Air  Travel, Making Connections, Connecting Flights
Once you find a suitable flight with
adequate connection time, call
the airline and see if there might be
a better price. If not, book on line
and secure a seat assignment or
call the airline to secure a seat
assignment as far forward as
possible.  

This accomplishes two objectives:
the ride is quieter and more
comfortable and you leave the
airplane sooner to make your
connecting flight.


You will have a better chance at
getting a
seat assignment if you
have frequent flier accounts with
your usual airlines.  The account will
could allow you to secure an
assigned seat on airlines that hold
back assigning seats until they
issue a pass at the terminal.
Can you Save Time and Money
On Air Travel
.Have flexibility in your travel days if possible. Significant savings can result if you can change your
dates to accommodate both the flight out and the return.
Investigate Saturday to Saturday flights. This day is often undersold; business travelers are off and
vacationers have reached their destinations.

Don't travel on Holiday weekends and school vacation weeks if possible. Think twice about Florida at
Christmas and February vacation, Mexico during December, and Europe in August.
Try to book your travel in the early part of the day. If you miss a connection you could still
have time to make another. Late in the day and evening there will be fewer flights and by
9:00 PM most airports roll up the carpet and become uncomfortable hotels.

.  
Book your flight on weekdays if possible. Mid week rates are lower, lowest usually on
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Look in to Saturday to Saturday flights
Air Travel:
Make Realistic Connections and
Save Time and Money On Air
Travel
The Transportation Safety Authority publishes a helpful web page listing the latest security
procedures.  These tips can save you time and money through security check points.
Air Travel Making Realistic Connections, Connecting Flights:
Many flights fly through hub airports and require you to make a connection, often more than one. It is therefore
important when booking your tickets to keep in mind the time it will take to move from one plane to another,
from a domestic terminal to an international one, to or go through customs and immigration.  
Connection Times
  • Two Hours Domestic
Two hours or more of connection time for a domestic flight is a good target when booking a flight
  • Three Hours International
Three hours for an international flight might seem like too much but three hours between flights for an
international trip is not unreasonable. If your first plane leaves the gate late or arrives late and there is a big
mob going through customs, immigration, and security, you could miss your connecting flight.  Give yourself a
three hour cushion on an international flight.  
.  Air Travel Connections are
important. You can save money on air
travel if you shop as
early as possible
but price is not the only consideration.  
Shop on the web for the best price but
more importantly, the
best
connections.

Some low priced flights come with
unrealistic connection.  Can you really
run from a
domestic terminal to an
international terminal
and then go
through customs and immigration

in an hour?  
When you shop for air tickets on the
web, you will see many
unrealistic
connections
at the low end of the
price scale; some with either
inadequate time or far too much time
between connections.
Airport Delays
With airlines reporting a 30% delay
rate in arrivals and departures during
the last few years, you should be sure
you leave
enough time to make a
connection.
Try to have at least one
and a half to two and a half hours

between planes in case your plane is
late arriving. On an international flight it
is not unreasonable to give yourself
three hours to make a connection after
going through custom and immigration.
Another important consideration is your carry-on luggage. The modern airports are huge and sprawling
monsters in which you might be forced to
walk nearly a mile to your next gate. A wheeled carry-on can
make that bearable
You are allowed, in most airport and on most domestic airlines, a
carry-on that will fit in the overhead and
a
personal bag, computer case, or pocket book for instance that will fit under the seat. Weights can cost
extra in checked luggage so the temptation is to overload the carry-on.  The load can be a killer if you need to
haul it
from one gate to another or from customs to  immigration and then to your next terminal.
Some airlines are charging $25 extra dollars for overweight checked luggage (over 50 pounds) The
temptation might be to overload the carry-on but you then must carry it to make a
distant connection.
Morning flight
will allow you
time to
make
connections

to other flights
and give you
options    
Air  Travel today usually means Making Connecting Flights.  
Air Travel Connections are important if you want to save
money and time on air travel.  Shop as early as possible on
the web for the best price but more importantly, the best
connection times.
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