Southwest Airlines saves a lot of money on wheelchairs, now that they have assigned seats. Until late January, a wheelchair meant early boarding, and boarding order secured the best seats. Southwest had some of the highest wheelchair costs in the industry worldwide – after planes, people and petrol.

It’s remarkable how many Southwest Airlines passengers have recovered from their physical ailments since the change in seating policy on January 27th. However airlines globally still see passengers declaring wheelchair entitlements, even when it doesn’t get them better seating. It means,

Priority check-in and security

Early boarding

Escort through the airport, saving long walks

For some, a sense of VIP treatment without paying for it

Here are more than sixty wheelchairs prepped for a single flight to the U.S. from Taipei.

Taiwan to US…. this flight has over 60 wheelchair passengers with mobility issues. Barely any Taiwanese faces.…