.

Parking lots and parking garages with reserved spacesare located in the immediate vicinity of the terminals. You can find all further information here. 

If you visit Hamburg Airport with a wheelchair or another handicap, please check in at least two hours prior to departure. Our staff will inform the mobility serviceto assist you. You will be picked up at the agreed location by a DRK (German Red Cross) employee within 30 minutes (with advance notice) or 45 minutes (without advance notice). Depending on your reported need for help, an employee of DRK will support you up to / on the plane.

The mobility service at Hamburg Airport also assists you at security and customs controls if required. Please make sure in advance that your hand luggage does not exceed the permitted size and number of pieces of luggage.

Please also note the liquidity regulations and do not take sharp or pointed objects with you. If you stow prescription medication in your hand luggage, it is advisable to carry the medication form with you.

Should you still have to wait, our DRK employee will pick you up at an agreed meeting point shortly before departure. He will now accompany you to the aircraft and, if necessary, provide further assistance to your seat.

When you land at Hamburg Airport, you will be picked up from your aircraft after no more than 20 minutes (with advance notice) or 45 minutes (without notice) and taken to the baggage claim or the requirements you have booked.