Good Trip or Bad Trip...You Decide

Enjoyable travel takes a little work from everyone. Here are a few things to remember to do or not do as you travel that will have a major infuence on "yourself and those around you".

1. Don’t trample your fellow passengers to get on board. The plane isn’t leaving until everyone is on board.

2. Do use your manners. Saying ‘After you’ and ‘Excuse me’ as well as ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ go along way to creating good will.

3. Do bring on only what you can manage to stow yourself. Ship ahead those bulky, heavy, fragile items.

4. Do remember overhead compartments are ‘shared’ space.

5. Do wear appropriate clothing—although you might think you look great in that mini skirt with thigh high boots -frankly your fellow travelers do not. psss. remember Southwest?

6. Don’t do your grooming on board. Polishing Nails, Clipping toe nails, flossing your teeth at your seat, brushing your hair in the middle seat and going barefoot in the bathroom—all are BAD! Rule of thumb if you wouldn’t do it in a restaurant don’t do it on an airplane.

7. Do show your fellow passengers compassion by being prepared with food, games and other items to keep your children occupied.

8. Do show your fellow passengers compassion if they are traveling with children—most often a gentle request for a little one not to kick your seat is enough to have the problem resolved.

9.Do monitor your alcohol intake. Remember when flying ---every drink you have is double due to the altitude. Save the holiday cheer for your holiday destination.

10. Do monitor your volume with your electronic devices and your voice. Uncle Earl might be hard of hearing but your fellow passengers are not.

Using these tips for traveling will improve your travel experience as well as your fellow travelers.

Happy Flying!
The Sky Steward Crew