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United Airlines said Thursday that it will add Braille to its aircraft cabins, offering a new level of accessibility for passengers who are blind or have significant vision impairment.<\/p>\n
The airline will add placards with raised lettering and Braille to aisles labeling rows and seats, and to the inside and outside of lavatories, it said in an announcement.<\/p>\n
Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n United said it will add the Braille signage throughout its mainline aircraft, making it the first U.S. airline with fleetwide Braille signage. The airline plans on adding the markings to individual aircraft as they undergo “United Next” cabin retrofitting<\/a>. For planes that have already undergone United Next installation, the Braille signs will be added during normal maintenance downtime, said Mark Muren, a managing director at United who oversaw the project.<\/p>\n About a dozen planes already had the Braille signs added, the airline said, with the full mainline fleet expected to have the signs by 2026.<\/p>\n Regional jets operated by smaller airlines on United’s behalf under the United Express brand would not necessarily see the changes, Muren said, although the airline is “absolutely working for that.”<\/p>\n