Winter air travel is something that is synonymous to frequent flight delays and cancellations. There is also an added danger considering the nature of the weather that you would be travelling to. You need to pack and prepare ahead of time.
Itinerary Considerations
When you are going to travel for winter, it is recommended to choose a non-stop flight because you can avoid weather associated delays if you go for that kind of flight. And if changing planes could not be avoided, make sure that you allow 2-3 hours before hopping to the next flight. This would help if you want to go to the bathroom or you want to have a snack.
It would be better to familiarize yourself with the different airports that you will be going to before the actual flight. You can make use of the maps available on the airport’s website.
Make sure that you will inform the hotel that you are staying that there are possibilities where you would arrive late. This would prevent the hotel management from giving your room away.
Packing Tips
Because of baggage restrictions and the fees being charged for an extra luggage, packing has become an art. You also need to include the following essentials to the items that you will bring:
- Blankets. There are airlines who don’t offer blankets
- Travel pillows. If they don’t offer blankets, they won’t offer travel pillows either.
- Credit Card. This is an essential when you want to avail of in-flight services and for emergency purposes as well. There are other airlines who don’t accept credit cards for beverages and headsets
- Food. Make sure to bring snacks that you can just bring easily like energy bars.
- Medicines. You need to also make sure that you bring enough medicine for common conditions like headaches. This is for precautionary measures.
- Extra clothing. You should always carry an extra for every piece of garment that you have
- Contact information. Make a list of emergency numbers that you can just contact in case of emergency
- Mobile phone. Make sure that you also include a phone card as well.
Make sure that you are dressed appropriately. Dress in layers but make sure that you are comfortable and you can move freely. You also need to make sure that your phone is fully charged before you leave. And you also need to make sure that you have already went to the rest room 20 minutes before boarding.