Mijas Costa Trip

If it's your first time travelling during the COVID-19 outbreak, you'll notice a host of new regulations and rules in place. Follow these tips and make your getaway to Mijas Costa go off without a hitch:

• Before you lock in a flight, find out if any travel bans or restrictions apply — in both your origin and destination. Keep informed with the latest updates by reviewing government and airport websites.
• Keep your face mask on during airport screening. A TSA officer will require you to lower your mask temporarily for identification purposes.
• Avoid handing your boarding pass directly to a TSA employee. Rather, you should position the pass on the scanner and then hold it up for the agent to visually inspect it.
• TSA now permits passengers to take one container of hand sanitizer, up to 12 oz (350 ml) in size, in carry-on luggage. This will need to be removed from your bag and presented for screening.
• Empty your personal items from your pockets, like your phone, keys and wallet, and put them in your carry-on instead of the bins. This will reduce handling during the screening process.
• Transport any food items in a clear plastic bag and also put them in a screening bin. Keeping your food separate from your carry-on means it's less likely a TSA agent will need to touch and open your bag for inspection.

In order to lessen the contact between passengers and flight attendants during the current pandemic, many airlines have taken social distancing and other preventive measures to the skies. Just a handful of these are:

• Ryanair - this airline is known for cleaning with disinfectant and providing passenger masks.
• Vueling - this airline is known for providing passenger masks and cleaning with disinfectant.
• EasyJet - this airline is known for cleaning with disinfectant and providing passenger masks.