It was decided when we were buying the tickets that on the
way back from Mexico we were both going to need wheel chairs and porters to
navigate thru the lines and waits at the airport. We also talked about it and
reserved a wheel chair for me at the ticket counter for on the way there. I
have back problems and am unable to stand or walk for long periods of time. If
you are someone who needs a wheel chair be sure to notify the airline when you
are buying the tickets or phone them any time before the flight and arrange for
them to have one available, this allows them to make the necessary arrangements
including porters, pre-boarding, and sometimes having you sit closer to the
front of the plane. As for the seats themselves Ally and I both pitched in a
bought an extra seat so that we wouldn't have to sit beside anyone and because I
for sure wouldn’t have been able to keep my behind on just my own little seat cushion.
When calling to buy the tickets Ally also told them I needed a seatbelt
extender, this means they will have it already on my seat for me and I don’t have
to embarrass myself by asking for one on the plane.
Three hours before our flight we arrived at the airport
having always been told that you have to arrive that early for international
flights. When we get up to the counter to check in and get our boarding passes
we are told that we can't go thru security and customs (for some reasons they
are having you go thru American customs on this side of the flight) until two
hours before you flight. The counter agent asked if we would like to sit and
get something to eat. At this point in our diet we are on all liquids and I hating
the chicken broth, of course I would
like to get something to eat…not that we can. After explaining the situation to
the agent she arranged for our porter to escort us thru all the check points to
our gate early…that is if the security agents would let us in. We were in luck
and managed to breeze right thru. She leaves us after we dropped off our bags
and Ally pushed me the rest of the way to our gate to wait for boarding.
While waiting ally texted to let people know that we got
thru security alright. Ally and I have never really traveled before and were
afraid of things getting stolen or lost. This being the case we are not
bringing a cell phone, computer or other electronics. After much consideration
we decided that one of us should bring their camera and because she wanted to
be able to hear from us our mother lent us her old iPod as a means to contact
her. For the iPod Ally found an app called “Text Now Plus” that was free and
allowed us to use an internet connection on our iPod to text her cell phone. We
both also whittled down our wallets to just the necessities, our photo id’s, and
a credit card each placed into a RFID blocking wallet bought especially for
this trip.
About half an hour before takeoff they started boarding the
plane (pre-boarders first) and we were the first to board. Everyone was pretty
quick to board and everything went off as scheduled. There were many empty
seats this flight and some people switched so they were seating beside an empty
one for more room. The seats had screens in the back allowing you to watch TV
or rent a movie. Drinks and a snack (salty or sweet) were offered and they had
a menu of things you could buy.
This flight was smooth and everything went well until we
landed and it was time to deplane. We will save that story until next time.
XOXO, Evie & Ally
Notes
1.
Don’t forget to claim your chicken broth at
customs. We also had our receipts from when we bought it with us just in case.
2.
If you want to watch the television on the plane
remember to bring your headphones or you will have to purchase some. Our
standard headphones fit; you can get an inexpensive pair at the dollar store.
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