Its getting there thats the problem:< (How do you plan your holidays?)

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Product:	How do you plan your holidays?
Date:	07/05/02 (20 review reads)
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Advantages: Early not late

Disadvantages: Hot n bothered!

The first thing about flying is to be nice to everyone from A-B. From the trolley dollies to the baggage handlers. They deal with thousands of people day in day out and only remember the nice one and the bad ones. If you treat them well then they may just return the favor somewhere along the line.
Be friendly with the check in desk and 99% of the time that gate will miraculously open when you are late. Don?t show any arrogance either, as they absolutely hate that.

Don?t start showing off when you get a bum deal, all flights are legally allowed to over book on the premise that passengers will chop and change on schedule flights. Remember they have to give you the next available flight or travel and over night accommodation if its unsuitable.
If you are not in a hurry and give up your seat to a panicked flyer back in the queue they will pay you great compensation to sooth frayed nerves.
You get a nice hotel where the stewardesses are staying and very thankful for your courteous behavior and everyone else is delayed further down the line. I have done it three times now and can tell you it?s a very good idea, especially in the bar with the pilots and their stories, let alone the girls!.

Get there early if you want a window seat. More and more airlines are limiting seating and smoking areas after September 11.Two hours should do for international flights as you also have time to get those last minute souvenirs or a nerve settling drink.
Airport lay-outs can be very confusing so its also a nice idea to know how long it will take to find and get to your gate in those big clumsy airports.

Checks In girls have heard it all before excuse wise so make sure you have your story straight. If you are looking to brag an upgrade then make sure it a cracking tale. I like to take my Daily Express holdall I won for the letter of the week in the sports dept. Coupled with a press type flack jacket with a roll of film in it can surreptitiously in
fluence the desk babes to the coveted biz or first class.
Remember that if you have booked a scheduled ticket and thiers space in those business or first class seats which are unlikely to be filled then they have to upgrade, be it for a small fee.

Take a small blow up cushion on the long haul flights. No one I know can sleep on those economy ticket seats in this life or the next. I have many numb legs and elbows on those jumbos through the years and wish I had bothered with those inflatable gems.
A fruit drink is also a must as the recycled air can dry your mouth up like a screaming opera singer to an uncomfortable level. A packet of mints will also help to get the taste of those airline meals of your tongue!.
Oh and bring your headphones in your hand luggage as those headphones never work they dish out with the thongs. The only time I want to se a stewardess with a thong is in the Rio Hilton<smile>.

For all those first time flyers who think they will crash and burn listen carefully. If you want the best chance of surviving then don?t travel on scheduled flights in the third world much and sit in the tail section. Most planes crash on landing or take off which means the fuel tanks will probably ignite under the wing. Even though that sends a fire wall down the fuselage towards you,it means it tends to break up or flip the plane that allows that section to break free of the fire.
And of course if you hit a mountain you want to be as far away from the impact as possible. The two recent crashes in Taiwan and Nigeria proved this theory.

Try and arrive at international airports in the early morning, as that?s when tempers are mellow and traffic flow low. The daytime brings out the fake taxi cab drivers and airtraffic control delays along with shorter fuses and longer queues.
Customs tend to get their highest drug hauls in the late afternoon so stop more people then. You also have a better chance of getting a free seat on
another airlines connecting flight if yours wasn?t held back. Airports are free and easy places at 6am I can tell you!.

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