Most people book wheelchairs because they need to and don’t have a choice. There are also some people who are medically capable of the walk from the plane to the luggage carousel but who find it sufficiently daunting to warrant…
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Booking meals – Air travel
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Booking meals can be easy or hard, depending on who you have done the booking with. If its through an agent, it’s a quick call. If its an airline, be prepared to wait a while on the line before getting…
Missed connection – what to do
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The last thing anyone of us wants to hear is that boarding has closed for our connecting flight. Or, as in my own case, that the flight was already taxiing for take-off as we landed, resulting in an unplanned six…
DIY flight bookings – Minimum connecting time
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One way that a journey can go wrong is when you have connecting flights. One of the most frustrating of these can be when you end up running from one terminal to another to make a connecting flight, only to…
New online check-in page!
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We have a great new resource on the website that gets you directly to the online check-in for a number of the world’s leading airlines. You will see that you have a choice of clicking on the logo to go…
Bypass the queue – check-in online
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We are glad to announce that our promised check-in page is now available. It has details for many of the worlds major airlines and can be accessed from the main menu above. These days there are three ways to check-in…
Peace vs babies
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Mark Twain famously declared that a baby is “a loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other”. While he was clearly not a fan, it is a moot point that infants on board a flight…
Avoiding illness while travelling – General precautions
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A number of travellers experience upset stomachs. The symptoms can include diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea. It can ruin a holiday or even kill you. Fortunately there are a number of things that you can do to avoid it altogether, and…
Airport Transit – Keep the boredom at bay
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Some airports are better than others, depending on ones interests, if you are stuck with a long connection time. The experience varies from small island airports stuck in yesteryear, where you can wander out onto the tarmac and watch them…
Deep Vein Thrombosis – protect yourself
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Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns about Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Even if you are not in the high risk category, one’s medical history must be assessed by a competent medical practitioner in order to come to…