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Grim warning for Aussie travellers amid chaos
Grim warning for Aussie travellers amid chaos
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Words: Emily Cosenza and Jana Frawley
Travellers across Australia are facing massive queues amid travel chaos at airports, which could last for weeks, Aussies have been warned.
30%
30%
of passengers are having to be re-screened after removing prohibited items from their luggage at Sydney airport, adding an average of 45 seconds to their processing.
Melbourne Airport has also warned it expects the Easter holidays to be the busiest travel period in two years, with... 
 travellers expected over the next two and a half weeks.
1.4 million
1.4 million
 “passengers are rusty in travelling.”
Some people haven’t been on a plane for two years and appear to have forgotten some common etiquette, with Qantas boss Alan Joyce claiming... 
So what are the do’s and don’ts when it comes to travelling?
So what are the do’s and don’ts when it comes to travelling?
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Be prepared
In your hands
In the hands of an airline or customs official
 Or in a safe, easily accessible place in your luggage or clothes
While you’re in transit, there are only three places your passport should be...
2
Go old-school and print things
Print out your required documents, including your vaccination passport, and store them in a plastic folder or travel wallet.
Covid safety rules mean you may need a whole lot of documentation to get on a flight or into a country. 
3
There's toilet etiquette 
Do not go to the bathroom in bare feet or socks. It’s gross, writes Escape journalist Jana Frawley.
The toilet on the plane is no different to any other public one you find on the ground. 
3
Finish with finesse
When you finally get off the plane and are collecting your luggage, stand a reasonable distance from the baggage carousel.
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