A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters and so on.
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where can i find really cheap flight on the internet? [duplicate]
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How can I do a “broad” search for flights?
I use skyscanner, but I am sure there are other ways. I can combine there different connections and search by entire month or ...
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Can round trip flights be cheaper than one-way flights? [duplicate]
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One-way versus return airfare tickets
I'm looking for plane trips that would suit me if I studied abroad in the US.
I searched up the flight I'd take: SVG - ATL, and ...
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How to travel via the US (layover) on short notice after my UK British passport was stolen
I am in Ecuador without a passport and intend to fly to Bogota in a week, and back to London the following week. My scheduled flight from Bogota to London includes a layover in Miami.
In absence of ...
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Is there a site that gives travelling opportunities in Europe if you don't care about the destination or the date?
I'm interested in travelling around Europe the cheapest way possible, but I don't really care about the order in which I visit countries and I'm 100% flexible for both departure and return date.
I'm ...
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How to find decent airfares when you need to travel urgently due to personal circumstances and only for a very short time?
Having a global dispersed circle of friend and family, it happened already twice that I needed to travel urgently because of serious personal circumstances. When I had to travel to the deathbed and ...
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Which is the cheapest way to get to Vietnam from Europe in summer?
The complete question is: Which is the cheapest way to get to Vietnam in summer by flying from Europe? I'm planning a one-month trip to Vietnam for this summer, but I cannot find any reference on what ...
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Why is Melbourne-Singapore-Melbourne return flight is costlier than Singapore-Melbourne-Singapore return flight? [duplicate]
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Why do return flight costs vary depending on the country of origin?
I am trying to book a return flight from Melbourne to Singapore, but it is costing me AUD 999, i.e. ...
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What is “Confirmed Airline Reservation”?
This link is from the website of Switzerland's Consulate.
They say that they require a confirmed airline reservation. Do I need to purchase a ticket? Or is it the airline reservations done by travel ...
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What do the flight numbers that are reported in plane crashes mean?
For example, Air France Flight 447 crashed into the ocean, but what gives it the tag of 447? Air France has had a lot more flights than that. Is it the flight number on a specific day? What then ...
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Flight Ticket Cancellation
I need to buy a flight ticket for my Schengen Visa application. But for some reason I want to change my flight ticket without any additional fee. That said, I need a refundable flight ticket. My ...
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Why is my outbound flight to Geneva longer than my return flight?
I am flying with EasyJet next week from Glasgow to Geneva, for my ski holiday.
I noticed the flight times are unusual in that my outbound journey is much longer than my return flight home.
Outbound
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Have a Wizz Air booking but will not use half of it?
I have booked a Wizz Air ticket at January (RT 17-31/JAN) from the Netherlands to Bulgaria, but due to school I have to change the booking. What I noticed was that the rebooking fee is ridiculously ...
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Buying airfare that permits a 'Free Stopover'
I will use my specific situation, but this should only be considered as an example which should be applied generally. My itinerary would be as such:
London --> Austin --> Rio de Janeiro --> ...
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One-way versus return airfare tickets
It seems like one-way tickets are always more expensive than buying round-trip. But what if I have two destinations? For example I would like to go on the following itinerary this March:
London ...
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Avios points awarded for BA partner airline flights
I am in the BA executive club. What are the rules for receiving points for flights operated by the partner airlines? Last time I flew Finnair, I got exactly 25% of the points that I would have ...
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Fly to France from UK with no passport?
I have a flight to France from the UK tomorrow. My passport is currently with a company that are working on a Visa for India (a miscommunication with a friend menas I thought they had picked it up), ...
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Flights from London to Cambodia
What is the best place in Cambodia (or around) to fly from London? I was searching for flights from London to Phnom Penh airport (PNH), but all the flights were really long with inconvenient layover ...
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How does one search for flights with miles? Or is it simply a post-selection operation?
I have started to accumulate a few decent miles with some airlines. In the past, I've merely used miles to reduce the cost - choose a flight, apply points, voila.
However, I was wondering if there ...
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On flying with a backpack with detachable shoulder and hip straps
This is the first time I'm traveling with a backpack with detachable straps. Some insight from anyone who has done this before will be appreciated :)
When do you take the straps off ? e.g after ...
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What's the best day of the week to buy airfare?
Is there any day of the week when airfares are statistically the cheapest to buy?
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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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SmartWings flight confirmation [closed]
I have a SmartWings plane ticket for tomorrow. I tried to verify the validity of the ticket, but the online system says:
We are unable to process your booking online. Please contact our call ...
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Tax refund in stores that are not close to the border
I'm living in a border region, and every time I'm shopping abroad, I can fill out a form at the store, let the border officer sign it, go back to the store and get the sales tax back.
Now I'm ...
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What ways are there to retain/gain AAdvantage status with American Airlines, apart from flying?
Let's say one is interested in gaining or retaining AAdvantage frequent flyer status with American Airlines (I am happy to broaden the question to other airlines if that's useful). Normally, this ...
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Can you expect the flight attendants to tell the passenger in front of you to put his seat up in normal position?
My last (Swiss) long-haul flight was overnight and a lot of passengers tried to sleep. Nevertheless, the flight crews served dinner at the start of the flight and breakfast shortly before landing. ...
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Is there an opaque flight site?
In a response to this question, I have read that there are opaque flight sites:
An "Opaque" booking is one where you don't know the exact details of
what you're booking until after you've made ...
