Apps to improve your airport experience
A Travel by plane it can be a quick, pleasant and by no means painless experience that, however, can be spoiled by those previous moments that take place in the airport: be it a flight delay , a simple but boring wait or the dreaded baggage loss , there are many factors that can ruin any air travel.
However the world of technology he is willing to make things much easier or at least comfortable. In fact, a good handful of applications have turned the smartphone into the perfect ally for long waits at the airport. In the 21st century, knowing in detail each and every one of the data of our flight or even ordering someone to pack our luggage to travel without any load is possible thanks to these 'apps':
1. HOW MUCH LEFT?
With GateGuru (available for Android and ** for iOS ** ), it is possible to be aware of everything that happens in relation to our flight practically in real time : any change of boarding gate, delays or the services available at the airport where you are, collected on the mobile screen. The application collects flight information from more than 200 airports around the world so that you are aware of everything.
Gate Guru
two. YOU WILL NEVER LOSE YOUR PASSPORT AGAIN
Available both for devices with ** Android ** as the operating system and for those that have ** iOS **, the application Mobile Passport allows users to lighten the procedures for entering the United States, becoming the digital passport that can banish the possibility of losing some paper along the way and make landing in the North American country even more tedious.
Mobile Passport
3. HOW MUCH TIME DO I NEED?
One of the great existential doubts of anyone who is going to go to the airport to catch a plane is how much time he needs. Not surprisingly, the balance is difficult: you must go early enough not to miss the plane , but the ideal is not to get so far ahead of yourself that you get bored waiting. MiFlight (only for iOS) shows how long it takes to pass the security control of each of the hundred airports from which the 'app' collects data for now. In addition, the data is reliable: It is provided by other travelers who have already passed through the same place.
MiFlight
Four. EVERYTHING ORGANIZED
If the traveler still finds it difficult to organize to get to the airport on time, other applications such as TripIt they do everything for him: he just has to enter in the application the flight and hotel confirmation emails so that the tool itself is the one that generates an itinerary to organize the trip with total precision. At what time should I take a taxi to the airport? How long does it take to get to the hotel? Everything, collected in a single 'app'.
5. AFFORDABLE JOURNEYS
Precisely, getting to the airport can be a problem for the traveller. Not because it is complicated, but because it can be more expensive than expected. Nevertheless, Airport Transit Guide (for Android and for iOS) collects the necessary data to reach some 500 airports without the portfolio suffering excessively. Urban bus? Cab? Shuttle? There are options of all colors and for all pockets.
Airport Transit Guide
6. WHERE DO I PARK?
Another option is to go by car to the airport where our plane will leave. However, this requires extra planning (and budgeting). With AirportParkingReservation it's possible know the rates of the car parks of each airport and, in addition, reserve a place to avoid having problems. Arriving and not having a place to leave the car would automatically give up trying to catch our flight on time. Prevention is better than running (although, yes, it is only available for iOS).
AirportParkingReservation
7. NO BAGGAGE
Much of the inconvenience produced in an airport has to do with the suitcases that accompany us. Whether it's because you have to ship them or because you have to make sure they meet the measurements, suitcases are always an obstacle. DUFL , however, allows you to travel with your hands in your pockets. When the traveler signs up, he can pack all the clothes he wants and send them to a warehouse . Thus, each time you go to travel by plane, you only have to select, through the application, what clothes you want to have at your destination: when you arrive, the company will have delivered everything you asked for. All for about ten euros a month.
8. MEET PEOPLE
Waiting at airports can be useful and, in fact, is what T intends akeacoffe , an application that connect travelers who are in the same terminal so that they can get to know each other while waiting for their respective flights to depart. Available in around thirty international airports, the 'app' proposes conversation (and a coffee, of course) to avoid the typical boredom.
9. WITHOUT LOSING LUGGAGE
If having to wait at an airport is uncomfortable, doing so because your luggage doesn't show up is even worse. However, **placing smart tags like Aerotag** on our bags is possible. know at all times where our belongings are and how long it should take to be back in our power. Everything, through its own 'app'.
10. gossip the sky
Another way to liven up the waiting time is to see which planes are flying through the skies at any given time and to what destination. To do this, mobile applications and the Flightradar 24 web version They collect, on a map, all that updated information: planes, schedules, itineraries, expected landing time... Everything related to the ships that are flying, in real time.
The end of boredom and inconvenience at the airport