A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters and so on.
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Guarantee connecting flights in custom itinerary?
If I buy tickets from different airlines, can I somehow join them so that - in case of delay - connecting flights are guaranteed?
What if airlines are code sharing partners?
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Issues when carrying medication on an airplane when travelling to Germany?
I am going to fly to Germany tomorrow. I wished to take few tablets and syrup for cold,fever etc. Now I want to know whether there is any problem to carry drugs. Moreover it is my first trip, so ...
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getting off the banana pancake trail - Thailand [closed]
can anyone recommend places to go in Thailand that will take me off the well worn typical tourist trail? I'm looking to experience a side of Thailand that isn't well known but perhaps holds something ...
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Codeshares - Can I expect the same service when buying from different airline?
Singapore Airlines (SQ) is one of the best airlines in the world to fly. It's expensive as well. However, I found that Air India also sell ticket for an SQ-operated flight, and the price is like $600 ...
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Is it possible to pay for a British Airways flight in sterling?
I'm trying to book a one-way flight from Ireland to the UK on the BA website. It seems that because the flight starts in Ireland, they've decided to show all the prices in euros. They also have a ...
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Paying for an on hold airline ticket without an itinerary receipt or confirmation number
I wasn't able to print my itinerary receipt in Cebu Pacific and my status was still on hold, I clicked something and my itinerary receipt disappeared. I don't even know my confirmation number so I ...
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Connecting flight wait time 11 hours 20 minutes
I am a US Permanent Resident(Green Card). I booked a ticket from China to USA. The flight is operated by Air Canada. It will have connecting flight wait time 11 hours 20 minutes in Vancouver.
My ...
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Is it possible to buy a ticket where the luggage cannot be checked to the final destination?
My brother recently flew on a flight from the USA to Africa involving three flights on three different airlines. When he checked in, the agent told him that it was impossible to check the bag all the ...
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Website/app with list of best low-cost flights deals within EU by city/airport?
I am looking for a website/application that will allow me to monitor some airport or airports in some area and send me the deals when something is interesting (much cheaper than average) to my mail.
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Which Lastminute.com local site has lowest prices / best selection?
Which Lastminute.com local site provides the lowest prices and best selection of routes? Is there any system? (possibly depending on region)
Background: I noticed that the localized Lastminute.com ...
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When booking through online travel websites, how do I know if the airline will treat multi-flights as separate trips or a single trip?
For example, this is one of the search result in Expedia for SIN-SFO flight in September:
The proposed trip will have two flights, Singapore to Manila and Manila to SF. How do I know if the airline ...
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Are there any last-minute cheap Spain-domestic flights?
I'm travelling alone to Barcelona airport (BCN). I would like to take a cheap round-trip flight from BCN to Madrid.
Is there any web-site or smartphone app that sells last-minute cheap Spanish ...
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Is a Schengen visa/transit visa required for transit flight from Vienna to Frankfurt?
I am travelling form Delhi(DEL) to SFO (San Fran), I have to make a connection flight in Vienna that would take me to Frankfurt(FRA). My flight to SFO is from FRA, I have one ticket for entire journey ...
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Is layover time of 1hr and 5 min enough at Vienna International Airport to catch the next connecting flight?
I am travelling to San Francisco, and my itinerary has two layovers, first leg of the journey is from DEL(Delhi) to Vienna (layover 1 hour 5 min) the second leg is from Vienna to Frankfurt (layover 1 ...
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Is there camping gear specifically designed to fit modern air traveling?
I have done it before, bringing my camping gear as luggage on a flight. In those days I was usually traveling alone, and I was able to bring my tent as a separate piece of luggage. These days airlines ...
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What “undocumented” benefits are there to being an “elite” frequent flyer?
I travel a lot for business, and so am fortunate enough to have reached an "elite" frequent flyer level. There are some well-documented benefits which are common to most of the frequent flyer ...
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Can I hold a flight ticket for travel to China from the USA for approximately one week?
I am going to China in August, I want to book a flight ticket online. The summer ticket is very hot, thus it is hard to get. I don't know the exact date to depart USA until next week. Can I book one ...
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Germanwings: Bumped off flight and rebooked for flight on next day. How to make claim?
I just got bumped from a flight between Manchester and Stuttgart because an 'attendant was taken ill' and only 94 passengers were allowed to board for security reasons. About 30 passengers were given ...
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Is it possible to get a refund for multi-traveller airline tickets where one traveller needs to cancel?
The fare rules of Thai Airways say, for partly used tickets, there will be no refund. What is a partly used ticket? If the ticket is booked for two people and one ticket is cancelled for the entire ...
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How can I accurately estimate the weight of my luggage?
This is somewhat of a problem for me. Sometimes, when I'm packed up and getting ready to move, I find that I have no reliable way to weigh my own luggage.
Of course, most of us know that airlines ...
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Changing a flight with layovers - does fee apply multiple times? [duplicate]
I'm planning a flight from Germany to the States, and a return flight a year later. Because all the booking systems I've seen don't allow for return dates more than 11 months in the future, the only ...
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What are the travel options from Santiago de Veraguas to Bocas del Toro in Panama?
What is the fastest way from Santiago de Veraguas to Bocas del Toro in Panama? I suspect there is a way to fly directly between the two towns, as they both have airports. But I'm not sure how to ...
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Is there a tool to find all nonstop flights to one destination?
Assume that you want to go to Oslo. You want to aggregate all airports that are 100 kilometres from Oslo. This includes at least Gardemoen, Rygge and some others probably.
Is there any service that ...
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Which airlines provide cheap last day tickets in Nordic countries?
I spend every month about 500 euros to two business trips in a month, sometimes three for 750 euros, in flying from Tallinn to Oslo.
