---
title: "Compare an Assistive-Device Loss with Airline Liability"
description: "On a domestic flight, airline liability for a lost or damaged wheelchair or other assistive device is the original purchase price. The $4,700 baggage cap does not apply."
category: "accessibility"
last_verified: 2026-10-04
freshness: green
published: 2026-10-04
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  - app_slug: "assistive-device-airline-liability"
    title: "Subtract the Offer from the Device Price"
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tags: ["accessibility", "official-source", "local-first", "assistive-device-airline-liability"]
---

# Compare an Assistive-Device Loss with Airline Liability

On a domestic flight, airline liability for a lost or damaged wheelchair or other assistive device is the original purchase price. The $4,700 baggage cap does not apply.

**The guide is free.** Each Companion App has its own free workflow. Any paid option is listed only for that App.

## Who it's for

A passenger whose wheelchair or other assistive device was lost or damaged on a domestic flight.

## Companion Apps (1)

### Subtract the Offer from the Device Price

- Open the app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/assistive-device-airline-liability.html
- Purpose: Subtract the airline offer from the original purchase price of an assistive device.

#### What's free

- Subtract the airline offer from the original purchase price of an assistive device.
- See the verdict, the reason, what would change it, and the next step.
- Copy, download, or print the result. A real deadline can download a calendar file.
- No account, upload, or payment is required.

#### Optional paid add-on

This App has no paid add-on. The free workflow is the complete listed tool.

## Sources & verification

- Tool: GratisAI official-figure calculator (no account, no upload)
- Primary source: https://www.transportation.gov/lost-delayed-or-damaged-baggage — checked 2026-10-04
- Last verification: 2026-10-04 (green)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/compare-an-assistive-device-loss-with-airline-liability.html
- Subtract the Offer from the Device Price: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/assistive-device-airline-liability.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/compare-an-assistive-device-loss-with-airline-liability.md

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