A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters and so on.
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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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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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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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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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Can I pre-purchase more luggage allowance on Qatar Airways flights?
Can I pre-purchase more luggage allowance on Qatar Airways flights?
I am traveling with Qatar Airways from Stockholm, Sweden (ARN) to Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) and I will be carrying one additional bag ...
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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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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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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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Can I use regular headphones on transatlantic British Airways 747 flights?
I will soon be traveling transatlantic on a British Airways 747. I was hoping to use my over-the-ear headphones with their armrest entertainment system rather than the earbuds they provide. Does ...
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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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When I purchase flights with an online travel agent, is there an “e-ticket” I must print out?
I've always bought my tickets through travel agents in the past but this time I've bought two flights on two different websites.
Now in the emails they've sent me there is my itinerary but also quite ...
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Does Luton Airport have a blanket ban on unaccompanied minors?
I was told by a member of staff at Luton airport during an emergency redirect of my daughter's flight from Heathrow during heavy snow that children (Unaccompanied minors - UMs) cannot normally fly out ...
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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 ...
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Why fly along a rhumb line?
On April 4, 2012, El Al flight 4 from New York to Tel Aviv flew on an almost-a-rhumb-line route eastward rather than on the usual almost-a-great-circle line.
Why might an airline choose to have one ...
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What ski resort in the US/Canada is reachable from Europe?
I keep hearing messages that skiing in North-America is worth considering as an alternative to the Alps. But I have no clue where I should start looking. So my question is simple, if you need to fly ...
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Would I delay flights, when not showing up for part of the journey?
This is a hypothetical question.
Say you book a flight from A through B to C. For some reason or another, you choose not to board the last part of my trip. Would this create problems for other ...
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Why airline websites charge more money than discount travel websites
What is the reason that when you book a flight between 2 destinations from an airline website (aircanada.com), the prices are much more than when you book the same through a discount website like ...
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I had a J1 trainee for a 12 months, how to return to the USA? [closed]
I am from Europe and was 3 times in USA: first as J1 W&T, then again J1 Work and travel, and final 3 months ago J1 Trainee for 12 months.
Now I'm back in my country and I would like to know what ...
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How big is “too big” for an airline seat? At what point will you be required to buy two tickets?
As I said in another question, I'm bringing my parents to visit me here in Sweden next year.
My mother is around 280-300 pounds and 5'6" (130-135kg, 1.67m). I am concerned that she might be asked at ...
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What is the fastest speed a passenger airplane flies at?
How fast does the world's currently fastest passenger plane fly (cruise speed)? Do any passenger planes fly faster than the speed of sound?
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Is it possible for non-military travelers to fly above the speed of sound? [duplicate]
I know for example the Concorde flew faster than sound, but I believe the options are much more limited now. Is it possible to be in a plane that breaks the sound barrier, without having access to ...
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Buying plane tickets offline in Nepal
Is it possible to buy air tickets from Kathmandu, Nepal to Toronto, Canada from a Nepali travel agent or any airline operating from Nepal? I need to buy tickets "off-line" because my credit limit does ...
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2answers
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What is the cheapest and most direct route from the UK to Malawi?
I'm researching a trip to Malawi and I'm struggling to find direct flights. I'd be happy to travel from any UK city to anywhere in Malawi.
I've only been able to find flights for around £900 with at ...
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2answers
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When should you order tickets for an intercontinental flight when the return date is several months after the initial flight?
I have to fly from Norway to Hong Kong. This will take place near the end of August, and the return date will be the 22. December.
When is it optimal to book tickets? How many days before the flight ...
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Booking travel tickets for visa without paying?
I am in the process of filling the forms for my wife and daughter (Chinese) to travel with me (British) to the UK for a short holiday. On the government advice located at ...
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Is it possible to travel on cargo aeroplanes?
Some time ago I heard someone telling about travelling in cargo planes. Apparently some of those planes have a limited amount of extra seats and companies would sell them for an extra profit.
Does ...
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1answer
291 views
a webservice for finding the flights by country [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I do a “broad” search for flights?
