1. That the flights you buy take off first thing in the morning
Whenever you have the opportunity, book your ticket for the flight to take off in the morning. Because? Because it is more likely that you will not experience a flight delay or cancellation. A common practice among airlines is for the same aircraft to cover the same route for one day (both round trip and return). This sometimes causes small delays that accumulate during the day and become much more pronounced during the afternoon or night. This is the case, for example, of Vueling in summer in Ibiza.
2. Be very careful with flights with a stopover (or false stopover)
We love exotic destinations, and it's normal. The thing is that traveling to destinations like the Philippines or Vietnam is not so simple, since many times there are no direct flights . For this reason, many flight search engines connect routes from different companies with a very short time between flights . You have to know that if the routes are from different companies or if there are less than three hours of layover, they are considered independent flights . And this is very important when making a claim. Our recommendation is that you try to buy flights through the companies directly as much as possible . It will save you a bad experience if you later have to claim the flight with a stopover (which is already quite a bad experience to claim).
3. Be careful with the company you travel with
Low cost airlines are always an option, but sometimes cheap can be expensive. Because? Very easy. Many companies cannot be directly claimed in Spain (sometimes not even in Europe), because they are not based in our country or because they do not even have flights that pass through our territory. We know that in certain places in the world it is essential to travel with local companies, but try to inform yourself beforehand and travel with the most reliable ones.
If you have been affected by any aerial incident...
We do not want you to suffer any incidents, and these three tips will help you do so. But if you have a delay, cancellation, overbooking or luggage problem , you have to especially take these two aspects into account:
Always keep all your documentation.
All. This is very important. Keeping it is the only way to prove that you were on that flight. If you suffer an incident, it is what will save you so you can claim it. Don't throw away any boarding passes . Even if your flight is canceled and you are given an alternative one, always keep the original one. If you have it in the company's app, try to take good screenshots. This is important because in many cases they disappear when the travel date passes.
Request all the certificates you can.
There are times (especially when you travel outside the European Union), when you experience a delay and there is no way to prove it in court. Therefore, it is very important that if you have any incident, you ask at the counter for a certificate that certifies it , as well as the reasons. Both for a delay, cancellation and even more so with a loss of luggage. When your luggage has been lost, the PIR (irregularity report) is essential. Always ask for it because otherwise it cannot be claimed.
