Vacation Travel Tips - Airplane Safety and New FAA Travel Rules
Travel Tips - Airplane
Carry On Bag Checklist:
Not allowed on any plane: Knives; any other cutting instruments such as
straight razors, box cutters, metal scissors, ice picks and metal nail
files; corkscrews; baseball and softball bats; golf clubs; pool cues;
ski poles; and hockey sticks.
OK to pack in carry-on luggage: Safety razors, tweezers, eyelash
curlers, nail clippers.
OK to bring on board after inspection: Umbrellas, walking canes.
OK to bring on board with proof of medical need: Syringes.
Big Bags? Shell Out
Big Bucks: At a time when financially-strapped carriers are looking for
new sources of income, longstanding rules and fees for what the airline
industry calls oversized luggage now are being enforced. Airlines charge
for what they call oversized baggage if the bag’s dimensions (height,
width and depth), when added together, exceed 62 inches. Many
airlines charge around $80 per bag, domestic, one-way. Southwest
Airlines’ fee can be as little as $35. If the traveler changes airlines
mid-route, the second airline will charge its own fee per one-way trip.
Looking for a little extra legroom on your next flight? Do what I do.
Whenever I get to the airport...I try and get there a bit early...go to
the gate and ask to be seated in an exit row. As long as you are over 18
and look to be able to lift 50 pounds, thats where they will seat you if
they are available. These seats have about 8 inches extra legroom then
the normal coach seats. Not to mention that if there was some kind of
accident, you will be the first out of the plane.
Listen to the safety message
given by your flight attendent. Some have resorted to some pretty
funny ways to get your attention and get the message across - but
remember - it IS for your safety and very important!
Hotel
Select a room located between the second and
sixth floors. Avoid rooms above the sixth floor - the maximum height
many fire department ladders can reach. Whenever possible do not accept
a hotel room on the ground floor whose doors and windows open to the
outside. Hotels with interior hallways tend to be generally safer. For
security in motels, avoid ground floor rooms off the parking lot.
Guestrooms that are as close to the elevators are safest.
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