Passenger with reduced mobility

How it is used

Often abbreviated PRM in airport operations; ask about the person's actual assistance needs rather than assuming them.

Example sentences

1. The passenger with reduced mobility requested help with the stairs but could walk inside the cabin.

   Assistance needs can concern one stage of the journey rather than all movement.

2. A passenger with reduced mobility was waiting at the agreed assistance meeting point.

   The term is used when coordinating airport assistance services.

Common collocations

• assistance for a passenger with reduced mobility
• passenger with reduced mobility services

Related terms

• check inTo show your ticket and passport and hand over your bags at the airport before a flight, or to register when you arrive at a hotel.
• boarding passA card or mobile document you get after check-in that shows your name, flight, gate, seat and boarding time and lets you get on the plane.

More terms: Check-in

• check-in desk
• online check-in
• bag drop
• baggage sizer
• seat map