First time flyer

[utkscvol1]

We leave Friday for a quick 3 day trip. We are flying allegiant out of chattanooga to Sanford. 1.5 hours in a plane or 9 in the car and the plane won. We have never flown before. Our girls are 16 and 12. But if this goes well we will fly again for our sept trip. I have questions. We checked 2 suitcases. I know thy cannot exceed 40 pounds- are there any special instructions with like shampoo on checked bags? We are each going to take a carryon. I know it has to it under he set in front of us- but is there anything else? I would like his to go as smooth as possible.

 

[RMAMom]

There are no special instructions for liquids in a checked bag but experience has taught me to put all of my liquids in a large ziploc just in case there is a leak. More times than I can count I have had perfume or shampoo leak in my suitcase so I always put things in a ziploc or leak proof plastic bag.

The requirements are for liquids in carry on bags, anything that can't hold its shape outside of the container is considered a liquid. You will find the info for carry ons at the TSA website.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[KrazeeK120]

I'm flying Allegiant later this week!

You actually can take one carry on and one personal item per person. You would have to pay for the carry on, though. DH and I are going for 3 days and we are going to check 1 bag and take a personal item apiece. The personal item is the one that must fit under the seat. If you take a carry on, that has to go in the overhead bin. I'm a decently efficient packer and hopefully we can shove everything in one 40 lb. suitcase!

Anyway, like the prior poster said, when I put liquids in my checked bag, I put them in a plastic bag first in case of a leak. I do this even when I drive...you just never know when that lid might just pop off the shampoo bottle!

The TSA website has all of the information you would need regarding what you can/can't bring. Most of it is pretty intuitive. The only thing that can get confusing is the liquids. Each person is allowed 1 1-qt. size clear plastic bag full of liquids in the cabin (so either in your personal item or in your carry on). The liquids must be in 3 oz. containers or less (they don't necessarily have to be the original container). The TSA website probably explains it better than I did.

I hope you have fun on your trip!