to significantly enhance your air travel experience. Jumia Travel shares 5
surprisingly clever air travel tips.
Do an Amenities Comparison
When Booking Flights
Not all airlines have the same amenities. There are
airlines that offer great services, seat sizes, swiftness and entertainment at
really great prices. You should, therefore, try to do a little research or ask
one or two people versed in this area about them. Avoid the erroneous belief
that all airlines are the same, and do some research to get the best airline
with the best deal for your air travel.
If You Want To Adjust or
Recline Your Seat, Politely Ask The Person Likely To Be Affected By The
Change
It’s funny that most people don’t realize that simply politely
talking to the person beside or at the back of you about your need to recline or
adjust your seat, can go a long way in giving you a potentially more comfortable
and convenient flight experience. If you’re afraid to do it yourself, you can
ask a flight attendant to help you out. The worst that can happen is that the
person is unwilling to adjust, and in that case you can ask the flight attendant
to help you ask around for those who won’t mind adjusting for you, and you can
exchange seats as appropriate. There’s nothing herculean about it, you simply
have to ask. Another alternative is that if you’re traveling with a family or
friend, at the time of booking, you can request to sit directly in front of
him/her. A friend or family will easily be able to accommodate your need to
adjust your seat every once in a while. The airline can make provisions for
this, if such a request can be accommodated.
Treat The Flight
Attendants Well
A flight attendant will be more willing to go the extra
mile to secure your comfort during the flight, if you are simply nice to them.
Try not to argue with them or ignore their instructions, and just be polite to
them. At the end of the day, they are flight attendants not slaves or
servants.
Bring Ear Plugs Along With You
The importance of
bringing earplugs along with you, especially on long flights or overnight
flights, can really not be over-emphasized. With ear plugs, it doesn’t matter if
or when the plane gets noisy, you can always plug in your earplugs and get much
needed silence. Even in the hotel room, when you finally get to your
destination, ear plugs can also be very valuable in helping you keep things
quiet around you.
If You’re Traveling With Children, Bring Some
Entertainment Along With You
Bringing along a portable DVD player, an
iPad or tablet, or a game player can help keep your young children occupied
during the flight and give you some needed downtime. You can bring some
entertainment for yourself too, to also keep yourself occupied. In this case,
you can invest in good quality noise canceling earphones or headphones, so
regardless of how noisy the plane gets, your entertainment or even that of your
children will not be interrupted.
