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Christopher elliott travel writer9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() When I'm flying solo, I have no checked luggage. What's the best strategy for packing to visit Orlando with kids? At what age can I reasonably expect a child to be able to handle his or her own carry-on in the airport?Ĭhris: I have three kids and we travel through Orlando all the time. But when I'm flying with the kids, I prefer to minimize my carry-ons, since schlepping them through the airport gets tougher with the kids in tow. Robert: When I travel by myself, I like to cram everything into one carry-on, to avoid airline baggage fees. If I had one piece of advice, it would be to avoid the regional jets, which are smaller, more cramped and frequently delayed. ![]() Even the international carriers are a breeze to use. But that's not to take away from legacy airlines like Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines. I think the discount airlines, like Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways, are particularly easy to use at Orlando International Airport. There's no bad - only varying degrees of good. Robert: If I've got a choice (and based upon where I live, I might not have much of one), which are the best airlines, in your opinion, to fly with in and out of Orlando?Ĭhris: Orlando is one of the easiest airport in the world to use. Today, we're switching places and I'm asking the questions, specifically, on advice he has - as a travel pro and consumer advocate - for families flying to Orlando for a theme park vacation. As both, Chris is the best expert on flying into and out of what is the world's top airport for theme park vacationers.Ĭhris asked me to do a Q&A for his website a few months ago. Guest Q&A: Christopher Elliott is one of the nation's top travel writers, appearing on the MSNBC website, in National Geographic Traveler magazine, and in dozens of U.S.Robert Niles Advice for families flying to Orlando's airport: An interview with Christopher Elliott October 21, 2009, 9:46 AM ![]()
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