Besides doing the obvious to protect your belongings (TSA locks, anyone?) you can learn tricks of the trade of become a savvy air passenger.
The Aviation Consumer Protection Division offers some great advice to help avoid travel headaches.
- If you have a choice between two connections and the fares and service are equivalent, choose the one with the less-congested connecting airport. This reduces the risk of misconnecting. Also consider potential adverse weather when choosing a connecting city.
- Put the same information inside each bag, and add an address and telephone number where you can be reached at your destination city.
- Report any baggage problems to your airline before leaving the airport. Insist that the airline fill out a form and give you a copy, even if they say the bag will be in on the next flight. Before leaving the airport, ask the airline if they will deliver the bag without charge when it is found.
- When selecting a flight, remember that a departure early in the day is less likely to be delayed than a later flight, due to "ripple" effects throughout the day. If you book the last flight of the day, you could get stuck overnight.
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