Beginner’s guide for travelling on a flight for first time

The moment you step out of your cab, pull in a trolley and dump your entire luggage on to it. Make sure your entire luggage bears your name and phone number. Then come to the entry gate.

Remember to carry your ID proof with you, even if you forget to carry your ticket along, this allows you entry to the terminal and the minute you miss on it, you might even miss your journey. Also, carry your original copy and not a Xerox. In case if you miss your flight, generally you get you’re booking number on your phone, so use it to get another copy of your ticket from the airport.

Just before you enter your terminal with your entire luggage, generally there are counters of different airlines outside as well, so just drop in by your airline counter and get you’re another ticket printout. Now that your ticket and your ID proof are with you, get ready to enter the gates.

Show your ID proof and your ticket at the entry and get access to the airport, then the moment you are in, you will see several check in counters, just line up in a queue where there is the shortest line. When your turn comes, just show your ticket, ID proof not required, and get your boarding pass. Now you can throw your ticket printout once you have the boarding pass with you.

At times, you can also reserve your seats online just hours before you leave for the airport. Like for instance, say if you have booked your ticket using Makemytrip coupons, then you simply open the website of the airline company you have got the ticket for, then you use the reference booking number from Makemytrip, open your flight seating arrangements, choose to book your seats online, you can even at times also get the boarding pass printed online as well.

This helps you save some time at the airport. Also if not, then this is accomplished at the counters. You queue up also for another reason which is dumping your luggage, which gets off your head at the same counter and you get a luggage slip. With few airports, you can also check in your luggage also before you arrive the airport. Check with your booking dealer for more information like if booking via Cleartrip coupons, check with them about such facilities.

Then your queue up for security checks in for the flight you need to travel with. Here you need to take off everything which is of metal, off you. So take off your watches, belts, phone etc and keep it on your cabin bag you are carrying, the cabin bag also gets a security check and you are not allowed to carry any form of liquid in it.

It’s almost done at this step. Now you are formally ready to fly, just that you need to wait for your boarding announcements which happen around half an hour before the flight is to take off, so you normally have half an hour to relax and wait for your boarding call.

At times, few travel agencies like Yatra give away Yatra coupons, which also hold a meal for you, so check where the meal is for and grab it if you are hungry. There are also brand shops all around so you can move around and can go for some shopping as well. Make calls, buy stuff, eat or munch something, it’s all your time.

Then they announce for boarding and you line up to the bus which drops you near your flight, show your boarding pass and you finally enter your flight, fasten your seat belts and get ready to take off. Remember, there are always people ranging from porters to air hostess to help you at the airport, so ask them for any help or confusion that you have.