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Brown wrote: FND's POPIN PROJECT - FRIDAY FACTS Surviving Thanksgiving in the Air If you have any questions about the information contained within, or you'd like to

find out more about Family Network on Disabilities FREE trainings, please visit our website at http://www.fndfl.org or call TOLL FREE in Florida 1-. Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year. Airports can be especially overwhelming but proper planning can ease some of the stress. · Review your Airlines Special Needs Policies before you travel · Arrive Early ~ Give yourself plenty of time to check in. With the elevated security status lines can be very long. · Be prepared ~ Create a bag for your child that has fun activities to keep him/her occupied · Headphones are a great way to distract the sensory sensitive child from being over-stimulated. · Be prepared for delays. In 2007, 20% of flights were delayed, up 4 % from the year before * Bureau of Transportation Statistics http://www.transtats.bts.gov/holidayDelay.asp?pn=1 · CDC Traveling with Special Needs http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSpecialNeeds.aspx · Suite 101 Travel Guide http://specialneedsparenting.suite101.com/article.cfm/special_needs_for_holiday_travel Good Luck and be safe! I have included some airline links below, sorry if I missed your particular airline. Air Tran http://www.airtran.com/special_needs_information.aspx Air Canada http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/before/specialneeds.html Air France http://www.airfrance.us/US/en/common/guidevoyageur/assistance/particuliere_planete_bleue.htm?BV_SessionID=@@@@0154962005.1227041417@@@@ & BV_EngineID=cccgadefjljeildcefecekedgfndgfo.0 Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/Help/FAQs/AdviceAdvisories.asp American Airlines http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?p=/travelInformation/specialAssistance/customersWithDisabilities.jsp US Airways http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/traveltools/specialneeds/default.aspx British Airways http://www.britishairways.com/travel/disabilityassistanceinfo/public/en_us?gsLink=searchResults Continental Airlines http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/specialneeds/default.aspx Delta http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/special_travel_needs/ Hawaiian Airlines http://www.hawaiianair.com/AboutUs/Pages/ata_policy.aspx Jet Blue http://help.jetblue.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/webisapi.dll/,/?St=10,E=0000000000037564878,K=2719,Sxi=6,Case=obj(2327) KLM http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_en/travel_information/travel_planning/index.htm Lufthansa http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/de/info_and_services/travel_preparation?l=en & nodeid=1770719 Northwest http://www.nwa.com/services/onboard/special/access.shtml Qantas http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/beforeYouTravel/index Southwest http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/disability.html United http://www.united.com/page/middlepage/0,1454,1039,00.html US Airways http://www.usairways.com/awa/content/traveltools/specialneeds/default.aspx Virgin Atlantic http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/passengerinformation/passengermobility/index.jsp BrownCo-Director of POPINParents Of the Panhandle Information NetworkFamily Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.nicole@...