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Technology, planning and creative strategies can help you get around the most common airport pitfalls.

From long lines to overpriced food and scarce seating, airports are rife with pitfalls.

For some people, said Katy Nastro, a travel expert at Going, an app for cheap flights, “airports are like travel purgatory: You’re neither here nor there.”

But technology, advance planning and a few creative strategies can help you parry airport problems.

Calculate your transit time

Your airport journey can begin as early as 24 hours before departure, when you should check in, pay checked bags fees, which will expedite bag drop, and sign up for flight notifications by text to keep up with scheduling.

Next, determine when you should leave for the airport. The rule of thumb is to arrive two hours before departure for domestic flights (three for international), allowing yourself plenty of time to check bags, get through security (especially if you don’t have expedited

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