Grabbing a flight can sometimes be the only way to get the destination of your dreams. Or the only practical way, any how. And dealing with everything that goes into a flying is not always the most fun. Between trying to fit everything into your carry on, or trying to follow the 3-1-1 rules, hopefully these flight tips will make your next fight a little less of an ugh experience.
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Elizabeth @ Being MVP says
Great tips. We just went on a trip to Maui with the inlaws and wow it was a fiasco!
susan says
These are some great tips! I really loved the traveling with a cold… I do this too often!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
We fly several times a year (the whole family), so I like to think we’re fairly experienced at this point.
Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says
We travel a lot as a family, we take multiple trips per year, yet this is great information in one place! Off to read the tips from flight attendants!!
LauraOinAK says
We’re flying across the continent next month and definitely need to plan ahead. This time I want to make sure the boys have a change of underwear and socks in their carry on bag just in case.
Jennifer says
I only fly when I have to. I just don’t like the thought of being 30,000 feet above the earth’s surface in a gigantic hollow tube. These articles have great tips to help keep one more thing from stressing me out when I’m already intensely stressed from the actual act of flying.
Courtney says
I love the packing tips from flight attendants. I always have so much trouble packing for plane trips.
Nolie says
Great tips. We are flying for the first time in the fall and I am totally nervous about flying with the kids.
Shauna says
Thanks for the list. i will be traveling by myself in a few weeks and I am so nervous… ha! Then over Spring break the whole family is flying… AHHH!
Janel says
I love traveling, but getting out the door can always be stressful. Thanks for the links!
Meagan says
I travel quite a bit with my toddler. The packing tips from flight attendants is just what I was looking for 🙂
CrazyMom a/k/a Melanie says
Great tips.. wish we had these when we went on our Big Trip earlier this summer..thanks for sharing
Chelley @ AisForAdelaide says
Great tips! I am so glad that I was prepped for flying with my toddler before our flight. Being prepared is WAY more than half the battle there!
Ann Bacciaglia says
Great tips! Flying can be so overwhelming at the best of times. Even though I was a flight attendant for many years, there are still things for me to learn.
Mama to 5 BLessings says
Great tips. As a family of 7 flying is too costly for us so for now we will stick to driving.
Debi says
We have the same problem when we all go on vacation. We are a family of 6 so it gets costly
Amy Desrosiers says
I need to read how to chill the heck out!! I am so petrified of airplanes!
Pam says
Flying is always stressful even after we have flown countless times! The tips on flying with head colds are great! It is really important to be careful flying when you have a head cold because it can really mess up your ears!
Tasha says
Wonderful tips! I don’t travel a whole lot on a plane but when I do these tips will sure come in handy!
Marina MommySnippets says
Great list. Airports and all of the hassle of flying can be inconvenient enough. It’s important to be prepared.
Tammileetips says
Great tips for traveling. We are constantly traveling in Airports and flying. Seems I learn or realize something new every time!
StacieinAtlanta says
Flying is always stressful for my family. My husband obsesses over time, often wanting to leave for the airport much too early, the kids are excited…which means energised and hyper, and I’m typically still trying to wake up. Thanks for the tips, we can most definitely use them.
Liz Mays says
I have got to read the tips from flight attendants. They seem so organized!