Baklava
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2015
So we don't fly much. I mean, I have flown three times since 9/11. Really, really just don't fly.
We are flying to WDW in January and I'm nervous that I'll screw something up.
The group consists of 2 adults, 1 18 year old and 1 5 year old. The 5 year old has a spectrum disorder and sensory issues. The 18 year old has acute anxiety and a fear of heights/flying and will be taking xanax to get through the flight. 1 adult also has an anxiety disorder but will be medicated at a copeable level and isn't afraid of flying, just crowds.
We're flying Southwest from Sacramento. On the outbound trip we have a layover (2 hours) in Denver. Coming home we have a 1 hour layover in San Diego. We hope to grab quick food in Denver and are going to pack food for the flight home since there's not really time to grab anything and I don't think Southwest does meals.
We do not plan to pay for EBCI, but I'm unsure if checking in for leg 1 also checks us in for leg 2 or how I handle the second check in. If my plane leaves Sacramento at 8 am, I check in at 8 am the previous day and get a boarding number, right? Do I then need to check in a few hours later for the second leg and get a different boarding number? Will the system assign us boarding numbers for both legs at once?
We'll be taking DME and I'm comfortable with the baggage system on the way to Orlando, but on the way back, will there be skycaps available when we get off the bus? My understanding is that we'll be on our own with the luggage at that point and in an unfamiliar airport I'd feel more confident if I had some assistance making sure our luggage goes where it needs to. We don't want to land in Sac and discover that our luggage didn't make it out of Florida. It will be a long trip, we'll all be tired and it's still an hour drive home. A game of Where Did My Pants Go? isn't really on the wish list. If we can reduce the chance of problems up front I'll feel less jumpy about the whole thing.
We're 43 days out. I'm starting to freak a little.
We are flying to WDW in January and I'm nervous that I'll screw something up.
The group consists of 2 adults, 1 18 year old and 1 5 year old. The 5 year old has a spectrum disorder and sensory issues. The 18 year old has acute anxiety and a fear of heights/flying and will be taking xanax to get through the flight. 1 adult also has an anxiety disorder but will be medicated at a copeable level and isn't afraid of flying, just crowds.
We're flying Southwest from Sacramento. On the outbound trip we have a layover (2 hours) in Denver. Coming home we have a 1 hour layover in San Diego. We hope to grab quick food in Denver and are going to pack food for the flight home since there's not really time to grab anything and I don't think Southwest does meals.
We do not plan to pay for EBCI, but I'm unsure if checking in for leg 1 also checks us in for leg 2 or how I handle the second check in. If my plane leaves Sacramento at 8 am, I check in at 8 am the previous day and get a boarding number, right? Do I then need to check in a few hours later for the second leg and get a different boarding number? Will the system assign us boarding numbers for both legs at once?
We'll be taking DME and I'm comfortable with the baggage system on the way to Orlando, but on the way back, will there be skycaps available when we get off the bus? My understanding is that we'll be on our own with the luggage at that point and in an unfamiliar airport I'd feel more confident if I had some assistance making sure our luggage goes where it needs to. We don't want to land in Sac and discover that our luggage didn't make it out of Florida. It will be a long trip, we'll all be tired and it's still an hour drive home. A game of Where Did My Pants Go? isn't really on the wish list. If we can reduce the chance of problems up front I'll feel less jumpy about the whole thing.
We're 43 days out. I'm starting to freak a little.