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Take the journey one airport step at a time.
Flying has many stages. Preview the route, ask for support early and keep a familiar plan for moments that feel loud, bright or uncertain.
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HOMEDEPARTUREARRIVALBEFORE THE FLIGHT
Preview the unfamiliar.
Look at airport maps, photos, videos and written travel information. Involve your child in the parts of the plan that affect them.
Ask for assistance
Contact the airline or airport about available support, priority routes or familiarisation programmes.
Pack the essentials
Bring communication tools, familiar snacks, sensory aids, medication and a change of clothes if helpful.
THE FLIGHT PATH
What happens next?
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Tap each stage when you have talked about it or prepared it.
Airport support varies. Confirm the details with your airline and departure airport rather than relying on a general guide.
MY FLIGHT CARD
Make the journey portable.
Keep a short visual or written plan on a phone, card or tablet. Include how your child asks for help and who the adult is responsible for them at each stage.
Our flight is from… to…When I need help, I can…After we land, we will…
CABIN COMFORT
What might help?
IF THE PLAN CHANGES
Keep one next step available.
Say what changed, show the new order and reduce extra demands. If speech becomes hard, use the agreed card, gesture or message for help. Move to a calmer place when possible.
Travel is not a test.
Before boarding, a pause or assisted route may help. Once on board, follow crew instructions; ask what seating or movement is safe and possible. Leaving the aircraft is only possible when permitted.
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Evidence-informed, child-specific.
This guide adapts guidance on visual previews, airport assistance, sensory kits, clear directions, quiet spaces, support signals and recovery time.