Register your assistance requirements online

Help us when booking your journey. This will allow us to provide you with the service you need on the ground and during the flight. To ensure your comfort, we need some information from you in advance.

Please note that this form is only available in German and English.

Please let us know what assistance you require at least 48 hours before departure so that we can ensure you receive the best support. We can no longer guarantee the best assistance if you register at shorter notice.

General information

Please let us know your contact details and the details of your booking.

Your details
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Flight details
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Please enter the date or select a date from the calendar. Use arrow up or down keys to access the calendar.

Mobility impairments

Please select the type of mobility impairment you have and your wheelchair type so that we can plan your assistance requirements accordingly.

Mobility impairments
I do not need any assistance I can move around inside the aircraft and climb steps without any problems.* But I need help with longer distances inside the airport. (WCHR) I can move around inside the aircraft, but I require assistance climbing steps* and walking longer distances within the airport. (WCHS) I am unable to walk unaided and need assistance on board the aircraft from the time I arrive at the airport until the end of the flight, as well as until I leave the airport or board my connecting flight. (WCHC)

* Note: Due to multiple arrivals at airports, parking positions directly at the gate cannot be guaranteed. The aircraft may have to park on the apron, so boarding and disembarkation take place via steps.

Wheelchair

Manual wheelchair
Folding wheelchair Non-folding wheelchair

If you are traveling with your own battery-powered mobility aid, you must ascertain in advance for safety reasons whether this battery may be carried on an aircraft.

Please complete the "Information about electric mobility aids" form below and then send it to  specialcases@dlh.de. Based on the details you provide, we will check whether it is possible to transport your battery-powered mobility aid.

​Download information about electric mobility aids

Further impairments

Other impairments

Do any of the following impairments apply to you?

Assistance dog

Are you traveling with an assistance dog?

We require further information from you about your assistance dog. Please click on one of the following links, which will take you to the relevant form. Then email the completed form to specialservice@dlh.de.

​Information on taking and registering assistance dogs on non-stop flights to/from the United States

Advice on taking and registering approved assistance dogs on all flights outside of the United States

Oxygen
I would like to bring my own oxygen into the cabin. (POXY) I would like to use the airline's oxygen on board (chargeable). (AOXY) I do not need any additional oxygen

If you need to use on-board oxygen, please email the Lufthansa Medical Operation Center (MOC). specialservice@dlh.de.

Seat request for flights to/from the USA

Passengers with a gait abnormality and/or who are traveling with an assistance dog can request a bulkhead seat up to 48 hours before departure.

Do you have a gait abnormality and/or are you traveling with an assistance dog?

Your request will be forwarded to our medical service. Our colleagues will contact you. Please ensure that you have entered your contact details in your booking.

Additional information on assistance requirements

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