Miami International Airport

11/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/07/2024 14:02

MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays

  • MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays
    The MIAair tour group with an American Airlines flight crew.
  • MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays
    An American Airlines ticket agent checks in an MIAair tour participant.
  • MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays
    MIAair tour participants in an American Airlines cabin.
  • MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays
    The MIAair tour group with an American Airlines flight crew.
  • MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays
    An American Airlines ticket agent checks in an MIAair tour participant.
  • MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays
    MIAair tour participants in an American Airlines cabin.
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2024
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MIA and American Airlines host tour for children with special needs before the holidays

More than 40 children get travel experience dress rehearsal

A few weeks before the Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel season begins,Miami International Airport and American Airlines hosted the airport's latest MIA Airport Instruction and Readiness (MIAair) tour for more than 40 children with special needs from local schools and their parents or guardians. The tour allowed participants to rehearse the air travel experience from start to finish, all the way to an airplane seat, in a safe and controlled environment.

The children practiced entering the airport, getting boarding passes, going through security, and boarding an American Airlines plane with the airline's gate agents and flight crew. The program also served as a learning experience for airline and airport workers at MIA. The goal of the MIAair program is for anyone - regardless of their disability - to experience the magic and wonder of flight. Since launching the MIAair tours in 2015, in partnership with UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), MIA has hosted tours for more than 200 children with special needs.

For more information about MIA's award-winning MIAair program and its other accessibility services, visit the MyMIAccess home page.

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Miami International Airport, America's busiest airport for international freight and the second busiest for international passengers, is receiving an unprecedented investmentof $7 billion in capital improvements and $1.7 billion in maintenance upgrades.MIA offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport and is also the leading economic engine for Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida, generating business revenue of $118 billion and approximately 60 percent of all international visitors to Florida annually.

To request materials in accessible format, Sign Language Interpreters, CART services and/or any accommodation to participate in any Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) public meetings and events please email the ADA Office at [email protected]or call the office in 305-876-7793 five days in advance to initiate your request. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).