A flight attendant based in Dallas, Texas, is revealing her favorite travel hacks as summer trips near for Americans all over the country. Bernice Padilla, 29, has been in the industry for six years and traveled to 44 different countries, she said. Over the years, she's collected and created her own travel insights to make getting to and from vacation much easier.
If there are any delays, it ends up being a domino effect,' she said. 'Say there is a delay in California due to the weather — then my flight there can’t take off until that flight takes off.' Although that trickle-down effect can have a negative impact on afternoon or evening flights, Padilla said early-morning travel times tend not to be delayed for that reason.
The flight attendant also recommended packing only a carry-on during the summer for ease of travel. Padilla said she always brings along some key basics that seem obvious but are wise to remember nevertheless: a reusable water bottle, a sweater or blanket, a pen to fill out any forms needed, noise-canceling headphones and a portable charger. Padilla creates content on social media of her world travels and has over 93,000 Instagram followers and over 144,000 TikTok followers.