We are a low income family and have never flown. Dd will be flying to CA. this summer alone. She is 17. I have no idea how to do anything involved! Feeling pretty nervous about... (more)
it. Can someone help me?
posted May 22nd, 2022 at 10:45am in Toddler
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- It will be pretty easy. Have you already bought the tickets or do you need help planning that? 5-22-2022 10:46am
- I haven’t bought tickets. I have no idea what to look for, what to ask for, is there something I have to do because she is a minor, I don’t know how to navigate the airport, what...(more) 5-22-2022 10:47am
- What’s to help with? 5-22-2022 10:46am
- buy the ticket and have it emailed to her phone. make sure she has a government -issued ID with her photo on it. tell her to get snacks and a drink in the terminal after she gets...(more) 5-22-2022 10:47am
- What do you need to know. You’ll check her in at the airline desk. Just don’t overpack. Thrn she finds the gate and gets on. She’ll be fine 5-22-2022 10:47am
- You don’t understand that even that is unfamiliar to me. I don’t even really know how to tell her to find her gate. 5-22-2022 10:48am
- You can ask when you check in to point you in the right direction and they have signs everywhere 5-22-2022 10:49am
- There are signs for terminals and gate numbers. She will be able to figure it out 5-22-2022 10:49am
- A letter and a number will be printed on her boarding pass. A12 or C8. She follows the signs to that location. 5-22-2022 10:50am
- take a dry run to the airport look at the terminals and the arrival/departure notices, ask questions. 5-22-2022 10:53am
- Her DD is 17. She will be fine without all that. 5-22-2022 10:54am +1 like
- You don’t understand that even that is unfamiliar to me. I don’t even really know how to tell her to find her gate. 5-22-2022 10:48am
- Buy tickets. On day of travel go up to the departures airline desk. They will check her in issue a boarding pass and take her luggage. Then she goes thru security and finds her...(more) 5-22-2022 10:47am
- I woul watch some youtube videos for new flyers 5-22-2022 10:47am +2 likes, -1 dislike
- Omg 5-22-2022 10:48am -2 dislikes
- Np. This is a great idea...(more) 5-22-2022 10:53am +2 likes
- yes becomes someone has walked the steps out foryou 5-22-2022 10:57am
- Omg 5-22-2022 10:48am -2 dislikes
- take her to grand central or penn station and have her figure that out...it's the same thing with flying but you have to go through security before you go to your "track" and you...(more) 5-22-2022 10:47am stop a a counter when you first walk in if you want to check your bags. After you get of the plane, you follow the signs to luggage claim. There is a big board there with all the flights that just came in so you look for yours to see what claim area is for your flight, go there, get bag when it comes out and leave
- us she doing a college visit 5-22-2022 10:48am
- No, she is visiting her aunt who lives there. 5-22-2022 10:55am
- she just needs to follow the signs. it's really not difficult at all if you pay attention. 5-22-2022 10:50am
- OP: Thanks everyone! 5-22-2022 10:55am
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- Is she checking bag or carryon? Look up rules for carryon-bag size, liquid/gel rules. 5-22-2022 10:58am
- Carry on 5-22-2022 10:59am
- Have her take carryon & backpack that she can put under seat (put purse in backpack if she has one). 5-22-2022 11:01am
- Thanks 5-22-2022 11:10am
- Have her take carryon & backpack that she can put under seat (put purse in backpack if she has one). 5-22-2022 11:01am
- Carry on 5-22-2022 10:59am