How to fly without force majeure: 14 tips that can save vacation

Travelers may encounter many troubles: bad weather, fraud, bankruptcy of airlines. But most problems arise because of the trivial things that can be assessed independently. We tell you that it is worth considering when planning a flight, and how to travel without difficulties.

1. Carefully check the dates before and after the payment

This is the most common mistake. Sometimes searching for a better price tickets traveler is looking for the next month, he sees an attractive price and happily buys them. Only at the airport it is clear that the aircraft is not flying in May and in June.

2. Immediately inform if a mistake in the data

Error in the surname, first name or last name of the passenger - this is critical. Fix it difficult and often impossible. But it is worth remembering that since when the discharged air tickets at the box office, kept the option of cancellation without penalty ticket the day of discharge. This was done in order to correct the error of the operator.

If you report an error before the expiration of the calendar day, the probability is very high ticket cancellation without penalty. The main thing is that it does not contradict the rules of the airline.

3. Do not be afraid to buy tickets when changing passports and names

If you change the name after marriage to fly through the old Russian passport within a country in a period of 30 days.

Fly through the old international passport can be any number, so you can safely buy tickets.

But here's a visa to such a document no longer obtain.

If you need to buy a ticket right now, but you know exactly what you have to fly with the new document, the problem can be solved in several ways. When submitting documents to the passport office, ask to show how the message will indicate your name and surname in the new document, or write a statement with a request to keep the current spelling.

After that, buy a ticket with the correct writing of the name and surname, enter the old passport number, and after the issuance of a new document, replace the number on the ticket. This can be done, as opposed to changes in the spelling of names. However, before the payment should ensure that the procedure in the selected airlines will be free.

When you first buy a ticket, and then change the name, you can send a document confirming the marriage. It is important that this happened after the purchase of the ticket. Otherwise, you will be denied in the data change.

In the market there are companies that allow you to make the nominal exchange, but the penalties for this are quite high.

With Chinese airlines such number is not exactly pass.

4. Correctly specify the children when booking

Babies are all the children up to two years. They fly on the lap of their parents, but still need to be specified when booking. The infant must always be issued a separate ticket.

Children from two to twelve years are flying on your own site. They have their own baggage allowance. Check out a reserved seat on the baby, too, is possible, but its price will be almost like an adult.

5. Gather the necessary documents for the support of children

According to Russian children can fly with any adult accompanying person. No notification that a child will go to a grandparent, do not need to do. For domestic flights of a child under 14 years must be only a birth certificate.

If your child is flying abroad with at least one parent, it does not require notarized consent of the other parent. If he was flying with any other escort, will have to get notarized consent of both parents.

6. Always bring your child's birth certificate

Even if your child is inscribed in the passport or has your correct paperwork, but a request to present a birth certificate you refuse, it will not fly away.

7. If you're not sure what some of the adult fly, it is better not to specify it when booking first

Since infants and when booking extra baggage attached to the first passenger.

8. Do not miss the Flight areas

If you fly from Kazan via Moscow to Sochi, but at some point decided to get to Moscow by train, Your second flight of capital is automatically canceled. The same applies to return tickets. If you are late for your flight back, a return ticket in most cases, use will not work. If you miss a Flight portion, all the rest are no longer valid.

9. Do not fly abroad without a return ticket

This is a direct path to deportation. Go on such a journey could only those citizens who have the right to live there. Or who have a student visa, residence permit or intent to marry.

10. Do not leave the airport without supporting documents on cancellation or delay of a flight

On your itinerary should be a mark of change in flight status. If it is not, get compensation It will be much more difficult.

11. Do not forget the luggage on connecting flights

He does not always overloaded airlines forces. In cases where the first flight of the domestic and the other international, or you fly different airlines, with probability close to 100% you need to overload the luggage yourself.

12. Remember that docked at some airports is only possible when there is a visa

If you will be going to fly to Mexico, where no visa is required, through USA, You have to obtain a visa, otherwise you will not fly out. The same with some other countries.

13. If you are sick, provide a certificate of sickness

It should cover not only the way there, but also back. The certificate must indicate that you are not allowed flights for a certain period.

14. Correctly enroll animal flight

At check-in with pets is important to remember that in the cabin will be only one type of animal, which was registered before anyone else. Dogs and cats at the same time on board can not be.

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