AirTran Airways has been offering helpful holiday travel tips for eight years. With surcharges, baggage fees and even a fee for seat reservation, the price of travel is a major stress for travelers. AirTran Airways keeps offering their tips for holiday travel each year in hopes that some of that stress will be reduced.
AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. AirTran is the world's largest Boeing 717-200 operator and operates over 750 daily flights, primarily in the eastern and midwestern United States.
Here are AirTran Airways helpful tips for holiday travelers:
Keep the Sweet Potato Pies to Minimum - On the aircraft, you are
allowed one carry-on bag and one personal item. A personal item is
defined as a purse, briefcase, diaper bag or laptop bag. Per Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, both the carry-on bag and
the personal item must fit underneath the seat in front of you or in
the overhead bins.
Stuffing, Pumpkins and even your Cornucopia are all Subject to X-Ray At the screening checkpoint, be prepared to take your shoes off, remove your jacket, empty your pockets of all metal and remove laptop from your carry-on baggage.
Secure Your Valuables - Place high-value items like medicine, jewelry,cameras, and other valuables in your carry-on baggage.
Gather your family and leave early for the airport - During the busy
holidays, anticipate possible slowdowns caused by heavy traffic,
crowded airport parking lots and busy ticket counters and security
checkpoints. AirTran Airways recommends passengers arrive at the
airport a minimum of 90 minutes prior to scheduled departure, or two
hours ahead of time if you plan to check baggage.
Tag Your Luggage - A baggage tag with your name, home address and
telephone number must be placed on the outside of your bag. It is
also a good idea to put your home address, telephone number,
destination address and telephone number inside your bag. For easy
identification upon arrival, passengers may also want to use a ribbon
or other easily identifiable item to mark their bag.
Respect 'Father Time'- Baggage may be checked at the airport no more
than four hours and no less than one hour prior to departure time at
most airports.
Get all the Hard Work out of the Way Early - Check in for your flights up to 24 hours prior to departure. You will be able to select your seat assignment and print your boarding passes and a receipt from your computer on most major airlines.
Three is the Golden Number - Per the Transportation Security
Administration's (TSA) guidelines, travelers can bring liquids, gels
and aerosols in their carry-on luggage. The items must be stored in
containers no larger than three ounces and must be housed in a single,quart-sized zip-top, clear plastic bag.
Leave the Carving Knives at Home - Security requirements prohibit
passengers from taking certain items in their carry-on bags,
including: knives, box cutters and folding or retractable blades
regardless of blade length or composition. Straight razors are
prohibited but disposable razors (e.g., Bic) are allowed. Metal
scissors with blades shorter than four inches are also allowed.
Don't Lock your Bags - The TSA recommends that you use TSA recognized
locks or leave your checked baggage unlocked as it may be inspec ted during the security screening process.
Enjoy your Hot Apple Cider After the Security Checkpoint - Travelers
are allowed to bring thirst-quenchers onto an airplane, but only if
they are purchased at the airport beyond the security checkpoint.
Check Twice for Your ID - TSA's security procedures require that all travelers 18 years of age and older show a government-issued photo ID, such as a valid driver's license, a passport or military ID. If you do not have one of the above, you may show two forms of non-photo ID, at least one of which must be issued by a local, state or federal government agency such as the following: birth certificate, Medicare card, voter registration card, Social Security card. Ensure that the name on your itinerary matches the name on your identification.
Cheryl Phillips
HULIQ.com
source: AirTran
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