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8 Ways to Get Through the Airport Faster When You Travel To Bali

Summer is around the corner.  This is one of the busiest travel times.  It means Bali is one of the most famous destinations for student and family vacations for a long vacation.   With airports busier than ever, airline staffing reductions, creating longer lines at check-in and airport security wait times that can be entirely unpredictable waiting time. 

Saving a few extra minutes to get you from the front door house to your seat on the airplane as quickly and less stress as possible Here I will share some ideas to keep you moving no matter what is going on with your flight, you have to be ready.  By staying  fit and be prepared is my motto to have a good time on my trip.

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Here are my tips to get through the airport faster:

1.      Sign Up the TSA PreCheck for national fights.  The U.S. Customs Department's Global Entry program is a shortcut for frequent international travelers, especially as the federal government immigration and customs lines potentially get longer.  NEXUS is another shortcut for international travel.  These both are programs with the CBP (US customs and Border Patrol) and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) that are “trusted traveler” programs that allow you very quick and easy customs interviews and border crossings by land, sea or air.  Global Entry is the airport program that if you’ve flown in any of the major US airports during a busy time.   These are a few things you can look at to make your life easier at airport security checkpoints.  If you plan to bring a big professional camera, you should register your gear with  US customs form 4457 (https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/form-4457-certificate-registration-personal-effects-taken-abroad).  Walk into the customs office with your gear and get your gear registered.  This way, no matter what they say, you are travelling with proof of ownership of your equipment in the case you are caused by buying gear abroad to bring back and sell without paying duties and taxes.

2.      Minimize your carry-on.

Wearing a slip- on shoes to speed up your process in the checkpoints, put all your small stuff in the clear plastic bags, and don’t forget if you bring a computer put your computer in a TSA-friendly laptop cases.  All these will speed you through the security.

3.      Check your flight status frequently, especially before you left your house.  Flight status possible changes any minutes.  You don’t want to waste the drive to the airport and get disappointed. Most airlines will text you about flight status updates if you sign up on their websites, and sites like FlightStats.com and TripIt.com will do the same by text, on the Web and through smartphone apps.

4.      Check In Online is a good idea

If you don’t need to check your bags, or you want to secure your seat on the airplane It is a good idea having the pre-printed boarding pass in your hands and tress free.

5.      You don’t want to waste any body’s time in line, by doing your best habit to  put your ID, credit card and boarding pass  in an easily accessible part of your wallet or carry on bag.   So when the line is open, you are ready with all your important documents with you without any stress of losing any of them.

6.      Where to park?

If you plan to drive a car, It is important you find out about parking situation.  Check the airport website to find out the parking availability.  Or just make a simple phone call to get more details.

7.      Weigh your bags

Most airports are installing scales in front of the check-in areas; if you suspect your checked bag might be overweight, weigh it before you get in line,  and To travel to Asia, the carry on bags around max. 12 pounds. The best thing is to check with your flight company.  Each of them has various numbers.

8.      Put Airline Toll-Free Numbers on your phone

Put Airline Toll-Free Numbers (800) and Web sites on your phone.  If you get stuck due to a delayed or canceled flight, you are going to want to be proactive in figuring out your options, as airline crews are typically understaffed and you need to be more proactive in these situations. If you have the phone numbers of airlines that fly your preferred route programmed into your phone, you will get a lot further a lot faster than if you don't. http://www.tollfreeairline.com/  And download important Apps will help.