Managing Travel Risks: Ensuring Travelers' Safe Air Travel - BCD travel

Managing Travel Risk: Keeping Travelers Safe TAKING A FLIGHT Even if you travel regularly, it’s always prudent to revisit key safetypractices. In this note, we’ve highlighted precautions you can take tostay safe by minimizing potential risks when taking a flight. Before heading to the airport On the flight Take your valuables and passport with you if leavingyour seat. Pack an adequate supply of any medication in yourhand luggage, ensuring you have more than enoughfor the duration of your trip, in case there’s any Keep hydrated and don’t drink too much alcohol. Stay healthy by exercising while seated and wearingcompression socks on longer flights. Check your destination’s import restrictions onmedicines and food. Avoid connecting to a USB port to charge your mobiledevices, as this may allow data to be accessed. Spread out credit cards and cash in case of theft. Avoid viewing sensitive information on anymobile device. Carry printed copies of critical phone numbers: yourcountry’s consulate/embassy, family members and On arrival Prepare your mobile devices for potential inspection.Review what may be visible during a basic inspectionand consider offloading content. Consider Before you exit the plane, power off your phone andother devices to limit access to them and help protectyour digital privacy. Stow them away unless asked by Have documents and any completed governmentdeclaration forms ready to hand over to officials. Beready also to show your flight ticket/boarding pass At the airport Carry sufficient food/water on board if there is noinflight service. Respond to the officer’s questions with concise,honest answers. If you don’t understand something,politely ask them to repeat it. Don’t reveal your hotel details to strangers. Carry valuables, travel documents and medicationsecurely with you and never in your checked baggage. Remember to retrieve all checked luggage. Plan how to exit the airport in advance, to avoidstanding out as a tourist on arrival. Be careful when using public Wi-Fi and don’t accesssensitive information. Carry some cash to exchange into local currency onarrival, in case airport ATMs are not working or debit Never leave your luggage unattended or with astranger or carry anything for someone else.