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Websites with flights TO a destination (from wherever)?
I know there are many sites which will allow me to find a flight to wherever from a given airport, but I haven't found one that would allow me to specify a destination and no starting location. Are ...
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From Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Lima (Peru) by flight?
What are the cheapest/shorter flights from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Lima, Peru and viceversa ?
The flights I've found stop over at Madrid, and are around 400 euros (Amsterdam to Lima) and 700 ...
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Are there any tricks to book multi-city international flights?
Generally, multi-city air fares are much higher than round trip fares. Let's say I'm getting these flights (A->B->C->B->A) and I am staying in first B and C. It is actually a round trip with ...
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How are international flights of US airlines? [closed]
I generally hate American airlines (such as United, American Airlines, Delta, ...). They provide worst service in the flight. However, I have never flown US airlines international flight (for example ...
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Is it possible to change second leg of a flight online?
Let's say I'm taking Lufthansa from US and then to a third country. But the thing is that I want to stay in Germany for a few days. I know that travel agents can change one leg of a journey. Is it ...
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Best flight connections between Amsterdam and Central America
My plan is to visit Central America, let's say Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama in 3 weeks holiday...
I still don't have the plans clear, but what I'm interested is to get the best flights for ...
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Biathlon World Cup in Russia: Sochi or Khanty-Mansiysk?
In the 2012-13 season of the Biathlon World Cup the last two events take place in Russia: Sochi (March 7-10) and Khanty-Mansiysk (March 14-17). The next Winter Olympic Games (2014) also take place in ...
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Flights to Greenland - seasonal ex-North America?
I'm looking to go from Canada/US to visit Greenland & Iceland (very tentative plans), but am having trouble finding flights. It seems that there's generally flights from Copenhagen, but I'd ...
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Is a transit visa required when travelling from UK to New Zealand via Sydney?
Do I need a transit visa when travelling from UK to New Zealand stopping in Sydney for one hour 30 minutes?
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How can you protect a fragile object like bottle of champagne in your baggage against breaking?
I tend to bring something quite fragile with me as cabin luggage. On my next journey I want to bring a special bottle of champagne (because of sentimental reasons). Unfortunately you can't bring a ...
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Is it okay to bring a bottle of champagne on an airplane (as checkin luggage)?
Can you bring a bottle of champagne with you as luggage (not as hand luggage)? Or would the pressure pose a risk and as a result not be allowed?
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How long in advance should I arrive at Tromsø Airport on a busy morning?
For an early morning flight in a busy season, how long in advance should I arrive at Tromsø Airport in Tromsø, Norway? In detail, on 21 December there's a 6:55 flight (to Gran Canaria). There are ...
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One way refund of round trip flight due to flight cancellation
Recently I traveled with KingFisher Airlines in India. The flight was a round trip domestic flight and cost 811 USD. I made it on the way there, but on the way back due to financial problems, ...
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Want to carry a psoriasis cream with me on plane to China — reasonable?
Here's the deal.
My wife is Chinese and her brother (college age) lives in China.
I have some cream my grandpa gave me for broken out skin (says IC Triamcinolone 0.5% cream on it). It's worked ...
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Where to sleep at Frankfurt airport
I arrive at Frankfurt international airport in the morning (9 am) and I have to wait 10 hours until my next flight. Also I don't have a visa to get out of the airport. What is the best way to get some ...
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Will it harm my video game if I take it through the scanner?
I want to take my video game home with my on the plane and don't want to put it in my checked luggage because they just carelessly toss luggage around. But I want to know if it is safe to take it ...
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Traveling from cold region to warm region; tips regarding clothing?
I will fly this December from Paris to South-East Asia for a backpack trip. I have to get to the airport at night at probably 4°C and arrive at Phnom Penh, where it will be around 30°C.
But because ...
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When should one check in to get the best of optionally allocated seats?
Easyjet recently launched an allocated seat system.
Basically the rules are:
If you pay you can choose your seat. The front seats and the emergency exit seats are more expensive.
If you don't, ...
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What is the cheapest way to get from Central Europe to South East Asia between Christmas and the New Year?
My final destination is Thailand.
Since rail is relatively cheap between SE Asian countries, I am not too concerned about where I initially land down there.
Most direct flights to Bangkok for ...
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planning flights - connection flights search engine
Is there any tool / online search engine where you can give it a list of possible departing airports, and a list of possible arriving airports, and shows you all the possible flights (connecting or ...
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Best deals for students booking international flight tickets from India
I will be travelling to and fro from Hyderabad (HYD), India to Berlin (TXL), Germany.
Duration: 20th May to 20th August of 2013 (3 months)
Class: Economy Class (as low as possible)
Where can I find ...
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Non-US citizen traveling between states
I would like to know, if I need to carry passport while traveling inside states. I do have State ID and my living address is written in it, but I suppose I don't have permanent residency ...
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What is the best way (price wise) to travel from Japan to Mexico and Venezuela, then come back?
What I want to do is go to those two countries for a week each. Basically the order doesn't matter much for me. But I must depart from Japan and come back.
I was wondering if there was someone ...
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Do I need to get a transit visa for the stop over at a Canadian airport?
I am a Philippine passport holder and I'm planning to travel to St Vincent and the Grenadines this month. Do I need to get a transit visa during my stop over at Toronto and Port of Spain?
