z Your daily work may require you to travel by flight often. How do you complete your first air journey? What rules do you need to follow? When to arrive at the airport? How do you get a boarding pass, and where do you get it? This article has been prepared about your first-time flight journey procedure and flight travel tips, with these things in mind.
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| First Time Flight Journey Tips |
Flight Journey Procedure
Air journeys are usually a little different from other
bus or rail journeys. If you are in first
time travel by plane. You have to follow some airport rules and
regulations. These have to be completed by a specific procedure step by step.
Gate Entry
- To make an air journey, you must have a valid ticket. To enter the airport, you will need a ticket and an ID card (proof of identity). Therefore, along with your plane ticket, you should bring ID proof with you. After showing these documents, they were allowed to enter the airport.
- Flight journeys are generally of two
types: domestic flight and international flight. For a domestic plane journey,
you usually need to arrive at the airport two hours early. For an international
plane journey, you must arrive at the airport four hours in advance. Bring your
passport and visa with you. Immigration must be done in the airport.
Check-in
- After entering the airport, you will see a display board. There is some very important information, like flight departure time (STD), expected time (ATD), airline name, airplane number, boarding gate number, and status, mentioned on the display board.
- After check-in, you must collect a boarding pass from your airline’s counter, or you can collect this pass from a kiosk machine by entering the PRN number.
- You
will deposit your luggage (check-in luggage) at the baggage counter. They put a
stamp on the luggage.
Security
Check
Security checks are very strict at every airport. Here
you will be given a tray. You should keep all the electronic gadgets, belt,
mobile, headphones, camera, and money parts, etc. on the tray. These will be
scanned at the gate. You will also have a scan done on the side. After
scanning, your handbag will be given to you.
Boarding
- After security checking, the boarding pass will have the gate number; go to that gate for boarding. Your boarding pass will be scanned there.
- Then you have to wait for the bus. Buses will take you to your flight.
- After entering the plane, you will sit in the designated seat according to the seat number marked on the ticket.
De-boarding
& Baggage Collection
De-boarding is the final step in the procedure. After
reaching your destination, collect your luggage. The belt on which your luggage
will arrive will be indicated on the screen above.
Flight Travel Tips
- A passenger can have two types of luggage; one is cabin baggage (handbag), and the other is check-in baggage (luggage). For domestic air journeys, handbags have a maximum weight of 7 kg, and luggage has a maximum weight of 15 kg. If you exceed the exit weight, you have to pay an extra charge for the extra weight.
- Luggage has no dimensions, but cabin baggage dimensions are maximum (L B H) 56 cm, 25 cm, and 45 cm.
- You cannot keep any electronic items like a mobile, charger, laptop, power bank, headphone, camera, etc. in check-in baggage (luggage).
- You can keep these electronic devices in your cabin baggage (handbag). However, these will need to be scanned during security checking.
- You should definitely not carry things like knives, sharp objects, weapons, flammable materials, disabling sprays, explosives, radio-active devices, and toxic substances with you when traveling on a flight.
- Some tools, sharp objects, and inflammable items may be permitted and in carry-on check-in baggage (luggage), but it is under certain conditions.
Boarding Pass
A boarding pass is permission to board the plane after
verifying documents. It can be collected from the airline counter or printed
from a kiosk machine or the airline website.
Conclusion
If you are with air
journey first time, you must follow the procedure step by step to avoid any disturbance and make your air trip joyful.