Do you know any webapplication/service which allow me to specify the contry/state for destinations and arivals and ...
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Are there flights from the Salar de Uyuni to Arequipa (Peru)?
Are there flights from the Salar de Uyuni to Arequipa (Peru) ? Or any recommended airport nearby Arequipa, you can suggest me ?
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Finding air-travel time between airports [closed]
I'm looking to write a program that will let me create a query of two US airports and return the flight time between them (probably an average flight time for A->B, since I recognise there can be ...
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1answer
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What to do with hand luggage in airports?
I'm looking for general advice here, not specific to any airports.
Many times in airports it's a hassle to drag around/carry hang luggage into the shops and places you're visiting. Especially when ...
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Multiple airline journey: do I have to check out/check in bags [duplicate]
I'm planning to buy a ticket from lufthansa. The first leg is operated by United Airlines and the second leg is a normal Lufthansa flight. I'm buying it from Lufthansa. Do I need to claim my luggage ...
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1answer
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What does Ryanair do with airplanes in winter? [closed]
At FKB (Baden Airpark, Germany) summer timetable is now active, and frequency for virtually all Ryanair routes is much higher. This is a common pattern in general for Ryanair and other airlines in ...
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1answer
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What's the longest take-off run of a commercial flight? [closed]
I listen to the Dr Karl podcast where in a recent one he stated the longest take off run was by a C-130 (Hercules) plane in Greenland a long while back (I gather it was some unusual condition and not ...
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Statistically, is there a safest seat on the plane if it crashes?
So to clarify, there are lots of different planes, so for the sake of argument, there are areas:
front left
front right
front middle
forward front, right, middle
over the left wing
over the right ...
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What is the LONGEST passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?
For example, JQ151 from Sydney to Christchurch is around 3 hours. NZ1 however, is about another 7 to Hong Kong.
Will need a regular flight number to verify.
Definition is longest in terms of flight ...
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What causes experts at sites like FlightFox to be so much cheaper than search engines?
I was looking at this: https://flightfox.com/contest/57321
And I checked the dates on Momondo, and it cost around $1400. (I only checked one set of dates though)
The searcher expressed that they'd ...
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Are parachutes allowed on airplanes as cabin baggage?
On the Ryanair website, I came across an FAQ entry on whether parachutes are allowed on planes. (So I presume it must be asked frequently enough to be added to the FAQ page of a major low-cost ...
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1answer
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Is it allowed and advisable to transport beer in checked luggage? [duplicate]
I'd like to transport a six-pack of local beer from Canada to France. The amount of alcohol falls well below the amount I'm legally allowed to bring into Europe. My question concerns the logistics of ...
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How can you prevent other people from tampering with your flight ticket if they *somehow* get access to your confirmation code?
Of course, keeping the confirmation code secret is the most important thing, but I'm just asking just in case someone else got a hold of it and wanted to troll you.
By "troll" I mean that someone ...
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What options do you get on opaque flights other than the price limit?
I went to priceline.com and tried their opaque flight option. Once I entered the dates, the destination and the price limit, it asked for my credit card information. I then started reading about not ...
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Will I Need a Transit visa or ESTA for the US as a Canadian?
I'm a Canadian traveling from Toronto To Warsaw and I have connecting flights in New Jersey and Frankfurt.
Will I need an ESTA or a Transit Visa?
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How can I find the maximum permitted mileage (MPM) between two cities?
Apparently the IATA publishes a list of the "maximum permitted mileage" (MPM) between a large set of city pairs. This mileage is referenced in airline fares.
For example, in order to get an award ...
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2answers
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Is there a point where it would make more financial sense to charter a flight than to buy tickets?
Say you're going from point A to point B and the only [reasonable] way to get there is by airplane (eg an island to mainland). Pretend your group is LARGE (at least 12 people)
Is there a breaking ...
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Can I Listen to Air Traffic Control on a flight?
What airlines have an audio channel where you can listen to Air Traffic Control communications during the flight? Do any airlines allow you to bring a scanner or aviation radio aboard to listen ...
