traveling on and off for the last fiveyears one could say that i've been on a lot of planes and through a lot ofairports, so, i decided to give you guys and girls my best airplane and airporttricks tips and hacks always check in online. there are three huge reasons why you should do this first things first is if you are on along-haul flight older planes don't have plugs some airlines let you know what seat upbugs in it plugs are important so you can choose the seats that have theplugs. the best rule of thumb is to pick a seat at the very front of the planebecause those generally have a higher
chance of having a plug also if you have a tight connectionchoosing a seat as close as you can to the front make sure that you get off the planefirst, which can add 5 to 10 minutes, as opposed to if you were in the back of the plane this is a huge difference if you were inthat position where you are running for your flight + sometimes airline carriersover booked seats.north american airline carriers. which means that even thoughyou paid for your plane already, doesn't necessarily guarantee that you have aseat on your flight
yes, so by checking it online you kind ofget first dibs at seats now if you are like me and you like toget your food first when you board a plane order a special meal these are of course dietary requirements,specific meals meaning that you will be giving up acertain food group like meat or dairy or like kosher or low fat but the benefit is that you get your food first so if youcan live without a certain group you get your food first and in a huge plane this can be the difference of like 15-30minutes
you can also pack snacks, however if youare packing things like fruits or nuts make sure you eat it before you d boardyour plane and go through customs in whatever foreign country you're in, because sometimes they have restrictions on certain foods coming in don't buy a black bag seriously, don't buy a black bag. now i'vehad my luggage lost a few times down the first thing they ask you when you loseyour luggage is to identify what your bag looks like. if you tell them it's ablack bag well good luck because that's themtrying to identify your bag in a big
pile of bags if yours is the black bag it is going to be way harder to findthen if it's something that really stands out also make sure you snap a photo of yourluggage before you board this helps a lot with identifying what your bag lookslike four wheeled suitcases are always betterthan two wheels suitcases trust me, pushing your suitcase is goingto be a lot easier than pulling a two wheeled suitcase bring an empty water bottle
you can take it through security andthen once you're past security you can fill it up at any of the free waterfountains they have, and you have liquid that's not ridiculouslyoverpriced at an airport. dress in layers now airports have a "katy perry" problem aka, they are hot when you were goingthrough the airport and when you first get on a plane and then they arefreezing cold once you were on the plane. it is best todress in layers so you can take clothes off you take clothes on depending on whattemperature you want to be. yes i personally love wearing some sort ofhooded contraption like a hoodie
you might call it or something that ican put over my head when your plane gets cancelled orsomething goes wrong the number one tip i can give you is don't get mad, get sad. if you were yelling at airport staff that's just like in a situation really, that'snot going to want to make them want to help you i mean i completely understand situationi've been, i've been there. i've been frustrated, i've been tired i've been pissed off, but yelling atother people does not get you anywhere at the airportthey're just going to go
sorry nothing i can do. whereas if youtry to make them sympathize with you if there are a lot of other people having ahorrible situation and a lot of other flights being cancelled you know we're probably gonna look alittle bit more favorably in your case this is personally led to me gettingfree flights rerouted it's led to me not paying excessbaggage fees it's led to me getting a preferredchoice of hotel and extra meal vouchers even when i didn't even need a mealvoucher just being nice and patient and also crying, crying kind of
if you can do it you're gonna pull offthe crying, but not the tears seriously crying people you know also for more complex issues it's allabout who you talk to at an airport. front counter check instaff can only do so much but there are customer service peopleand there are office people, there are a lot of different people that work for anairline that can help solve your situation on various levels you know what i'm saying. they can make things happen the higher the person in charge thebetter your chances
also if you are currently waiting inline like a big huge line, and you're like everyone else's planes been canceled, try calling in theairline even if you're in line try calling in the airline becausesometimes that can be a lot quicker than waiting in the line to talk to a servicerep get lounge access now this can be awhole video in and of itself on different airline alliances and how toget a frequent flyer miles but basically the gist of it is once youget to a certain level you get lounge access and it's wonderful
basically lounge access is free wi-fi, it'scomfortable seats and its snacks pretty good deal if you're going to be in anairport for several hours and a layover you know, lounge access it's quite nice.ifyou don't have a frequent flyer miles and you cannot actually get lounge access try to see if you can pay for lounge access that's right, certain lounges allow you topay a fee to access the lounge is usually like twenty-five to fiftydollars now of course you have to determine ifit's actually worth the lounge. i would say unless you have a layover of atleast an hour and a half to two hours or
more then it might be worth it to payfor the lounge access. if it's anything less than that then you can probablyfind something else to do with your time and save yourself the thirty to fiftydollars also if your airport doesn't have freewi-fi you can always sit outside of a lounge and kind of you know cypher off their free wi-fi, yeah, nadine's recommendations. you never need to be the airport three hours before your flight unlessyou are flying like on a super busy holiday at the biggest airports on themiddle of the day we do not need to be
there for three hours before, two hoursis usually fine for international or domestic flight 2.5 if you are a busyairport and you need to go through customs as well as security becausesecurity doesn't take as long as you have to go through customs and securitybut really two hours is what i usually do, and i'm always fine with that if you are running late for a flight i.e., your flight is already boarding oris about to board tell somebody, tell somebody. you arewaiting in line for security let one of the, the control
i don't know what they are called, but like one of the guards that are there know that your flight is boarding or is about toboard because they can put you through magical priority lines that get youthrough security like that if you have a fight that is boarding oris about to board, like really tight schedule, so just ask them also don't forget to ask your fellowtravelers if you are already in line ask the people in front of you, hey lookexplain to them the situation my plane is about to board or it's currentlyboarding at the moment could i please just go ahead of you through security lines. now this is kind of a
mixed grab bag because obviously dependson who it is that you're asking but people let me through before. i've seen this happen many times before unless those people themselves are late for a flight they'll generally just let you throughbecause if they're not in a hurry then it doesn't really matter to them. don't be afraid to ask airline staff directions if you are lostwhat's the quickest way to get places. i have done this many times before i'veasked them what's a good place to eat or how do i get to this terminal or how toget to this. they'll help you. don't be afraid to ask what i've been told crazyshortcuts for some of the busiest
airport to go through like parking lotsin these weird alleys, sounds sketchy, but it got me to my gate a lot faster than ithought if i just follow the signs into the normal way so yeah, that's it. if i happen to missanything else that you guys and gals have discovered on your travels please let me know down below in thecomments. yeah, thank you so much for watching don't forget to subscribe to mychannel for more tips and tricks and happy flying. bye
