Juxtaposing in simple words, flight travel flows from bookings down to arrivals at the destination. All that goes in tow, little something like this:
1. Book Your Flight
• Choose the Airline or Your Preferred Travel Website: All flights first go live on their airline website-for carriers like Delta or Emirates, for instance-the third-party sites become flight listings on something such as Skyscanner or Expedia.
– Select Flight: Date of travel, destination, preferred class of flying: economy, business, or first. Comparison features are by price, flying time, and stops.
– Make a Booking: Personal details, payment to be made, seating preference and special needs.
2. Get Ready to Fly
– Pack Your Bags:
Carriers ‘on-bag carrier’: the lightest and the smallest of all, which one could carry inside the cabin along with oneself; the dimensions and weight need to be enquired about from the airlines. Checked luggage: this would be the bigger bag that would go into the hold of the plane. Again, for the weight and size limits, one needs to check with the airline.
Travel Documents: International flights, passport, visa, and other forms of identification when applicable
Airport Arrival: For Domestic Flights-arrival in airport 2 hrs. Or more in advance depending on which will consume time between checking in and passing through a security check to getting time to board a flight. Incase flight are abroad it is better to reach well in advance from 3 hrs onwards.
Web Check-in: Most airlines provide this facility. Availing this facility enables one to check in 24 hours prior to the flight and do seat selection plus, at times can also print/download a boarding pass.
3 Airport Check-in:
He presents himself at the check-in desk in his airline’s airport, except when he has an option for online check-in. After checking the information and checking in the luggage, he gets a boarding pass.
4. Security Screening
– Once checked in, you are funneled through to the Security. What normally happens:
– You will be requested to remove your shoes, your belts, and whatever is in your pocket.
You then place your carry-on items, laptops, and liquids in a bin and pass them through an X-ray scanner.
You then go through a metal detector or full-body scanner.
Your carry-on has to pass the security requirements at the airport: liquids, sharp objects, electronic devices.
5. Boarding
– Wait at the Gate: Find a gate from which your flight departs; this is usually specified on your boarding pass or on monitors at the airport. Boarding generally starts 30-45 minutes before the flight’s departure.
– Boarding Process: Most airlines board in categories, and these are usually business class, frequent flyers, economy class-for instance. Pay attention to the announcement or check with the board for any changes.
Boarding Pass and ID: Present your boarding pass along with one form of identification with the gate agent and continue down the jet bridge on to the plane.
6. On the Plane
– Find your seat: If you can’t find your seat refer to the seat map, or ask the flight attendant.
-Stow Your Stuff: The smaller personal stuff goes in the seat pocket in front or the overhead compartment.
– Safety Briefing: The flight attendants take one through in the safety procedure regarding emergency exits, the use of seat belts, and any other emergency proceedings.
– Onboard: You can now relax by watching some movies on board or sleep. Switch off all electronic gadgets and put on your seat belts to your host’s instruction.
7. Arrival and Disembarkation
– Prepare landing: Aircraft starts moving in the direction of the destination.
– Disembarkation: Plane landed and literally ‘touched down’ to a stop at the gate. You rise from your seat when seatbelt sign go off.
Immigration and customs: Since it is an international flight, stand in queues marked ‘Immigration on arrival’ with your passport and all the possible documents needed or required within that country to which one travels, then finding your luggage from a place meant for its reception.
– Airport Exit: Once you are through with all your luggage, get ready to take a leave outside the airport or farther into the taxis, shuttles, or car rentals.
8. Post-Arrival
If you have connecting flights ahead, move right to your leading gate via the guiding signs showing it. And if it happens to be the destination, then you are free to fiddle around anytime.
Travel Tips
Wear comfortable clothes; it gets cold inside the airplane, so put your jacket or sweater on. Hydrate-planes’ air is super dry-so drink as much water as possible. Try immediately to place yourself into another time zone’s scheme of time, flying there in order for it to get easier to catch onto the rhythm your body is about to change gears into.
