How to Check Your Flight on Yahoo Travel

Before leaving for the airport, it's a good idea to check your flight status. See if it's on time, early, or late so you know when you should leave home. These days, it's important to be as informed as possible when it comes to flying. Follow these steps to use Yahoo Travel for help.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Log onto www.travel.yahoo.com.
2. Go almost to the bottom of the home page to the "My Travel" section.
3. Click "Check Flight/Gate Status."
4. Choose the airline. Then enter the flight number. Or, you can enter the departure and arrival cities, the date of the flight, and the time of the flight.
5. Click "Find My Flight."

Tips & Warnings

• Give your trip information to whomever will pick you up from the airport when you come home so they can check the status of your return flight.
• Always check the status of your flight thirty minutes before you plan to leave for the airport.
• If something doesn't look right or you cannot find your flight, don't hesitate to call the airline.
• If your flight is thirty minutes late or less, plan to arrive at your original scheduled time in case the flight time moves back up.