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Are you
a smooth
traveler?
Being travel savvy begins
with flying by the rules.
But how well do you know
them? By Rissa Martinez
All information is based on the travel guidelines of Cebu Pacific Air. Got more questions?
Check out www.cebupacificair.com/Pages/TravelRegulations.aspx
1.
We all get especially attached to our
favorite brands of toiletries. But in the
excitement of packing, few sometimes
forget that any form of liquid — from water
to hand lotion — may be confiscated if the
container it’s in is above:
a. 50ml
b. 100ml
c. 75ml
2.
Pregnant women are not allowed to fly
if they are:
a. 20 weeks and beyond
b. 34 weeks and beyond
c. 25 weeks and beyond
3.
For Airbus flights, hand-carried luggage
should not exceed:
a. 56cm x 30cm x 20cm
b. 50cm x 36cm x 23cm
c. 56cm x 36cm x 23 cm
4.
Sorry, but one of these things won’t
be allowed into the cabin on your
carry-on luggage:
a. umbrella
b. your Kindle e-reader
c. computer charger
5.
Children can only travel on their own if
they are at least:
a. Seven years old
b. Eight years old
c. Nine years old
6.
A Filipino minor (anyone below 18 years
old) traveling overseas on his own needs to
present his passport, return ticket and what
other document to be allowed to leave the
country?
a. a high school diploma
b. a printed invitation from his hosts abroad
c. a travel clearance from DSWD
7.
If you’d like to take your newborn along
for the trip, how old does she have to be?
a. 16 days old
b. 12 days old
c. 10 days old
8.
You’ve paid the sports equipment
fee so you can bring your own gear to a
wakeboarding weekend in Camarines Sur.
How much equipment are you allowed
to take?
a. 20lbs of equipment
b. 18lbs of equipment
c. 15lbs of equipment
9.
The boarding gate closes how many
minutes before departure?
a. 40 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 10 minutes
CHECK OUT THE ANSWERS
1.
b. 100ml. Sorry, but that jumbo-sized
body moisturizer will have to stay behind.
2.
b. 34 weeks and beyond. Unless you’re
shooting to deliver the baby at 27,000ft
in the air and somewhere over the ocean,
it might be best to stay put.
3.
c. 56cm x
36cm x 23 cm, or enough to fit into the
aircraft’s overhead bins.
4.
a. An umbrella.
5.
a. Seven.
6
. c. He won’t be allowed to
leave the country without a travel clearance
from DSWD.
7
. a. 16 days old. Your precious
cargo might be too delicate for cabin air
anyway, so a good guideline is at least 16
days.
8
. c. 15lbs. The extra helmets and
boards will have to stay.
9
. b. 15 minutes. If
you’re within the airport premises, channel
Usain Bolt to make it just in time. Still in the
highway? There’s a lesson to be learned
here.
Remember
airline guidelines
for hassle-free flights