What To Know Before You Go
May, 1985
Forget About reserving an airline seat in advance. Most of the time, that guarantees very little, since passengers on most flights must arrive at the gate at least 30 minutes (sometimes more) in advance of departure to hold a seat reservation. A far better strategy is to actually stick your head into an airline ticket office (or some travel agents' offices) and secure a boarding pass for your flight. Once a boarding pass has been issued, airline computers show you as checked in, and you own the...
