A Guide To Travelling By Plane For The First Time
Travelling by plane can be exciting and also nerve-wracking at the same time so having these tips at your disposal will make your journey as smooth as possible, especially maneuvering your way around the airport.
1) Arrive at the airport in advance
At this point, a distinction must be made between domestic flights and international flights. If they travel within their country, it is enough that they are an hour and a half before boarding time since there is no need to do immigration or customs procedures, you just have to check in, dispatch the bags and go through a security check.
On the other hand, international trips require leaving the country legally then for the trip they will make abroad (whatever the destination may be) they must show up three hours before take-off time to check in and dispatch the bags, declare electronic items at Customs (if applicable) go through the security check and do the immigration procedures, etc.
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We are always in favor of arriving early as we never know what unforeseen events can happen on the road such as pickets, car accidents and traffic delays, wrong documentation, etc.
2) Check in
Many hear that word and do not know what it means. Quiet it is a very simple and fast process (it depends on the number of people in the line).
It is simply to give the present, the process where they are presented with their passport at the counter of the airline where they are going to travel. The person who attends them will take the documentation, weigh their bags and dispatch them.
In the case that they exceed the weight, it is the moment where they must distribute the weight among the hand luggage or pay the amount for the surplus.
In the case of traveling with minors without the two parents here, they must present the corresponding documentation. In this article, we share: What documentation is needed to fly with children and 5 tips for flying with children. The same if they travel with their pets.
Upon completion of this procedure they will receive a boarding pass, also called boarding pass with which they will be able to access the boarding sector. Quiet that the staff will indicate the boarding time and the door.
Another option, widely used (and we recommend doing) today is to check online (also called Web Check In), that is, submit your data through the website of the airline company.
Many of them already enable it from 48hs. before the flight and up to 2 hours before so they can do it quietly from their computer or cell phone and send them the boarding pass by mail in a PDF format (that should be printed and taken to the airport or scanned from their cell phone).
In many airlines, they also offer the option of auto check that is done through some machines in which you have to put the reservation data of the ticket or flight number, choose the seats and scan the documentation and the same machine prints the boarding pass. But remember that if you have to dispatch the bags you have to make the same line.
As an important fact: They will need the passport to make migrations, therefore they DO NOT keep it in any suitcase they are going to dispatch and always have it at hand.
3) Go through the security checkpoint
After checking in and before going to the departure lounge, you must go through the security checkpoint. There you must place your hand luggage in buckets on tape to pass through a scanner and you must go through a metal detector.
This process has nothing to do with customs and will not be checked if they carry undeclared electronic devices. They will check your luggage and some items that you are looking for cannot be loaded on the plane.
Remember to check if they have any sharp elements since they can be retained. These things must be dispatched in the bags that go to the warehouse.
Computers are usually made out of protective cases. Remember to take out the coins and metals from your pocket, belt, also watches, rings, chains and everything you have made of metal.
4) Go to the boarding area and carry out the Migration procedures
Once they pass the controls they access the boarding area where once they get there they will not be able to return outside. That is why it is recommended that if they need to wait for someone they stay on the other side. They are very strict about it.
It should be noted that in this area there are bathrooms, restaurants, confectionery and shops. Depending on the airport, the room will be different.
There are airports so large that we recommend you go directly to the boarding gate and wait there because there are many cases in which people get too entertained and the boarding gate is on the other side and end up running when they call them talking (typical movie scene). In this post, we share the 5 best airports in the world.
In this area, they must go to the Migration Zone (in case it is a trip abroad, to travel within their own country they go directly to embark). There are usually very visible informational posters. You will see a zigzag row.