5 Tips For Reducing Flying Hassles
95% of Baby Boomers are booking their travel online and heading for the nearest airport for a great travel adventure. Here are some guidelines that might be useful to remember. Although you cannot anticipate every possibility, using these ideas should help make your trip more enjoyable and help you to arrive as planned.
1. Let weather be your guide, both at home and along your travel route. Listen to weather reports online and on television. Call your airline before heading for the airport to see if the flight has been cancelled or will be delayed due to weather considerations. Find out how much time is being recommended for pre-flight arrival. Try not to make connecting flights in winter or when bad weather is anticipated. A non-stop flight gives the best assurance of arriving at your destination even if bad weather interferes. As we all know, missing a connecting flight can drastically change our travel itinerary!
2. Each month, the United States Department of Transportation will issue a Travel Consumer Report. Give some thought to your luggage. Do you want to keep your luggage with you during the trip? You may choose to pack a suitcase of the correct size to take as a carryon and make your second carryon a bag large enough to hold more items for easy accessibility. For information about flight delays, lost luggage, oversales and consumer complaints, check out this website www.dot.gov.
3. To track a particular flight you might want to logon to www.trip.com or www.flightview.com to check the status of your flight. You will need your flight number, the name of the airline, and the airport call letters such as DIA for Denver International Airport or MCI for Kansas City International Airport.
4. Are you interested in viewing the operations status of the largest airports in America? Logon to www.fly.faa.gov and you can find out what is happening at any airport in the country. You can also have real-time reports sent to your cell phone, email or other communication device.
5. Never book the last flight of the day, unless you don’t mind spending the night in a hotel if your flight is cancelled due to poor weather conditions along your travel route. Find out which days the airlines have designated less traveled days and try to choose those days when making your travel plans.
Time spent planning and researching how to maximize your air travel options can be time well spent! Learning to book your travel online is convenient, saves time and money, and expands knowledge of navigating the internet to explore online travel options.
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