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The only guarantee against loss or damage to your valuables is to keep them with you.
Full flights which run out of room in the cabin must resort to "gate check" of the carry-on bag. The carry on will be taken from you before entering the
plane and will be waiting for you at your destination as you de-plane.
Pack your carry-on in a way that if it must be gate checked, you can quickly remove your priority items:
Take the items described above and pack them in a small soft bag, easily accessible in your carry-on bag, which will fit under the seat in front of you.
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Tips: Baggage & Packing For Aruba
- Airlines are required to refund any fee for carrying a bag if the bag is lost
- Airlines are required to compensate passengers for reasonable expenses for loss, damage or delay in the carriage of passenger baggage.
- Airlines are required to disclose baggage fees when passengers book a flight.
- Airlines are required to apply baggage allowances and fees the same throughout a passenger’s journey.
- Airlines must now prominently disclose all optional fees on their websites, including but not limited to fees for baggage, meals,
canceling or changing reservations, or advanced or upgraded seating.
The only guarantee against loss or damage to your valuables is to keep them with you.
Full flights which run out of room in the cabin must resort to "gate check" of the carry-on bag. The carry on will be taken from you before entering the
plane and will be waiting for you at your destination as you de-plane.
Pack your carry-on in a way that if it must be gate checked, you can quickly remove your priority items:
- Small valuables: jewelry, an expensive camera.
- Critical items: medicine, keys, passport, tour vouchers, business papers.
- Irreplaceable items: manuscript, heirlooms.
- Fragile items: eyeglasses, glass containers, liquids.
Take the items described above and pack them in a small soft bag, easily accessible in your carry-on bag, which will fit under the seat in front of you.
For more information on Packing for Aruba as well as Aruba Travel Tips.
Expanded Airline Passenger Protections: U.S. Department of Transportation
- Smart People Travel Light
Be a smart, one-bag packerYesterday I saw this skinny girl struggling with not one, but two huge pink carry-on bags. Holy cat! What on earth did she pack in there, her whole wardrobe or her two secret lovers? I always travel light. However the incident...
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Travel Tips Preparing for travel may be stressful, but it doesn’t need to be. You are encouraged to keep these screening tips in mind to help facilitate the screening process on your next trip to the airport. Advanced Imaging Technology TSA uses this...
- Tripadvisor Reveals Flyer Preference & Annoyances In Annual Air Travel Survey
Travelers Prioritize Value Over Comfort; U.S. Air Travel Set To Increase in 2013 NEWTON – Mass. – February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual air travel survey of...
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