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Air Travel – What to Wear & What Not to Wear

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Breeze through airport security or by following a few simple rules make it as easy as possible for the personnel at airport security. Why complicate matters and make your traveling more strenuous and troublesome than need be. For the most part it comes down to common sense, taking care to dress in the right fashion and manner and carrying as little metal on your person and clothing as possible.

First of all carry as little metal on your person and clothing as you can. Much of what you will carry is non essential anyways. Obvious pieces of metal or items containing metal are coins, metal pens and keys. Carry as little change and metal in your pockets as possible. What you do have and your keys as well- place these in the plastic trays provided. Less obvious but can be considered optional by many but essential as well as mandatory are jeweler and even heavy metal watches. Include in this group metal belt buckles. All can set of the metal detectors in the line up, make the job of airport security more strenuous than need be, and cause needless delay and delays to yourself, your traveling company and companions and the rest of the travelers in the line.

Next there are items of clothing and accessories that have metal components as well, that will not ordinarily be thought of as being in this group. They too will cost unnecessary time and efforts. Include in this grouping heavy metal work boots with reinforced steel and metal for protection, footwear that is heavily soled and lastly expensive shoes which may have metal buckles. If you can pack these items, pack them away. Take the effort to be selective and choose clothing better chosen, with less metal components. Even the metal in woman’s bras can set off sensitive metal detector devices. In addition you may be asked to remove, by airport security. Heavy and thick soled footwear as a matter of standard current security practices and routines.

Some items that you may consider standard either may not be allowed to be placed on aircraft – or customs in a foreign country may not allow. Check both with the airline and the foreign authorities. It’s also a wise idea to think of this on your return trip as well back home. Some drugs and medicines while over the counter either in the US or abroad may require a doctor’s prescription on the other side. You may well have the provide a doctors prescription or pharmacy vial with the doctor’s orders on the vial or have the contraband seized with personal or financial ramifications for yourself or your traveling companions. Remember lack of knowledge is no grounds for innocence. You cannot expect customs officers to be experts on drugs and pharmacology – to diminish the situation and the apparent innocence of the medication. If it’s on the list as a prohibited, not allowed or banned substance or requires a doctor’s order and can provide such documentation in form – then watch out.

Lastly make sure that all of your electronic devices are fully charged up. If the items require batteries have the batteries fully charged or if the batteries are of the disposable throw away type – as in some digital cameras – place fresh batteries in the device. You may well be asked to turn on, demonstrate and test the device. If for example the battery in your laptop computer is dead on arrival, charging time may be necessary at the inspections site for inspection and approval of the laptop computer. On top of that if the charger is safely packed away in luggage en-route to the airplane – well this is all an unnecessary foolish, unnecessary chain of events – which is easily preventable with some foresight and common sense.

In the end it can be said by simple planning and coordination with a few simple rules of travel at airport security you can well make both your trip more trouble free and the job of airport security to provide security for the traveling public a lot easier and less work.

Air Travel – Long Haul Flight Tips for the Disabled

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

For those of us who are lucky enough to travel to far off places on our planet, whether it is for business or pleasure, the flight can prove a nightmare, especially if you suffer from a disability. With more planes being designed to fly further such as the 777ER (extended range), and Boeing developing an aircraft that can fly so far it will not require a hub, so no changing planes, our flight time in the same cramped seat is getting longer.

Some people obviously have the money to fly Business Class or First Class, which gives you more comfort, but for the majority of disabled travellers, we are packed up like freight in economy.

So what can you do to improve your trip?

You can start from the point of when you book your flight. The majority of long haul operators will not allow you to book seats in advance, so you can end up being seated anywhere on the day of your flight. The best thing to do here is as soon as your flight is confirmed, is search the airlines web site for the internal seating plan for the aircraft you will be on, and note down the reference numbers for those seats that are only doubles, as these tend to have the most leg room, and are usually situated close to a toilet.

Once you have done that, contact the company concerned informing them that you are disabled, state what your disabilities are, and tell them that it would help your health tremendously if they could reserve the seats you noted earlier. In the majority of cases they will do this.

Another helpful tip when you contact the airline is to ask them for a ‘special’ meal. All airlines now do these, and range from salt free to meat free, fish only to carbohydrate only, etc. You will usually find a list of these on the airlines web site, so check first, if you are unable to find it, just ask them for the list. This service has is extra cost.

The reason you do this is that these ‘special meals’ are handed out before the normal meals, so you finish before everyone else, and do not have to queue up for the toilet, as the majority of other passengers are eating.

If you are looking for a better service on the aircraft, treat the stewards with respect. I always hand them a couple of boxes of chocolates as soon as we reach cruising altitude, this usually ensures I get preferential treatment.

Most of all enjoy your flight and trip.

Air Travel Insurance

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

If you are going to be traveling air travel insurance is a necessity. Whether you are traveling within your own country or traveling to an International destination air travel insurance will protect you from any one of the emergencies that can happen while you are on vacation

Your air travel insurance can cover a broad range of things like lost or delayed luggage, flight cancellation, or even trip delay which can cause a roller coaster of other cancellations like lost hotel rooms or car rentals, emergency medical needs can be covered and even death. It’s pretty simple to get air travel insurance all you need to do is answer a few questions from your agent and there is no age limits like some other insurances.

With some types of air travel insurance you are compensated if your luggage gets lost or shows up late, your flight is canceled or maybe just a delay that causes your hotel room reservation to be canceled.

You can buy insurance that covers you if you have a medical emergency before or during your flight as well as insurance that will cover you to and from the airport should an unexpected accident occur. It’s important to understand that air travel insurance does not cover accidents that happen while on vacation they only cover the flight it self so it is advisable that you also purchase travel insurance.

You may also buy air travel insurance that is basically like a short term accidental death life insurance policy, so if the plane were to crash and you were killed or maimed your family would have some compensation through the insurance policy. Generally you can get coverage with these policies up to $100,000. This type of insurance would terminate the second the policy holder left the airplane. This kind of insurance is only available for commercial flights and is not available for private planes. It must also be purchased prior to departure. You can purchase this type of policy starting at $12 a person or it is available as a family rate as well.

You may purchase your air travel insurance from a number of places; your travel agent when booking your flight or trip, some airlines will offer it directly to you, your bank should offer some forms of insurance and insurance brokers.

You can even purchase it at automated kiosks at select airports and there are web sites where you can purchase air travel insurance on line. Most credit card companies offer free travel insurance if you use your credit card to pay for the tickets. However, it normally only covers the cardholder only not all family members so be sure to ask them about it.

Remember to read the fine print and the policy thoroughly to ensure you fully understand it and that there are no surprises in the event that you do need to use it.

Having air travel insurance while on vacation will give you peace of mind in knowing that if something unexpected happens while you and your loved ones are away you will be covered.