Re: Travel With A Power Chair:
I travel with a power scooter and it should be similar with a chair. Most airlines let me drive to the gate and either transfer me to a manual chair there or let me drive to the plane door where, as I can't walk, I am transferred to a 'washington'. A very narrow chair that will fit down the aisle to the seat. Ditto for arrival. My scooter magically arrives at the door of the plane for me. It is carried in the luggage area of the plane. Be sure it is well identified with a couple of address labels. I arrived in Tucson once to find out that during one of the stops enroute, my scooter had been put on a plane to the east coast.
Alert the airline when booking that you will be travelling with a power chair. Be at the airport an hour ahead of other passengers to accommodate the airline's need to find a washington, put you and your husband aboard with other passengers having special needs and finally get your chair on board. All before regular passengers are boarded.
If possible, avoid flights that require changing planes. This reduces the possibility that your chair doesn't change along with you and minimizes handling which always incurs the risk of damage to the chair.
Relax and enjoy your flight. My experience is that airlines go out of their way to make it as easy and stress-free as possible.
On Wednesday I am flying to Hawaii and plan to take two scooters. A small one for indoors and a medium sized one for outside. I hope they will accept both.
Aloha,
John