ARRIVING IN THE AIRPORT

- Prepare all the documents necessary for your trip before you reach your airline check-in counter, in particular your passport or ID and your plane ticket.

- Make certain your checked baggage is labelled with your name. If it is not, your airline can supply a tag for you to fill in.

- Inform your airline check-in agent if you are taking any items that cannot be carried onboard or in checked baggage.

- Remember that certain airlines accept carry-on bags only if they have been approved and labelled by their agents. Ask your airline to affix a tag on your luggage; that way it will check that your luggage complies with its standards.

- After checking in, do not waste your time; go quickly through security control.

- Keep boarding pass handy, since you will have to show it.