Rules of the Air

Nothing will kill your vacation buzz any faster than a canceled or delayed flight. You arrive at the airport with all your bags packed to venture into the warm and serene waters of Caribbean, or a culture weekend in Chicago or NY City only to find that some maintenance problem or inclement weather has thrown in wrench in your travel plans. As you are now already at the airport, you can just wait for things to get normal. Sometimes airlines provide hotel vouchers but if its just middle of the day then you’ll have to wait for few more hours and you may feel sucked up due to all this. Aside from this, everything is just expensive in airport terminals. It’s impossible to find a sandwich under 9 and all books and magazines too are market up. Usually, you will also have to leave all items like juices, water bottles as you pass security, due to strict guidelines of TSA (Travel Security Administration) regarding liquids. Now what can a stranded traveler do at the airport?By Luck, you have few innovative ways to fill your time at airport without emptying your checking account or losing your mind. You just need to come prepared for that!Firstly, you can bring along some snacks instead of spending your money on some processed, bland and expensive airport gunk. In case you have a wireless internet connection at home, you can even go through TSA guidelines to ensure that you avoid brining any stuff that you may have to throw away at airport. Chopped nuts, pretzels, veggies, portable fruits such as apples and bananas are great.In case you anticipate a much longer delay at the airport, or have a really big appetite, preparing some sandwiches adding avocado or tomatoes is a great option! And one last suggestion, you can bring in cards! Even if you’ve come alone, you will always find few other bored passengers and can start a heart or Texas Hold ‘ Em. Flexibility and Innovation is all that is needed to kill time at airports!