10 WORST Airport Mistakes⎜Airport Travel Tips

always check my gate first-- then bathroom break.

I only need a few pieces of clothes and some toothpaste and a toothbrush when I travel. I went one week to London with almost nothing!

The first thing we do once we are through security is fin the location of our gate. Once we know where it is its time for coffee and relaxing.

People during their security check, they forget to remove belt

As for #10, my husband and I do this for peace of mind

Nope I check my gate, always arrive very warly to just be chilled at the airport and not feel rushed ❤

Thankfully, I've only had an incorrect gate occur once in my travels but it did result in a 20-minute detour to find the correct gate.

Would add several significant issues that I've observed: (1) Getting intoxicated at the airport, and (2) Not planning for enough connection time between flight transfers.

Having hard copies of passport, flight itinerary, drivers license ,travel insurance, hotel address and phone number, because we can not rely only on our mobile or other electronic devices. For a long and connecting flights having packed lunch and dinner will be money saving. Only carry on without checked bag is a lot less stressful, if you travel for up to 3 months pack only for a week, every day or 3 times a week you can wash your used clothes, I used to pack a lot and most of the time I didn't wear some of my clothes even for once. Sometimes the country that you are traveling to has a lot cheaper clothing than your country of origin. Having a notebook with all your phone contacts, credit card information, the flight and hotel information is a big help in case of losing your electronic devices.

I agree with dressing comfortably but sensibly. You’re not going nighty night, or going to the gym. Dress appropriately for being in public.

I find most people look like slobs these days

I always go straight to the gate after security just so I know where it is.

checking which gate is very important especially for new travellers who don't know what to expect. ie I flew from Atlanta yesterday Dec. 2023, and my gate was wayyyy down then take elevator to airport train/tram, then to gate. Atlanta is a huge airport so please double check to make sure your gate hasn't been changed

Great tips especially checking my gate right after going through security.

I always check the location of my gate before I do anything else.

I always check my gate!

Why should I be patient. I'm the customer. I'm paying the salaries of the staff

Please, GET OUT OF THE WAY before stopping to verify a document/map or try to find your way around. Also, if you are traveling with other people, don't go about your business more than two persons side by side.

The gate on the boarding pass is just what was planned at the moment your BP was issued. you have to keep an eye on the info board as well, because it often happens to change. Whatever the case, half an hour before boarding time you should head down to the gate designated to your flight on the info board, and make a quick visit to the loo before getting in that line.

PERFECT advice but men should wear, at least, a jacket.

I always see someone running to their gate

Pay attention! Pretty bleeping simple.

Absolutely first things first, find your gate and then relax…

No.10
Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson
If you know, you KNOW!!

Love these tip! YES I 100% go straight to my gate first to see where it is and then decide what I will do with my time leading up to departure. ITS AN IMPORTANT STEP!!!

My advice is apps. Airline app, airport apps and the TSA app.

wow captain obvious

I have always walked straight to my gate. My mistake is I don't attempt to research ahead of my travel for what is located near my gate. I walk past restaurants or places not knowing what else is available. I make it to my gate and realize little is available. I don't like eating at airports either but a 14-hour flight will force me to. If I remember, I will research ahead of my arrival so I have a better idea.

You give no reason for dressing up. One Flight attendant said to wear a sweatsuit with a hoodie up and touch nothing because planes are gross.
Don’t say “the ladies”, what are you, 50? Awful

I don't fly often, but this happened on both a domestic & an international flight. Each time involved sexually explicit material by a man sitting next to me. In one case, he was reading pork magazines & in the other he was watching pornographic movies. At least he used earphones. Yes, both men had the right to do so, but it made me (a woman) feel quite uncomfortable. I angled myself the other direction as much as possible. But we all know flying coach doesn't give you much room to do so.

Connected to the grid-MISTAKE NO.8-HAHA!Toomuch reliance on electronics-wait till you loose service /power outage/batteries die/stolen phone/laptop-crushed by baggage -haha
FIRST PRINCIPLES ALWAYS-live and learn???

I always go directly to my gate when I arrive. One time I got to my gate and it said the city that I was going to, it had my flight number, all looked good, but I started checking the flight online and my gate had changed! I went up to one of the boards with all the flights listed and my flight had indeed changed gates. Even though I still had more than an hour before boarding, I jumped up to find my gate, and good thing I did, it was basically 20 minutes away on the other end of the terminal. As I was walking through the airport with my bags, I got a text on my phone saying my gate had changed, finally.

I seem to have lost my Afro comb and souvenire fridge magnets. Does airport security go into carry on luggage and remove these things without telling you?

I do the gate checking thing, but then my gate was changed. Fortunately the new gate wasnt too far away but with the language barriar and airport communication systems being what they are it made it a bit hectic.

Have you ever had a check-in gate that was like 12A? Not a regular number. I was travelling around the Philippines and I couldn't find this mythical 12A checkin gate. After walking around for ages I found out it was a door that wasn't clear and that was only opened just before checkin, then down stairs then walk for a bit and then the gate. Fun times.

Men always have all kinds of junk in their pockets.

Apparently, you don’t realize that we are not allowed to take food from the outside into the airport

Re comfortable shoes believe it or not i find my high heels very comfortable thankyou 😊

Shopping- some of the airport’s duty free stuff are actually worth checking out. Ciggs, alcohol and perfume for one.
Organizing your backpack- it’s a great idea to have 1/2 designated travel backpacks, that way you don’t lose composure when you can’t find your wallet/keys/passport etc if for some reason after putting it back “somewhere in the backpack”
Travel light- travel lighter than you allocated weight is always a good idea too to make up for any ad hoc shopping one may do even if it’s unplanned. You “never” know you might see that great deal.

I had a layover in the Denver Airport of 3 hours coming back to MSP from Oregon. I went to find my gate as soon as I got through security and ensured my flight was listed. I decided to walk around and make some calls. 30 minutes before boarding I went back to the gate and found my flight was moved and now leaving from the opposite side of the airport and had to get to the other terminal. I made it just as they gave my seat to a standby passenger. Since the door was still open they gave me the seat but it was close. I stay right by the gates now.

I particularly like the points about being patient and being aware.

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Gates are sometimes a little bit out of order...

A travel agent told me he booked me on a British Airways flight to the States but I actually flew on American Airlines and was fortunate I did not suffer the loss of the flight.

11. Mistake: Departure 0:15 am 8.11.23 Make sure to Start travel on the 7.11. !!! 😂

Number 10 my greatest fear

One mistake I think is easy to make is missing flights or boarding because you didn’t understand the boarding procedure. Different airlines board differently, so it’s important to understand the procedure of the one you’re flying.

I find it best just to bring a whole pizza

If you have a connection make sure your watch updates to the local time. I was flying from China to the US with a stop in Korea. Korea was one hour ahead of China so when we landed I realized that the time I had to get to my connection was one hour less than my watch showed. Of course, most cell phones will update automatically but if you are looking at a watch be careful. A Chinese couple that traveling on the same flight from China almost missed their connection because they never thought about the time change. Fortunately I noticed their connection to SFO was in final boarding and I ran back to where the husband was to tell him they were going to miss their flight. I convinced the gate agent to wait for them but it was close!

As for dress: wear something you can move in. You never know if an emergency might happen and you need to get out quickly. Also beware of the fabrics you wear. I saw a show many years ago that discussed surviving a minor crash. One point that was made is that often a flame can shoot through the plane floor, if you are wearing knit, it will melt to your legs etc. wear cotton or some fabric like that.