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January 30, 2008
EASTER AIRPORT TRAVEL DELAYS: SANITY SAVERS FROM EXTREMEGB.COM
"Bing, bong... we regret to announce a delay to ..."... they're the airport announcer's words that send a cold shudder down every parent's spine – and with Easter fast approaching, there's a lot more shuddering on the cards.
"Just the announcement you want to hear after a two hour coach ride at the end of a long hot Mediterranean day as you're checking in with your kids and five million others for the 2250 to Gatwick," said Nicola Sharlott of ExtremeGB.com, the UK's leading online retailer of outdoors and adventure goods.
"There'd be a scramble for chairs, but they're all designed to prevent you getting comfortable, the food court is down to the last dregs, the bar's full of hen parties - and somehow that marble floor is harder than it looks.
"The answer is to be prepared with a small carry-on bag that contains all the essentials to get you comfortably through the delay."
ExtremeGB has produced a list of essentials that every family should consider packing in a rucksack for the inevitable delay.
"Minds and bums are the things that need looking after: boredom tests everybody's patience, and somewhere to park your bum or lay your head will be at a premium," said Nicola
"It may not be the first thing that springs to mind, but it's worth investing in a portable DVD player, useful for the flight, but also for the delay. A Xoro 7 inch screen DVD player could be the answer - £136.41 with rechargeable battery pack, although you can usually find somewhere to plug it in in the departure lounge.
"We have quite a range to suit every pocket, though."
Just £5.98 buys a big piece of peace and comfort: the Thermafibre travel pillow is a comforting, soft pillow that can be compressed and stored in a tiny stuff-sack for easy carrying and storage, made from lightweight ripstop and silk-feel fabrics it packs into its own end pocket.
There are the inevitable messy moments, so a purpose made soft fibre Trek towel at £8.99 will be worth its weight - ideal for travel, sports, trekking or beach use. Its unique fabric - extremely soft to the touch – is a lightweight material treated with antibacterial formula.
It is ultra compact and highly absorbent, and dries eight times quicker than a standard beach towel, absorbing nine times its own weight in water. It comes in a ripstop carrier bag.
If it looks like a long haul on the airport floor, then lightweight sleeping bags start at just £10.99. with camping and inflatable mattresses weighing as little as 450gms and from £24.99.
And then you need somewhere to put it all. Solution? Waterproof backpacks from Over-Board from £19.99, http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/overboard_waterproof_backpack/ or get the kids their very own backpacks from £11.99. As if...
ExtremeGB also stocks walkie-talkies, child carriers, a wide range of carry and sleep equipment, bug killers, plus a vast array of gadgets and gizmos that will both entertain and make life easier during the delay.
ExtremeGB is part of the GB Group, an established online retailer providing marine equipment (www.sailgb.com), outdoor equipment (www.outdoorgb.com) and sports watches (www.watchesgb.com)
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Further information:
Iain Macauley
0161 929 0446 / 07788 978800
im@pressrelations.co.uk
www.extremegb.com
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