What to do in a long wait at an airport?

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if you travel a lot, little or almost never, Surely you ever had to wait more than 1 time for the time of your connecting flight, what to do in a long wait at an airport? In this little guide I leave you some tips, recommendations or ideas of things you could do in those sometimes boring hours that take forever.

In some of the last trips I made this year, for example to FAITH 2018 or for campaign presentation Everything to fall in love, I had some long waits that felt longer than they were and that's where the idea of ​​making this post was born..

Ideas of other trips or others that occurred to me while I was waiting, I will put them in this post and I invite everyone to send their tips to [email protected] so that this post continues to grow and becomes a basic guide for your next trip.

What to do in a long wait at an airport?

Sleep

The main idea that comes to mind is the image that accompanies this post. Many connecting flights take place in the wee hours of the morning or simply, are you sleepy. Sleep is an excellent option, but not all airports have comfortable chairs to jump on and sleep on.

There are airports where there are armrests between each chair in the waiting rooms., so lying down is impossible and sleeping sitting up is not very comfortable, although the dream could win you and you do it the same.

This option is good if your flight has a wait of more than 3 hours, otherwise you could fall asleep and miss the flight ? .

Go crazy at Duty Free

you arrive at the airport, you have a long time to wait, lets go shopping!

An excellent option if you have the budget to spend and buy everything, but if it is not your case, you can freely go to visit all the shops, make you interested in X product, ask for free samples and you could even have a bite to eat or drink an exotic rum, free.

This option is good for short waits up to 2 hours ?.

do spotting

Okay, if you like airplanes like me, taking photos at the airport will help you make time go by faster, but everything will depend on the terminal. There are airports that do not have a view of the apron or have very strong security measures and taking photos will generate a call for attention from a security guard.

If at the airport you are waiting there are no signs indicating that you cannot do so, carry out the activity without looking so suspicious or fixated on a single airline or plane, in order to avoid problems or misunderstandings with airport personnel.

This option works for waits of more than 2 hours, since you will surely see several interesting planes coming and going ?.

Enter a VIP room

It is one of the best options for long waits. enter one sala VIP it will allow you to rest, comer, to drink, work quietly and even take a shower, but they are generally high costs.

This in the end will depend on the airports and the VIP lounges available, since some are exclusive for high-level members of airline loyalty programs or credit cards and others that do allow entry to individuals. The values ​​I have seen range from $27 dollars up, so this is a point to evaluate.

This option works on waits of more than 2 hours, so that you can fully enjoy the benefits of the VIP room ?.

just sit and wait

Another option is to just sit and wait. you can use your cell phone, tablet or laptop connected to the airport WiFi, check your social networks, call someone, play Candy Crush or similar, watch a previously downloaded series on Netflix, etc.

Here you have to be clear that it will depend on the battery of your equipment and finding a charging point, that not all airports have or are located in uncomfortable places or you can't sit. The other is WiFi, although the vast majority offer free unlimited Internet, others are for minutes.

You can always buy WiFi for hours, but in the end everything will add up to your budget or carry an extra battery to keep your cell phone working and not get bored.

A book, magazine or pending work are also an alternative to sit and wait.

This option works on all wait durations, but it depends on your patience and hold on not moving ?.

go out on the town

One of the first ideas that come to mind when you see that your wait is longer than 4 hours, I leave this airport and I don't even wait that long. Yes, it's great idea, but you have to take into account some factors:

• Currently, the vast majority of airports allow you to leave the terminal, tour and return without charging you any tax, but others do charge. In the case of a recent wait in Lima I thought of going out on the town, but when consulting the Lima airport They told me that I would have to pay a value of more than $35 Dollars, Meanwhile in Panama yes I left the airport and when I entered I did not pay anything.
• If you leave the terminal, you will have to pay for a taxi or bus to and from, food and shopping you may be tempted to do, everything will increase your budget.
• Keep in mind that if you go out, you must measure time very well, since when you return you will have to go through security and migration filters if the flight is international, which implies that you must calculate very well how much you will be outside knowing and what it takes to get back in.

This idea works on scales, under my experience, greater than 4 hours, ojo ?.

Get in shape?

An idea that crossed my mind is to take the opportunity to exercise. When I am in an airport, be it new or an already known one, I walk it from one side to the other and discover every corner. Airports are large spaces that could easily reach 1 kilometer long and if you travel it, you will be exercising.

If your next flight is a long-haul one, stretching your legs will help you to be more tired to sleep more on the flight and your body will feel less the ravages of a long flight and you will burn some calories.

This idea works on scales up to 2 hours, I don't think you're going to walk more than that ?‍♂️.

Don't forget to leave your ideas in the comments or by email!!

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