Tip for Flying

[Vtdiver2]

Here's a tip I learned when flying. After you have booked your flight, go to Expedia or any of the other search sites and enter in your destination and date of your flight. It will give you a list of all the other airlines that have flights on the day you are flying. Do this for both your home airport or where you lay over. Print it off and bring it with you.
Now, if you have a flight cancelled or miss a connection, while the rest of the passengers are scrambling to figure out what to do, you already have the info you need and can go directly to the airline that has the next flight out, possibly getting that last seat available.
Doing this has saved me at least once, hope it works for you,
C-Dawg

 

[RonDawg]

Another tip: before going through the metal detector, remove your wallet, keys, change, cell phone, etc. from your pockets and place them in your carry-on bag. Do the same with your belt if your pants can stay up without them.

That way, when it's your turn to go through, you can just put your bag on the conveyor belt and walk through, without having to quickly empty your pockets. It's also easier to keep an eye on your belongings when they're not as scattered.

Also, despite what the TSA people say, don't be in a hurry to put that bag on the conveyor belt. If someone ahead of you sets off the detector and has to go for a second (or even third) pass, wait until you're about to go through detector yourself before putting the bag on the belt. You're less likely to lose your belongings if you can keep an eye on them.

 

[Charlie99]

Another tip: Take your regulator bag out of your carryon and send it through security X-ray by itself. If it's gets pulled aside for hand check, they don't have to dig through the rest of your stuff to find that large chunk of metal that showed up on X-ray.

 

[RICHinNC]

I have had success lately....when they ask do i have a movie camera...I say no...but i had a LOT of dive gear and tell whats in each bag.....the person has ALWAYS said..."dive gear coming through"......I have havent been searched since.

worth a try

 

[diversteve]

Here's a tip I learned when flying. After you have booked your flight, go to Expedia or any of the other search sites and enter in your destination and date of your flight. It will give you a list of all the other airlines that have flights on the day you are flying. Do this for both your home airport or where you lay over. Print it off and bring it with you.
Now, if you have a flight cancelled or miss a connection, while the rest of the passengers are scrambling to figure out what to do, you already have the info you need and can go directly to the airline that has the next flight out, possibly getting that last seat available.
Doing this has saved me at least once, hope it works for you,
C-Dawg

Start calling to get another flight as soon as you're off the plane while returning to the check-in counter or retrieving your bags. Carry a list of the airlines 800#'s. Once this got me out of Chicago right before a snow-delay closed the airport stranding others that were on my canceled flight.

 

[*Floater*]

Another tip (from Coleman's book): Buy a photographer's jacket (aka photo vest) and use it for extra carry on.