Business Travel Tips: How to Make the Most of Flight Delays
For regular business travelers, delayed flights, while a massive pain and regular pain, need not prevent them from remaining productive. The challenge with business travel is to find somewhere that is equipped and has the right environment for you to get some work done.
The simple, but full answer, to this question for frequent-fliers is to get into an airport lounge. Somewhere that has been designed and is staffed for exactly this occurrence. You could try and find somewhere in the terminal with a power outlet, that also has Wi-Fi and is quiet enough to get something done but the odds are slim and it’s likely that all the likely spots will already have been taken.
Lounges
Airport lounges are equipped with plenty of power outlets and good, fast Wi-Fi, they will have good cellular reception and will be quiet enough that you will be able to make important calls and concentrate. This is key for business travel made easier.
Another challenge faced when a flight is delayed is the effect it has on your mood and energy levels – it can wipe you out and that’s before you’ve gone anywhere near a plane. So if you’re faced with a long wait then the choice will be a small, uncomfortable and noisy seat in the terminal, that you’ll lose each time you go to get a drink or a comfortable seat with a table and table-service in a lounge.
When you’re delayed you’ll notice that people will crowd around the available screens and other sources of information. In an airport lounge all of this comes to you, relieving you of yet one more burden.
How to get in
Even with all the great features of an airport lounge, you may find it difficult to justify the membership. You are the only person that can accurately place a value on your time. If you really need to get something done and can’t justify a year’s membership, then maybe you should try and find a lounge that accepts one time entry fees. This may be the perfect compromise.
For frequent fliers, you should weigh up the likely benefits over a year, beverages are often free for example, if you always buy an expensive and rushed coffee at the terminal, you may find this is a better way to enjoy it. You should also consider the amount of time that you’ll use the lounges, do you often find yourself waiting, frustrated for a flight?
KEE Limousine is a luxury ground transportation company based in Litchfield County, CT. We specialize in keeping you as productive, as possible and ensuring that you always arrive in the best possible condition to perform in the Tri-State Area. We can’t fix flight delays, but we can ensure that you’ll be met, every time – even on a delayed flight – at the arrivals gate and transported swiftly to your destination in the most style we can possible. Make one aspect of your business travel more comfortable today by calling KEE today at 860-355-4509.
