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6 Strategies to Get Through the Airport and on Your Fight with Relative Ease

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6 Strategies to Get Through the Airport and on Your Flight with Relative Ease

Besides saving you money, Rent Luggage also strives to save you time and energy when traveling. Below are quick airport travel tips to keep your travel efficient.

If you are like most people, one of the most frustrating aspects of flying is maneuvering through the airport in advance of taking a flight. If you take a more proactive approach to taking on the airport you can make your travel experience easier and more enjoyable. There are six specific strategies that you will want to considering as a means of getting through the airport, onto your flight, and on your way with relative ease. These strategies are designed to work together to improve your overall travel experience.

Airport Travel Tip 1: Take the First Flight Out of the Day

One strategy that you will want to employ when it comes to getting through an airport more quickly and on to your flight with the least amount of hassle possible is to book the first flight out to your destination of the day. There are a number of reasons why booking the first flight of the day makes your time at the airport as easy possible.

First of all, oftentimes an airport is not particularly busy when the initial round of flights of the day are preparing to depart. Thus, you will be able to spend less time throughout the airport, including checking in and going through the security screening process. You do need to keep in mind that the first flight out of an airport on a given day may leave before 7:00 in morning.

If you book the first flight of the day, the aircraft is highly likely to be beginning its day at the airport from which you are leaving. You will not be waiting on an aircraft to arrive from somewhere else. In other words, the first flight of the day is more than likely to depart on time and as scheduled. The flight didn’t have to confront with issues and delays at another airport.

Airport Travel Tip 2: Stay Connected

When getting ready to head to the airport, and while at the airport, stay connected to external sources of information. For example, you can use your mobile device while on the way to the airport to get updates on everything from flight departure timing to the availability of parking at airfield lots.

In this day and age there is a multitude of resources through which a person can stay connected and access vital information in advance of taking a flight. We truly do live in the global communications age.

By independently gleaning information on your own while in the process of taking a flight, you can stay ahead of the game. By this it is meant that you may be able to garner information about a flight delay than you would relying on PA announcements at the airport. By being ahead of the pack when it comes to this type of information you will be able make decisions about your travel plans before other people in a similar situation are able to react or act. Oftentimes, even being just a few minutes ahead of the pack can be difference between getting in and out of town.

Airport Travel Tip 3: Take Advantage of Advanced Check-in

Nearly all airlines offer advanced check-in. By taking advantage of this process, you can complete the check-in process from the comfort of your own home or hotel before you even leave for the airport. As a result, you don’t have to bother with standing in lines at the airline counter on the day of your flight.

Typically, all you need to do when arriving at the airport is to go to a kiosk and print out your boarding pass. In some cases, you can even print out a boarding pass at home or at the hotel. In the alternative, you can access a digital boarding pass through out mobile device.

Airport Travel Tip 4: Stick to Carryon Luggage

You can also speed up the process of getting through the airport and getting on your way by traveling only with carryon luggage. You save time both when you depart for your trip and when you arrive you arrive at your destination city.

When going the carryon luggage only route, do keep one important fact in mind. Don’t overpack when you use carryon luggage. Overpacking can impact you negatively in a number of different ways. Overpacking can make an otherwise easy to carry piece of luggage far harder to lug around. Overpacking can also result in violating airline rules regarding weight of carryon bags.

You need to be sure that your carryon meets the guidelines of a specific airline. You can access information about size and weight of carryon luggage from a particular airline’s website.

Airport Travel Tip 5: Arrive at the Airport Earlier than Recommended

Stress can make travel miserable. Dealing with airport related issues in advance of a flight naturally can be stressful at least to some degree. This stress can end up magnified, and sometimes significantly so, if you end up arriving at the airport later than really was prudent.

By arriving at the airport a period of time in advance of what is recommended or ever required, you don’t have to rush to get through the pre-flight tasks. You can be on your way to the gate with time to spare. As a result, you may even have the time to relax over a drink or a meal. If you need to catch up on some work, you have the time to do so.

Airport Travel Tip 6: Dress for Screening

Finally, another way in which you can get through the airport and onto your flight with relative ease is to dress for screening. The reality is that if more people dressed for screening, the TSA screening process would be noticeable faster.

Dressing for screening includes wearing slip-off shoes and not wearing a belt, if at all possible. It also means keeping jewelry and accessories to a minimum.

By adopting these strategies as your own, you will find that you will consistently get through an airport faster and onto your flight easier. You will make your air travel experience not only more efficient, but also less stressful and more enjoyable.

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By: Guest Blog Author- Jessica Kane

 

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