Rustic Vacations

1. Check your flight status 2. Wear Comfortable Clothing 3. Be Prepared 4. Know Your Rights

Checking in online will save you a lot of time and money. First, you can more often than not change your seating online when you are checking in. Also, some airlines charge a lower fee checking in your luggage online verses at the ticket counter.

Also keep track of your flight and weather conditions; this can save you from unneeded frustration. Airlines always inform their patrons for any delays for their flight ahead of time, should flights not arrive as scheduled. Prepare yourself for some delays depending on where you flight is from and where it is headed.

It’s always a good idea to bring a change of clothing with you on a carry bag, regardless of your purpose of traveling. You will never know if there are some delays on the way, when this happens, you will have fresh and clean clothing.

When flying, wearing comfortable clothing will help make your waiting time and flight time more enjoyable and relaxing. If you have a connecting flight, it’s much easier to travel between terminals in comfortable clothing than business attire. Being comfortable is a key assets when traveling between flights.

Be totally prepared for anything. Having some music to play or a portable DVD player to listen to while on-board or in between flights helps pass the time much quicker than not having entertainment.

Bring a snack with you, this will definitely save you money. Food bought at the airport are more expensive than whatever it is that you bring, plus you will get to enjoy your travel time with it.

Another way to pass the time is through reading. Bring a book or any reading materials; it is better if that material is on your “to-read-list-but-haven’t-got time” list. The waiting time for flights in the terminal is always unpredictable.

There are unprecedented circumstance where your flight is somehow canceled for no apparent reason and with no prior advice from the airline company at that. The best way to get around this is to know your rights as a patron of the airline and talk to the flight administrator; you might need to present tickets and reservations that will put you on your flight.

Dorthy Weatherbush likes to travel but does not like to fly. That’s why she flies with Virgin Atlantic Airlines. Great service and safety are a priority with Virgine Airlines which is why she flies with them.