乘務員告訴你：坐飛機這麼花錢最虧！ Things you should never buy on planes, according to flight attendant

怎樣坐飛機最省錢，沒有比乘務員更清楚的了。來聽一名空姐分享坐飛機的省錢心得吧！

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If you fly business class, you can usually save by waiting to upgrade at the airport

如果你要坐商務艙，你可以先定經濟艙，到了機場再升艙，這樣通常更省錢

I know it might sound strange， but I always advise everybody to purchase an economy ticket at home and upgrade it at the airport。 Opting for an upgrade will drastically reduce the price of the ticket。

我知道這聽起來可能有點奇怪，但我總是建議所有人在家先購買經濟艙機票，到了機場再升艙。選擇升艙會大幅降低機票價格。

As soon as you purchase your economy seat， you may start receiving email deals to upgrade your ticket but don“t rush。 Wait until you get to the airport and ask for an upgrade at the counter。

一旦你購買了經濟艙機票，你可能會收到讓你升艙的電子郵件，但是不要著急。等到了機場再去前臺請求升艙。

Sometimes， if the plane is empty or you have a loyalty program with the airline， the gate agent can upgrade you to business class at no additional cost。 But even if you have to pay， it”s still going to be much cheaper than buying online。

有時候，如果飛機上座率低，或者你是該航空公司的會員，檢票員會免費給你升商務艙。不過即使你需要付費升艙，也比網上購買商務艙機票要便宜得多。

Just be extremely nice to the staff and arrive early so business seats are still available。 But don“t wait until you get on the plane — flight attendants don”t usually have that much power。

你只需要對工作人員彬彬有禮並提早到達，以免商務艙被訂完。但是不要等上了飛機才要求升艙，乘務員通常沒有這麼高的許可權。

Never waste money on bottled water at the airport

不要浪費錢在機場買瓶裝水

You can“t take liquids through security， but no one said you can”t take an empty bottle。

你不能帶液體過安檢，但是你完全可以帶空瓶子。

Most airports are full of water fountains， and many even have a special pump to refill bottles quickly。

大多數機場都有飲水器，有些機場甚至有快速將水瓶裝滿的直飲水龍頭。

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The same rule applies to airport food

在機場買食品也很浪費錢

For some reason， people have a fear of bringing food through TSA security。 But it“s a great way to save money， as long as it”s solid， like a sandwich。

出於某種原因，人們總是害怕帶食品過安檢，但是自帶食品是省錢的一種好辦法，像三明治這種固體食物都可以過安檢。

If you“re flying internationally， it”s best to finish any food from your first destination before landing since some countries don“t allow fresh foods through customs。

如果你乘坐的是國際航班，最好在飛機著陸前將你從出發地帶來的食物吃完，因為有些國家不允許生鮮食品過海關。

You can find better deals online than at the duty-free shop

在免稅店購物沒有網購便宜

Duty-free always attracts passengers at the airport， but the savings aren”t as good as they seem。 Some airlines also have duty-free catalogs onboard where you can shop in the skies。 But those prices are even worse。

機場的免稅店總是能吸引不少乘客，但是免稅商品並不像看上去那麼合算。有些航空公司甚至在飛機上出售免稅商品，但是這些免稅商品的價格更加高昂。

You can find much better deals online if you take the time to look。

如果你花時間慢慢找，你完全可以在網上用便宜得多的價格買到同樣的東西。

It"s almost never worth it to exchange money at the airport

在機場換外幣非常不合算

Too often， people land at an international airport and realize they don“t have the right currency。 But the airport is the worst place to exchange if you want a good rate。

人們在到達國際機場時往往會意識到自己沒帶外幣，但是機場是兌換外幣最不合算的地方。

Most banks or shopping malls have currency exchanges with steadier rates if you remember before your flight。 And if you forget， just get enough money for a taxi into the city and go to a local bank。

如果你在乘機前記得換外幣，大多數銀行或商場的外幣兌換點匯率都更穩定。如果你真忘了，你可以先兌換一點外幣足夠你打車到市裡，然後再去當地銀行兌換。

英文來源：內幕網

翻譯&編輯：丹妮