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I went to Dublin a couple of years ago with two friends from University. As we were students at the time we went just for the weekend and we flew on a budget airline, I think it was Ryanair. Anyone who has flown budget knows that it’s pretty much like a stampede, where you can do whatever you want and as long as you get to the right plane at around the time of departure, you’re going to make your flight! We had to walk out on to the runway in a blizzard and climb the stairs up to the plane, rather than walking through the tunnel and boarding the plane in a civilised manner! The main thing to ensure you do before you go on a budget flight is to organise your documents so you can easily reach them. When I went to Dublin I had a clear pencil case with my passport, flight print-outs and tickets in. I kept this in the front of my bag. My two friends were not quite so organised and we ended up being stuck at check in for 20 minutes whilst one of them searched her bag for her passport, only to find it in her pocket. We then almost missed the plane because the other friend left her belt at the metal detector and had to run back to get it. The moral of the story would be to put all your documents in one place and to not wear metal!