Is Air travel a luxury? I’ve put up with another year of flying the 4th worst airline in the world according to the AirHelp Global Airline ranking system.
I’ve become immune to the waiting times, nasty fees and negative staff attitudes and constantly over compensate by expecting a late arrival. No disasters but I’ve come too close to missing important life events and this accumulates to a constant state of high anxiety I sooth with massive doses of downloaded Netflix series.
So here’s how I did…again
No checked luggage -90% of the time my flight runs out of space, so I get to check-in luggage free of charge
Prepare for late night arrivals – the last flight is always delayed leaving me transportation issues when car hire closes at 11pm, fortunately I found all night train route.
Pack only what you need
Avoid gifts and comfort bits
Avoid speaking to airline staff, the ground crew just tell you to visit the website anyway.
Use the airport lounge, this oasis is perfect preparation to be squished up in a seat with absolutely no creature comforts. Worth every penny of investment and your last bit of civilisation for a few hours.
Don’t tell Loved ones you’ve landed till you are in the airport…. it’s not unusual to be left on the tarmac on plan waiting for a gate or “somebody” to bring a bus to the airplane.
Line up early, this actually beats the so-called paid “Speedy boarders “as it usually every man for himself as over 150 people try to board as fast as possible through 2 ground crew checking passport and boarding passes on mobile phones. Expect no decorum here.
Fly solo, it helps you get into the brutal zone but always have a plan B and C lined up.
I’ll be enjoying one of the better airlines this December and will be snacking with real cutlery on-board and with enough leg room for two.
