What should I know when flying to Australia?

With the change of national policies and the improvement of people's living standards and knowledge, the number of people studying abroad, immigrating, traveling and visiting Australia is increasing. However, some of these people who went to Australia for boarding can book boarding tickets and transfer with the group, so I won't go into details here. For most international students and immigrants, when they go through all these procedures alone for the first time, many people will inevitably encounter some blind or unprepared things during the operation.

For those international students and immigrants who almost want to move their whole family (including bedding) to Australia, besides confirming all the time slots for going abroad before booking tickets and the requirements for delayed service after arriving at the plane, the most important thing should be the assistance of luggage consignment and transit. ?

1. Booking and voyage confirmation?

The history of Qantas' business development in Chinese mainland began at the end of March 1995, with the initial direct flight from Beijing to Australia. 1In August, 1996, due to excessive fuel consumption and economic consumption, Australian Airlines changed its routes to Beijing-Shanghai and Shanghai-Sydney. Among them, the flight from Beijing to Shanghai is a Qantas route arranged by Eastern Airlines for guests. Therefore, when all international students and immigrants book air tickets, the first thing to consider is that after applying for or getting a visa, they must budget all the time to deal with other trivial matters before going abroad, and then make plans for booking air tickets two or three months in advance, but this reservation can be changed at any time. In the computer of the booking registration window, there is an operating system called booking record number, which can adjust this change procedure in an all-round and orderly way. Generally, tickets will be issued seven days in advance. Unless the flight is empty, customers who issue tickets within 3 days in advance will never be accepted. This is mainly to cooperate with the flight chef to prepare meals for passengers, because meals should be prepared within 72 hours and launched within 48 hours. However, Qantas has provided a more comprehensive international service for those who need to transfer in Australia. Under the circumstances that several heads of state have changed and various systems of the company have been revised, the ambassadors of Qantas Headquarters have never changed their preferential policies for students and immigrants in terms of fares and baggage consignment. Perhaps it is because Australia is one of the countries closest to Asia, and the Asia-Pacific route has become Qantas' most valued market, so when accepting international students and immigrants to book tickets, certain preferential margins are reserved for the tickets sold. Passengers will get at least RMB discount in 500 yuan as long as they show their student visa passport or immigrant passport when purchasing tickets. In addition, for people who are going abroad for the first time and have language difficulties, Qantas has launched a language service window and a Chinese extended service project team for everyone. As long as the passenger indicates the words "English is not good, language service is needed" when booking the ticket, then after inputting this request through the computer input port, there will be a flight attendant wearing a Chinese name tag on the plane to serve the person specially. If you encounter a friend who has difficulty connecting after disembarking or passing through the immigration office, the flight extension service project team provided by Qantas will be led by a waiter holding a Chinese signboard when the flight lands. For example, if a passenger goes to Brisbane and wants to transfer in Sydney, the transfer procedure from Sydney to Brisbane will be led by this Chinese-speaking lady and handled by her.

2. Luggage consignment and handling?

At domestic airports, three pieces of luggage are allowed in business class without inspection, and only 1 piece is allowed in economy class. These bags do not need to pass customs inspection, but there are certain regulations on the length, size and weight of the items, which require that the length should not exceed 140 cm and the weight should not exceed 32 kg, otherwise they will be regarded as prohibited items (note: free children under 3 years old are not allowed to carry any luggage). In addition, the standard of 40 kg free checked baggage provided by Qantas for international students and immigrants is: 1, 48 cm long and 23 cm wide, 1 box or bag is about 34 cm; 2. There are 1 suitcase, the length is not more than 1 14 cm, the width is not more than 60 cm, and the height is not more than 34 cm, which are actually two pieces of standard luggage. Generally speaking, a series of free necessities such as handbags, coats, small cameras, crutches, baby food and books for reading can be taken out of the cabin, while other suitcases and the like are not allowed to be brought into economy class, and overweight luggage is also strictly controlled. As a special item, laptops are allowed to be brought into economy class as luggage when the following conditions are met:

1? Comply with the provisions of the State Transportation Bureau;

