A flight attendant at a major US airline shares tip for airline passengers to avoid common mistakes when packing.
Flight attendants often make secret videos on TikTok – saying that many guests often “carry” heavy bags on the plane and can’t pick them up on their own. Generally, flight attendants are not obligated to assist, because if they are injured as a result, they do not receive compensation.
Most airlines have regulations on the weight of carry-on suitcases. To avoid wasting time and disturbing others, passengers should not pack too much and heavy luggage.
Many people often fly with a suitcase, a backpack and a wallet that holds a lot of things. According to the regulations of some airlines, airport staff or airline employees have the right to ask guests to pack all their belongings into two bags.
Most airlines allow one item to be stored in the overhead compartment, and one personal item under the seat in front. Although there is no charge for hand baggage, you should try to arrange the amount of luggage according to the regulations.
Books, headphones, cosmetics, phones, or other things you always need, don’t put them in your suitcase, even if it’s a carry-on, but should be placed in a small bag right at your fingertips during the flight.
Some passengers had to scramble to get things from their suitcases on the plane, affecting those around them. “You can delay the flight if you have to struggle to get those items, not to mention moving things from above can cause dangers like falling, dropping suitcases,” CiCi said.
According to The Points Guy, the change in altitude causes air to expand during the flight, which can cause toiletries or water bottles to leak in luggage.
To prevent this, when extracting liquid or liquid cosmetics, passengers should try to remove as much air from the bottle or bottle as possible. Containers or bottle sizes also need to be carefully selected and the type with screw cap is better than the cap and put in a zip bag.
When you fly, you can bring a frozen water bottle or an empty water bottle that you can refill when you enter the airport terminal, which provides drinking water from the tap free of charge.
Flight attendant CiCi said that when the weather is not favorable, flight attendants sometimes must sit still for the whole flight.
In case flight attendants cannot leave their seats to sell food, CiCi advises passengers to prepare snacks. In addition to fruit like apples and oranges, she always has a few bags of seeds in her luggage.
If you’re flying with just hand luggage, CiCi suggests wearing heavy items instead of packing them, especially on long trips.
On a recent flight to Italy, CiCi wore bulky rain boots, a sweater, and a jacket even though she came from the hot Florida state (USA).
“This saves a lot of space in your luggage, helping you pack more clothes for the trip,” CiCi revealed.