53 Essential Travel Tips For Backpacking Southeast Asia
13. Always keep your calm - This is a must. Most planes can't take a full load of passengers and full fuel; if they must fill the tanks more than expected, they might have to leave some people behind. People who forget something airside must sort it out with the security staff. Unticketed persons are often not allowed to stay with family or friends as they go through processing to airside. Based on the TSA website, flies are allowed in carry-on luggage if under a certain size. If in case you have luggage to check, they will print tags with your name and "checked destination" and apply them as they take the luggage for transport to your plane. If you are unable to present the card, the original card used for payment can be refunded and you will be required to pay again. On some airlines, you will need to present the original credit card that was used to book your ticket (e.g. EVA Air, Korean Air) (and possibly sign a form) for those who bought the ticket directly from the airline's website. As a general rule, you are entitled to some form of compensation if your flight is significantly delayed or cancelled as a consequence of circumstances within the airline's control akin to technical problems.
On the other hand, you are usually not entitled to any compensation for delays and cancellations as a consequence of circumstances beyond the airline's control akin to inclement weather. Predicted weather may make the flight longer, and so more reserve fuel is required. Additionally, you may be required to make more flights than planned (i.e. your overbooked flight from Paris to Atlanta may change into flights from Paris to New York and New York to Atlanta). Generally, if a flight is overbooked airline staff will first ask for volunteers to take another flight. In some cases, volunteers will receive slightly better benefits than persons involuntarily removed from a flight. Sometimes they will increase their offer for volunteers if the initial offer does not get enough interest. Your rights are regulated at the country level; some airlines may offer additional compensation (but their policy on this is rarely published). If the air temperature gets hot enough (e.g., summer in Las Vegas or Denver), they may have to reduce weight for the plane to get safely in the air. As it gets warmer, the take-off roll increases (the air is less dense and so decreases wing lift as it slightly decreases engine thrust), but the runway doesn't get any longer.
This is more likely on long distances, but can happen on short flights if the runway is short (heavy aircraft accelerates slower and needs longer runway). While very rare, sometimes the airline itself abruptly fails, leading to all its flights being cancelled and causing many passengers to be stranded. Some countries may allow family and friends to accompany domestic passengers airside up to the boarding gate provided they go through security; check each country's regulations for more details. International airports have immigration and customs controls for passengers going from airside to landside (see arriving by plane for details). Some airlines do what is called "pre-boarding" with passengers admitted into a separated area after having their boarding passes checked as a way to avoid a check when the airplane arrives. However, if you are travelling as a group you may be split apart and seated throughout the airplane or even in separate classes on your new flights.
In either case, access to them may be either landside (prior to going through security) or airside (after going through security) and differ between airports - check to see what options you could have and where they are located. They'll also generate boarding passes that you'll need not only to board, but to process through security to reach airside. As the landside area is usually open to the public, it might be more crowded, dirty, and more exposed to pickpockets and other crime than airside. It does happen, though, that more people check in than can fit on the plane. The first thing you will need to do at the airport is check in for your flight. For those who get one that holds a smartphone, passport, cash and keys, you will have your hands free to snap selfies at the Eiffel Tower. If a flight is canceled, the airline is obligated to get you on the next available flight to your destination, but interpretations of "next available" vary and, for some low-cost carriers like Ryanair, this may mean a long wait indeed. However, some large airports have good restaurants and other amenities landside, which may be worth a visit even for non-flyers.
Sometimes the real reason is that so few passengers have checked in that it is cheaper for the airline to cancel the flight and rebook the passengers on a later flight, or even on another airline. Almost all airlines overbook their flights, as statistically some percentage of passengers do not show up for the flight. Airlines will typically have departure boards (displays) indicating a flight's status. Airlines never unnecessarily cancel or delay flights; it costs too much, in money, perturbs many other flight schedules, and generates poor public relations. When they do delay or cancel, they usually go to great lengths to arrange seats on another flight, sometimes even on another airline. Expect to pay an even higher premium for "express" services that connect the airport with a downtown rail station with few or no intermediate stops as can be found in London or Stockholm. Some airports have such an array of terminals that metro lines, subways or railways may have more than one station.
On the other hand, you are usually not entitled to any compensation for delays and cancellations as a consequence of circumstances beyond the airline's control akin to inclement weather. Predicted weather may make the flight longer, and so more reserve fuel is required. Additionally, you may be required to make more flights than planned (i.e. your overbooked flight from Paris to Atlanta may change into flights from Paris to New York and New York to Atlanta). Generally, if a flight is overbooked airline staff will first ask for volunteers to take another flight. In some cases, volunteers will receive slightly better benefits than persons involuntarily removed from a flight. Sometimes they will increase their offer for volunteers if the initial offer does not get enough interest. Your rights are regulated at the country level; some airlines may offer additional compensation (but their policy on this is rarely published). If the air temperature gets hot enough (e.g., summer in Las Vegas or Denver), they may have to reduce weight for the plane to get safely in the air. As it gets warmer, the take-off roll increases (the air is less dense and so decreases wing lift as it slightly decreases engine thrust), but the runway doesn't get any longer.
This is more likely on long distances, but can happen on short flights if the runway is short (heavy aircraft accelerates slower and needs longer runway). While very rare, sometimes the airline itself abruptly fails, leading to all its flights being cancelled and causing many passengers to be stranded. Some countries may allow family and friends to accompany domestic passengers airside up to the boarding gate provided they go through security; check each country's regulations for more details. International airports have immigration and customs controls for passengers going from airside to landside (see arriving by plane for details). Some airlines do what is called "pre-boarding" with passengers admitted into a separated area after having their boarding passes checked as a way to avoid a check when the airplane arrives. However, if you are travelling as a group you may be split apart and seated throughout the airplane or even in separate classes on your new flights.
In either case, access to them may be either landside (prior to going through security) or airside (after going through security) and differ between airports - check to see what options you could have and where they are located. They'll also generate boarding passes that you'll need not only to board, but to process through security to reach airside. As the landside area is usually open to the public, it might be more crowded, dirty, and more exposed to pickpockets and other crime than airside. It does happen, though, that more people check in than can fit on the plane. The first thing you will need to do at the airport is check in for your flight. For those who get one that holds a smartphone, passport, cash and keys, you will have your hands free to snap selfies at the Eiffel Tower. If a flight is canceled, the airline is obligated to get you on the next available flight to your destination, but interpretations of "next available" vary and, for some low-cost carriers like Ryanair, this may mean a long wait indeed. However, some large airports have good restaurants and other amenities landside, which may be worth a visit even for non-flyers.
Sometimes the real reason is that so few passengers have checked in that it is cheaper for the airline to cancel the flight and rebook the passengers on a later flight, or even on another airline. Almost all airlines overbook their flights, as statistically some percentage of passengers do not show up for the flight. Airlines will typically have departure boards (displays) indicating a flight's status. Airlines never unnecessarily cancel or delay flights; it costs too much, in money, perturbs many other flight schedules, and generates poor public relations. When they do delay or cancel, they usually go to great lengths to arrange seats on another flight, sometimes even on another airline. Expect to pay an even higher premium for "express" services that connect the airport with a downtown rail station with few or no intermediate stops as can be found in London or Stockholm. Some airports have such an array of terminals that metro lines, subways or railways may have more than one station.
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