Air Travel Checklist
We've compiled a checklist of things you'll need to do or take with you when flying. This list is intended as a memory jogger, and may not include everything relevant to your trip.
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To Do
- Confirm flight reservations
- Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for up-to-date issues relating to the country you're travelling to
- Get vaccinations
- Get valid visas
- Phone the airline to pre-book seats
- Request early boarding at check-in
- Confirm any special meal requirements with your airline
To Pack
Hand Luggage
- Tickets
- Travel insurance documents
- Driving license
- Local currency or traveller's cheques
- Credit cards
- European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
- Medication
- Phrasebook or guide book
- Magazines, books, games, personal stereo and batteries
- Glasses / contact lenses
- Change of clothes
Suitcase
- Electrical adapters
- Photocopies of all important documents (passport, insurance and visas) packed separately from the originals
- Suntan lotion
- First aid kit
- Insect repellent
For a more complete checklist visit www.packinglistonline.com, which creates a personalised list based on where you are going, what you are doing, what temperature it will be and how you are travelling.