Attention vacationers
You need to know these 7 tips for your trip
Chaos in Europe’s airports! Those who want to travel face many problems this summer. Blick has tips to help beat the clutter.
Lost baggage, waiting hours and missed flights. If you want to go on vacation by plane, you need one thing above all: strong nerves. Blick TV presenter Reto Scherrer (46) and I, Sven Ziegler (23), had to learn this the hard way this weekend. Luggage got lost, we didn’t get to where we originally planned and ended up staying in a rip-off hotel. For 660 CHF – without breakfast.
Here are seven tips we learned from the Chaos Journey.
1. Take supplies with you
It does not work without provisions. There is hardly any supply in the long queues at the security checkpoints. After standing in line for several hours, travelers experience hunger, thirst and fatigue. You can prevent this fatigue. A sandwich and a bottle of water in your bag can do wonders and ensure you don’t lose your nerve in queues.
2. Mental preparation
Losing your temper in endless queues does just that: nothing. Because thousands of other travelers are in the same situation as you. And once you line up, there’s no turning back anyway. So: prepare mentally. If you go to the airport knowing there’s no point in being excited, you’re better prepared for the upcoming mess. “At least I will be rewarded with a wonderful holiday in waiting” is the perfect attitude.
3. Online check-in
Queues at security checkpoints are usually long enough. If you then have to queue in front of the check-in counter, you will lose more time. So it was Shearer and I on Saturday She almost missed her first flight to Amsterdam. So: If possible, check online beforehand. You can save a lot of time this way.
4. Allow enough time
You can hear and read this advice everywhere right now. But one thing is clear: it’s worth it. Planning enough time and being at the airport on time can help you catch the plane on time despite the large number of passengers. It can, but is not necessary. Because in some airports even four or five hours are not enough. If you want to catch a connecting flight, you need not only enough time, but also luck.
5. Take a fan or hand fan with you
It seems strange, but it isn’t. Because I and Shearer were stuck on the plane in Amsterdam on Saturday. Nothing worked for two hours – and the air conditioning on the plane didn’t. The heat was unbearable, and the water on the boat was very little. That’s why it’s worth having a fan or a small hand fan in your handbag. to fall condition.
6. If possible, travel with hand luggage
T-shirts, swimwear, cosmetics: the bag fills up quickly. So a larger piece of luggage is needed. No problem, it can be 23 kg of luggage. In fact. Only: This summer, less is more. Due to the lack of staff, baggage is processed less quickly or not at all. Bags are lost everywhere, then reappear at the other end of the world. With so many packed into the holidays anyway, it’s worth taking quite a bit of luggage with you this summer. Traveling with a handbag is the surest way to get your luggage safely!
7. Take a power bank with you
Nothing is more boring than having to shiver for the battery of your smartphone. You need it to find your way around the airport, to call home, or to show your boarding pass. The endless queues not only strain your nerves but also strain the battery. That’s why you shouldn’t travel without a power bank this year.
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