Once your airport transfer is confirmed, a few checks the day before you travel can make collection simpler. Use this checklist to get your documents, luggage and pickup details ready, whether you are travelling from Blackpool, Lytham St Annes or elsewhere on the Fylde Coast.
Still arranging your journey? See our Blackpool airport-run booking guide or Lytham St Annes transfer guide for help with your quote request.
The day before: check your travel details
- Flight: check the departure airport, date, time and terminal against your airline’s latest information.
- Transfer: check your confirmed collection time, full pickup address, postcode and contact number.
- Group: make sure everyone travelling knows when and where to meet.
- Changes: tell CAATS if your flight, passenger numbers, luggage or collection arrangements have changed.
Follow your airline’s guidance on when to arrive at the airport, including check-in and bag-drop deadlines. Your collection time needs to allow for the road journey as well as time inside the terminal. If you are unsure whether your arrangements still fit your flight, contact CAATS before departure day.
Keep essential documents within reach
Put the travel documents required for your journey somewhere accessible, rather than at the bottom of a suitcase. Check that you can open any mobile boarding passes or booking confirmations, and keep an accessible copy of your transfer arrangements.
Charge your phone and save the CAATS number, 01253 335060. Make sure the contact number you supplied is one you can use while travelling. Keep essential personal items you may need during the journey in your hand luggage.
Check your luggage before collection
Check your airline’s current baggage allowances and your departure airport’s current security guidance before packing. Requirements can vary, so use those official instructions for liquids, electronics and restricted items.
Count your bags once they are packed. If you now have more luggage than you originally declared, let CAATS know before collection so vehicle suitability can be checked. Remember to include pushchairs, mobility equipment, golf bags and other bulky items.
If you have requested a child seat or have accessibility requirements, check the agreed arrangements in advance. Raise any outstanding questions before the driver arrives.
Departure day: be ready at the agreed time
- Check for airline messages about your flight or terminal.
- Have your bags packed and your group ready for the confirmed collection time.
- Keep your phone switched on and available for contact.
- Check that the agreed entrance or collection point is accessible.
- Take your documents, phone, keys and essential belongings before locking up.
For hotel or shared-building collections, use the meeting point agreed with CAATS. If you cannot find the driver or your plans change, call rather than moving to a different collection point without telling us.
Before your return flight
Check that CAATS has the correct return flight number, landing date and destination address. Overnight flights can arrive on a different date from departure, so check the arrival date carefully.
Keep the agreed airport meeting instructions handy. After landing, make your phone available and follow those arrangements. Contact CAATS if your flight is changed, cancelled or rerouted, or if you need to discuss a change to the return journey.
Need to check your transfer arrangements?
Call 01253 335060 with questions about an existing booking. For a new journey, view our Manchester Airport transfers or Liverpool Airport transfers, or request a quote. Confirm availability, the fare and collection details with CAATS before treating an enquiry as a booked transfer.