Things to do if you are flying
Brian Kelly, Founder of The Points Guy, shares the tips you should follow if you travel by plane.
A flight attendant’s Facebook post is going viral for saying what many other flight attendants can’t.
According to a Facebook page, Kristie Koerbel is a flight attendant who wanted passengers to know how to deal with current challenges in the airline industry, including canceled flights and staff shortages.
“I feel like as a flight attendant, I should try to share some tips to help you get around by plane for the foreseeable future,” Koerbel posted.
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Brian Kelly, Founder of The Points Guy, shares top tips for anyone looking to fly.
His post received more than 15,000 reactions and has been shared more than 73,000 times.
Koerbel unapologetically and bluntly offers tips that passengers should keep in mind:
“Things aren’t going well… if it’s less than 7 hours – DRIVE!”“Download and use the application of the airline you fly with.”“Fly A LOT earlier than you need to, a whole day earlier if that’s important!”“ALWAYS fly the first flight in the morning.”“Schedule long layovers – your 1 hour layover is NOT enough anymore.”“Avoid connecting in Newark (or any New York airport).”“Be kind. As stated above, we are overworked and tired. We will not help you if you are mean.”“Being drunk on a plane is a federal crime, so don’t overdo it.”“Get travel insurance if you have a lot of money invested.”“Don’t be ‘That Guy.’ Don’t delay boarding because you have the extenders open until they break and you don’t know how to fit them into the ceiling.”“Shower, brush your teeth, put on your perfume, don’t eat stinky food.”“Bring a sweater if you tend to get cold.”“For the love of God wear shoes to the bathroom!!!”“Don’t tell a flight attendant they look tired. We are and we know it. You can make us cry ugly right there in the kitchen.”
Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the US last week, one of the worst days to travel yet as the peak summer holiday season heats up.
And they came as airline CEOs held a virtual meeting with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a sign of the Biden administration’s concern about the prospect of tangled airports and disgruntled travelers this summer.
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During the meeting, which was held via video conference, Buttigieg asked the CEOs to outline the steps they are taking to operate smoothly through the Fourth of July holiday and the rest of the summer, according to a person familiar with the call but not authorized to discuss it publicly. .
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Buttigieg has also pushed airlines to examine whether they can handle the schedules they have posted and to improve customer service, the person said.
Airlines are struggling with shortages of workers, especially pilots, which are affecting their ability to operate all of their planned flights. Pilot unions at Delta, American and Southwest have said their airlines were too slow to replace pilots who retired or were absent during the early part of the pandemic.
Airlines have clashed with the FAA this spring over delays in Florida, where air travel has recovered more quickly than in many other parts of the country. After meeting with airline representatives in May, the FAA agreed to increase staffing at an air traffic control center near Jacksonville and make other changes.
Concerns about flight problems come as the number of air travelers in the US exceeds 2.2 million per day. That’s still about 300,000 fewer a day than it was in mid-June 2019, but the crowds will grow in the coming weeks and will almost certainly break the pandemic-era record set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year. past.
Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
Source: www.fox29.com