I worked for an international airline called US AIRWAYS for 10 years. And during that time i can tell u that the SECURITY PROCESS is the essential. Today and from septembre 11,98 the rules were changed due to crazy people used the mean of transportation to cause terrorism and other bad feeling to the population. Now i can tell u that the TSA AND other organization had worked pretty well due to every single person including the personnel from the airline has a very special security process that it's impossible to find a weapon or any other hazzadour item. I understand that some paxs get angry but for security please calm down and you must understand that if you want to arrive on time at home you must follow all the instrucctions. So my recomendations are the following:
1.If you fly in a domestic area arrive one hour and thirty minutes before departing. bUT IF YOU have an international flight yu must be three hours before departing.
2. According to the baggage the limited is one bags but every bag must weight 50 pounds, and if you have more pounds than thatyou must pay an extramoney. If you want to take a second bag you will pay 15 dlls.
3./If you bag is bigger than the size accepted yu must pay extra too, so try to follow the rules about the size and don't use boxes or something like that.
4. Confirm you schedule before arriving to the airport because sometimes the reservation not appear on the computer because sometime people don't use a segment and if you are an E-TKT you must have your PNR NUMBER which has six digits.
5.- Try not to take a lots of clothes were you go in this case you can take on the plane as carry on and you arrive to your destination will not have problems.
5. In case that on eof your bags don't arrive on time, please go to the airline office and fill a LUGGAGE REPORT and the agent will search on WORLD TRACER which is the system that all tha companies use for looking your bag. And don't worry, your bag will be with you before 24 hrs if you make the report inmediately.
6.- If you don't want to have problems with your seat assigment, please request for them, on the reservation before leaving, in this way, you and your family will be on time.
Well that's all what i can share with you. And i EXPECT TO RECEIVE SOME COMMENTS.
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Nice post Alot of people don't know how to travel on a plane these days. The seasoned travellers have it down to a science tho. I work in the travel industry and the things people do...

thx for your comments. I was not sure but i think i will write more about this, because i have plenty information. thx again and have a good day!

Yes it was a good post! ...Can't believe how many people we have in this world who claim themselves as "professionals" in their business, (lawyers, doctors, etc.) but once they get to an airport they seem to lose any knowledge of any common sense! "If they had any from the beginning?"

thx for your comments. I appreciate your words.