Information for Handicapped Air Passengers

Leipzig/Halle Airport is designed to be barrier free. Sanitary facilities, lifts, telephones, shops and restaurants are easily accessible.

Since the new “Act for the Assistance of Passengers with Reduced Mobility (PRM) in Air Travel” (EG 1107/2006 of 26.07.2008)) has come into effect, certain assistance services are carried out by the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V., Regionalverband Nord-/Westsachsen.

• Quality standards for looking after disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility at Leipzig/Halle Airport , (pdf, 70 kB)

Please inform the tour operator or airline of your disability/assistance needs when booking your flight or at least 48 hours before departure.

By train:
From the train platform, you can reach the check-in area with the lift (level 2).

By car:
Use motorway exit number 21 from the A14 (Schkeuditz/Flughafen).

The address for your navigation system:
Terminalring 11
04435 Schkeuditz or 04435 Kursdorf

Access bridge/Terminal B:
You may stop briefly on the access bridge under the check in area -directly in front of Terminal B (Arrivals) - in order to load or unload baggage and passengers.

Car parks P1 and P2:
Parking spaces are available and reserved for disabled guests in the first rows of these car parks.

Multi-storey car park:
There are 60 marked parking spaces on six levels near the lifts. You will have the shortest way to the check-in counters, if you park your car in sections E or F. The check-in area can easily be reached with the lifts (level 2)

Important notice:
Severely handicapped people with an “aG”, “H” and “BI” in their official identification card or “European Disabled Persons’ Parking Card” may park in all marked handicapped parking spaces at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Please take a parking ticket when entering the parking areas or multi-storey car park. On returning to the airport after your journey you will receive an exit ticket free of charge from Parking Services or Airport Information employees upon presentation of your official identification card or European Disabled Persons’ Parking Card.

The following services are free of charge if you:

• are permanently confined to a wheelchair
• are unable to climb stairs
• require a wheelchair for longer journeys
• have limited vision or hearing or are mentally disadvantaged

Departure
Assistance:

• with checking in your luggage
• with security and passport controls and checkpoints
• to the gate and with the priority boarding of the aircraft

If you would like to take your electric wheelchair on your journey, it must be checked in as bulky luggage. It is therefore necessary to use a folding wheelchair for the trip to the gate. A special wheelchair is then used while boarding the gate.
If you arrive with a manual wheelchair you may remain in it until shortly before boarding when the change to the special wheelchair will take place. Your wheelchair will then be loaded into the cargo hold of the aircraft.

Arrival
Assistance:

• reception in or at the aircraft
• help with immigration formalities
• collection of your luggage
• escort to your friends/family or to public transport