I often pay a ticket for return just in case.
However, many times, ...
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Can I put Kensington lock in my hand luggage?
I frequently fly around Europe only with a hand luggage. Recently I bought a Kensington lock for my laptop which I usually take with me. The lock did not cause any problems at the airports in ...
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FIltering out change of airport flights in Google Flights
Is there an easy way to filter out flights that require a change of airport when searching using Google Flights?
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Airline weekly/monthly passes from Gujarat state to Pune, India
I want to know if there exists a monthly/weekly ticket in any of the Airlines operating from Ahmedabad to Pune in India
I want to travel to and from every day.
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Day-flight from Reykjavík to any european city
Im travelling to Reykjavík because of my job. I'll leave from Rome and of course have to come back to it.
Looking at the way back flight I saw that several sites make me leave Reykjavík during the ...
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What's the worst that can happen when attempting to fly with double-edged razors?
I recently switched from cartridge-style razor blades to an "old style" razor which takes double-edged razor blades.
(source: Wikipedia)
I know that TSA officially does not permit flying with ...
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Is there anyway to find out if a route has a (cheaper) code share partner?
While looking around for flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka (SYD-CMB) I narrowed down the possible connections through south east Asia. The best connection was via Singapore. By pure chance I found it ...
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Is there a website to minimize overall agony for N travelers at once?
Suppose I have 4-7 people in different cities around the US. They need to meet, doesn't matter where as long as there is a reasonable hotel with a conference room. Is there a website or method to ...
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Can I take a flight to Canada which stops in the USA, if I have restrictions from entering the USA?
I am a Canadian citizen and I have been denied from the USA in the past 2 years and last year I entered illegally and was caught and given voluntary departure, but I do not have a criminal record in ...
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Where will I clear customs traveling from US to Greece and back via Toronto?
I am traveling from US to Greece via Canada. Where do I have to clear customs?
Flying from US to Toronto, Canada then off to Athens, Greece. Then Greece to Toronto and then the US.
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Why are airplane passengers asked to move their seats to the upright position during take-off and landing?
The reasons for fastening seat belts and closing tray tables are obvious. But what danger poses having a reclined seat?
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Why do airplanes at every airport disembark at the left (port) side?
I travel by air a lot, and at virtually every airport I've ever been too, including where you disembark by stairs, as opposed to by jet bridge, the left-hand-doors are always used; and the ...
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In Aviation terms, what is a Ground Stop?
This week Boston Logan Airport had a Ground Stop issued, and with the network outages across America, some airlines had them too. What is one?
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Am I going to have trouble flying with a reversed name on the ticket?
I'm flying to Peru with my girlfriend next week and I realized that her name is incorrect on the reservation.
Instead of Sally Marie Jones it's Jones Marie Sally.
We're flying into Houston, then ...
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Will be returning to india with some gadgets, need to know on custom duty [duplicate]
I will be returning to india from UK. I will be bringing mobile phones and a laptop.
2 iPhone 5 (Used)
1 Samsung Galaxy S4 (new)
1 MacBook Pro 15" with retina display
will I have to pay custom ...
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Where does Google Flights get its data from?
Has anyone ever booked a flight with Google Flights? I am just wondering where they get their prices and data from, and if I might find a cheaper flight by using something like Expedia or ...
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How to convince airport security that I am not dangerous when having metallic parts in my body?
I had an operation some time ago and now I have small screws in my shoulder which will not be removed anymore. When I decided to fly for vacation, I supposed that these will may bring me into trouble ...
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Traveling international from Peru with dual citizenship baby
My wife, son and I currently live in Lima, Peru. We're planning on taking a trip to Poland in June/July sometime. My son is an American/Peruvian dual citizen.
We recently traveled to Chile, and when ...
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Why is buying an airline ticket from the company more expensive than from an aggregator like Skyscanner? [duplicate]
I mostly travel with StarAlliance - SAS since its offers fit my business needs the best. I have been using the Skyscanner website, but yesterday, I bought my ticket directly from the SAS website.
I ...
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Does browsing ticket sites in incognito mode and/or from different IP's result in cheaper ticket prices?
I stumbled across a discussion yesterday where industry insiders share tips relating to their respective fields. Someone who works in e-commerce stated :
"When purchasing items on the internet ...
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Using a Travel Agent for non-Complicated Travel
I am having issues figuring out the best way to go about booking travel for my honeymoon at the end of August (right in the middle of Labour Day weekend in order to add to the degree of difficultyl). ...
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Which meals are served on long flights and in what order?
I'm flying AMS - LAX (with KLM) next month and return a month later. I was wondering which meals would be served and in what order?
Is there any logic behind it or does it depend on the choice of the ...
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Can you get back miles you didn't fly because you were rebooked on another Airline/Alliance?
I was recently due to fly on American Airlines, but my flights were cancelled at the last minute. They rebooked me on US Airways (not the same alliance), via a slightly different route, and I didn't ...
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Do I need to pick up my luggage and re-check it?
My flight is from Reagan National Airport (DCA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK, operated by American eagle) then to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, operated by AA) and then to ...
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How can you take advantage of an airline needing to bump people?
Relating to this question about overbooking and this one on being bumped, we know that sometimes an airline needs to bump people from the flight.
In many cases when that happens, there's compensation ...
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What steps can you take to avoid being bumped from a flight?
Following on from this question about Overbooking, we know that airlines will often sell more tickets than there are seats on a plane, and from time to time they guess wrong and too many people ...
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What is overbooking (of flights), and why do airlines all seem to do it? [closed]
I know that they want to "fill every seat."
If you take this LITERALLY, then you'd want to overbook, because of the statistical percentage of "no shows." That, of course, leads to "bumping" when more ...
