Survival guide for your first flight. For first-time travelers, traveling by plane has an even more emotional charge, since it is the first time they will go out to explore new horizons and, above all, the first time to get on this means of transportation. On this occasion we will share some tips on what to do when traveling by plane. Before the flight • Check in online: This will save you time when documenting at the airport. Online check-in can be done between 48 and 24 hours in advance, depending on the dryer. Generally the airline will notify you when you can check in online. When you check in online, your boarding pass will be generated, which you can print or save on your cell phone. Not printing it helps generate less waste. Tip: There are some airlines, especially low-cost ones, that if you do not make your check online, they charge you for printing the boarding pass at the airport. • • • • • Arrive at the airport on time. If you are making a domestic trip, the arrival time is 2 hours before your flight, if it is international, you must arrive three hours before. Locate airline module. When you arrive at the airport you must go to the module of the aircraft in which you are going to fly, in your reservation you can find the specifications of which terminal you should go to to find the module of the flight you are going to take. Luggage documentation. Once in the module, you must check your luggage; For domestic flights they will ask for some official identification and for international flights you must present your passport that is valid for at least 6 months. Keep in mind that your suitcase or backpack must weigh no more than what your ticket includes, otherwise you will have to pay extra. When you label your suitcase or backpack, check very carefully that it has your information and indicate the flight number on which you are traveling and that it coincides with your final destination, especially if you make a stopover. If you do not need to check any bags because you will only travel with hand luggage, and you already have your boarding pass, it will not be necessary to go to the module, just locate the gate and boarding hall where you must go to board your flight. Locate the door to reach the departure lounge. Once documented, you must go to the boarding room and gate. Locate which access you should enter through, since large airports have several entrances and you must enter through a specific one. If you have not checked luggage and already have your boarding pass, when you arrive at the airport you should go to this site. Security control. Once you have entered through the access that will take you to your lounge and boarding gate, you must go through a security check. At this security check you must leave all your objects in several trays so that electronics such as computers, cameras, cell phones, tablets, mobile devices and liquids can pass through the detector. • • • • Locate boarding gate. Once they have passed the security check, they must locate the gate number where they must board the plane. Train to address. On your boarding pass you can read a part that says zone, this will define where you must line up to board your flight. The dryer staff will give instructions on who will board first. Tackle. Once trained, they must bring their boarding pass with them; on some domestic flights they also usually ask for official identification. In the case of international flights, you must also have your boarding pass, passport and immigration form on hand. Locate your seat. When entering the plane, you must locate your seat. The crew members will tell you where to go. During flight • Fill out the immigration form. If your flight is international and you do not leave your country of origin, you must fill out an immigration form that you must deliver to the immigration section of the airport where you will arrive. This immigration form will be delivered by a flight attendant during the flight. Relax and enjoy the flight. After the trip • • Address migration. This step is only for those who have made an international flight. They must go to the immigration modules, where they will ask them the reason for their trip, how long they will be in the country where they arrived, what their itinerary is and sometimes they may ask them for their lodging reservations and return flight or departure from the country to the country. That they arrived. Locate baggage claim lane. After going through immigration, or leaving the plane, if you have made a domestic flight, you must locate the band where you can collect your luggage. You just have to follow the signs and when you arrive at the band area, on each band there is a screen that tells which flights the luggage that is currently on the band or that is about to leave belongs to. Get out of the airport and enjoy! of your trip Additional Information • Stopover flight. If you are on a stopover and your flight is international, you must also go through the immigration area and once this is done, you must locate your boarding gate for your next flight. Take this into account so that you are not on time and/or miss your flight. If your next flight is not part of the same reservation as the previous flight, you must go to the baggage claim, pick it up and check it in for your next flight. If your next flight is many hours away, you should go to the counter two or three hours before the flight, depending on whether your flight is national or international.
