Airports host events to help families of children with developmental disabilities practice travel.
Norfolk International Airport hosted the Wings for All program, which allows people with developmental disabilities to practice the airport experience before taking a real commercial flight. Participants go through the check-in counter, TSA screening, and boarding process just as they would for a real flight. The program aims to ease the fears of parents, guardians, and airport employees, and make air travel more accessible for people with autism or other intellectual and developmental disabilities. The airport plans to hold another Wings for All event in the future.