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Useful Tips To Read Before Booking Connecting Flights

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For a long distance journey, connecting flights seems like a wise choice because of some good reasons. Although direct flights take lesser time, direct flights are nightmares for claustrophobic people. Even when a person does not get overwhelmed by long-distance travelling, the idea of seating in a congested seat with barely sufficient leg place can be extremely annoying.

Unlike direct flights, connecting flights take a halt in between the journey, where a passenger can get out and breathe fresh air. Travelling on high altitudes may cause discomfort in some people, but with connecting flights, the time of exposure to height is reduced. Despite all these pros, connecting flights have their own cons. Here are some useful tips for better connecting flight journeys.

Take care of your baggage

Remove all the airport check-in strips from previous trips on your bags. These labels confuse the ground staff and increases the chances of them sending baggage on different flight. The chances of losing luggage, especially the checked-in bags, are quite high during connected flights. Only the tags from the current journey simplify the sorting process for ground staff on airports.

Tie some ribbons or marking strips on the bag so that it will become easy to identify them after arriving at the destination.

Book flights from same airlines

Yes, booking with separate airlines can be inexpensive. But if any of them gets cancelled or delayed, it becomes very difficult to keep up with the journey.

Keep a sufficient gap between two flights

Keeping a tight schedule can be troublesome in case the first flight gets delayed. It is not a pleasurable experience to spend the entire journey by worrying about the next flight to catch.

Know about the airports

The maps of airports are available online these days. Before travel, have a look at that map to know the position of terminals for the next flight. It makes the journey hassle-free.  

Use the facility of online check-ins

Standing in check-in ques is time-consuming. Thanks to digitalisation, boarding passes can be obtained online. Online check-in also has the facility to choose seats, where you can select the seat as per convenience.

Do not hesitate to take help

Aviation staff are one of the politest people. Whether flight staff or ground staff, they always help passengers in case you get confused or lost at the airport.

No last flights

Flights often get cancel because of different issues like mechanical or climatic. Missing or cancellation of last flights leaves travellers with only one undesirable option of staying at the airport.

Keep the documents handy

Keeping documents like passport and boarding pass handy saves the times and eventually reduce the annoyance.

Travel Insurance

Having travel insurance online is very easy these days. The travel insurance policy provides coverage for medical emergencies as well as loss of property happened during the journey. While travelling abroad, overseas travel insurance can be a big help to deal with crises.