Q&A for How to Prepare for a Flight

Bring plenty of essential items with you on your carry-on. Pack some chapstick, hand lotion, earplugs or noise cancelling headphones, earphones for the onboard entertainment, a phone charger, hand wipes, pain medicine, a neck pillow, and an extra battery for your electronics.

You should wear loose, comfortable clothing. Bring something to do on the plane.

Yes! In fact, it makes everyone feel weird. This mainly caused due to a slight increase in gravity around you. Don't worry, its completely normal.

Get to the airport early. Every airport will have a scale on-site that you can use.

If you have anxiety problems, take off and landing are going to be a bit difficult for you. Close your eyes during take off/landing, and take deep breaths. Try chewing gum to reduce the 'popping' in your ears, which will reduce the feeling of panic. If you have the window seat, consider yourself lucky, because you have a great way of distracting yourself. Just look outside and enjoy the view of the clouds. If your flight is during the night, just sleep for most of the time, but if it's during the day, and longer, your plane will normally have a built in entertainment device; just watch a movie on that.

You can check in up to 24 hours before your flight. You should get an email or a text notification that will tell you when you can check in.

You can verify it by checking the times that are listed on the tickets. You can do this via e-mail, the airline's website, or downloading the airline's app for your phone.

Airlines have policies allowing underage people to fly on their own. However, make sure that you have emergency contact numbers for your parents and family. The airport staff may also need them.

Yes.

100 ml per container, with a limit of 10 containers (max 1000 ml).

Don't whine. Just stare out the window, if your flight is at night, sleep the whole flight. Hungry? Immediately ask your parents when those carts are near. On take off, keep all your gadgets and stare at the window, let your parent wear your seat belt for you, and keep staring at the window. It's pretty cool. During the flight, just go and play some games. Color Switch and Stack, those can eat up your time. Let your parent take off your seat belt while you're at it. Don't kick the seat in front of you.

All airplanes have a lavatory (bathroom). So you won’t need a diaper, unless you have a baby with you on the flight.

It looks like you're going really slow. but you're actually going fast. Also, if you're on a plane, it means you are travelling a long distance.

No, but you will need some form of government-issued ID.

It varies by airline. Reference Method 2, Steps 1 - 2.

Check your airline and ask them if your shaving kit can be brought on carry-on luggage. If not, ask if you can bring them on the plane. If not, tough luck, you can’t have stuff you can’t bring until you get back. If you’re not coming back, then buy the stuff at your destination!

No, you cannot visit or enter the cockpit, as it is a violation of FAA regulations to do so. It is similar across other countries too, as the International Civil Aviation Organization will have set persuasive standards on this issue and expects countries to adopt the same rules to prevent passengers from entering cockpits.

It depends on the airport, but most major airports have check-in and baggage claim at ground level and lounge and gates higher up. That is because most modern planes (e.g. B737, B747, A350) are so tall that it is best to use an "arm" for disembarking. So, in most major airports you will have to go upstairs for your departure.