2? No noise at all (printers are not allowed in flight);

3? Can not be used for landing and takeoff;

4? Unable to connect the aircraft power supply;

5? X-rays will be taken when flying. But a laptop will be counted as 1 piece of luggage and brought into the cabin for free. However, the requirements for Li Youxin, the other two paying banks that can be carried in first class and economy class:

Baggage size should not exceed 56cm×36cm×23cm and weight should not exceed 7 kg. The size of economy class luggage shall not exceed 46cm×33cm×2 1cm and the weight shall not exceed 5 kg. In order to facilitate identification, remind everyone to mark their names and addresses on all luggage. It is suggested to lock the labels outside and inside the luggage. ?

Third, baggage transfer?

After the luggage is transferred from Beijing to Shanghai, it will be transferred to the international transit port for further inspection. The procedure is to claim your luggage from domestic flights first, but the luggage must pass the international customs inspection before it can be checked internationally. Therefore, when passengers transit, they must first take their luggage out of the international transit port and then pass the international customs inspection before they can be checked internationally. Generally speaking, the domestic and international connection points together are a building, and it is only necessary to transfer from this exit to another entrance. In addition, the direct flights from Shanghai to Sydney usually take off at 8 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while the connecting flights of China Eastern Airlines from Beijing to Shanghai take about 3 pm to 4 pm, so the baggage transit time is quite sufficient, and after the baggage transit, there is enough time to eat the last formal Chinese meal at the airport.

Another thing to tell readers is that if the final destination of readers in Australia is not Sydney, but other cities, except Darwin, Cairns, Perth and other remote cities, Melbourne, Brisbane and other cities only charge air tickets from Shanghai to Sydney. As long as they request to transfer to another city in Sydney when purchasing tickets, Qantas can provide corresponding services during the transfer process. For passengers who transfer by themselves, if they take a flight below QF400 after the transfer, their luggage will arrive directly at their destination (such as Shanghai to Melbourne) from the first terminal, and there is no need to pick up their luggage in Sydney (except passengers' hand luggage); If you take a flight above QF400, you must first take out your luggage at the domestic airport (referring to Sydney), because the flight above QF400 is a purely domestic flight, that is, a domestic flight.

Flights to domestic cities. In the same lobby where passengers pick up their luggage at Sydney airport, there is a special transit lounge, which can handle baggage check-in and customs inspection for domestic flights. The difference between these two flights is mainly because the flights below QF400 are domestic extensions of international flights. For example, the flight is from Los Angeles to Sydney, and then from Sydney to Melbourne. Although it landed at the same airport as the flight above QF400, it is still an international flight and there is no need to transfer luggage. Flights above QF400 are domestic flights of domestic airlines. When transferring, you need to transfer to another domestic airport. However, the distance between the international airport and the domestic airport is very close. As long as passengers complete the baggage inspection and boarding procedures, they can see that there is a free shuttle bus to deliver their luggage directly to the domestic airport lounge. At this time, they only need to register at the boarding gate directly, and there is no need to go through any formalities.

Fourth, prohibited items?

Students are most in need of help and reminder when boarding the plane to check their luggage, because from the cases she encountered in the past, students often bring some foods like preserved plum, beef jerky and preserved fruit into the country, but in Australia, it is absolutely forbidden for passengers to bring these foods into the country. Unless they can eat all these things on the plane, the fine will be very serious. There are also foods such as meat, eggs and vegetables that are absolutely forbidden to enter the country. Only instant noodles are allowed. Miss Wang said with emotion, "In fact, Australia imports a lot of things from China. When entering the market, almost all cosmetics and other daily necessities are marked with the words' Made in China'. These goods are not only of good quality, but also cheaper than those in China. Students don't need to bother to bring a lot of these small items, because they can be bought everywhere in the Australian market. "

Try to wear comfortable clothes on the plane, and it is best to prepare a pair of flat shoes to avoid edema caused by poor blood circulation in the lower limbs after sitting for too long. In addition, for passengers boarding the plane for the first time, it is suggested that they carefully observe the demonstration actions of flight attendants explaining the seat posture on the plane to ensure flight safety.