A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters and so on.
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Is it ok to bring a mirror onto an international airplane (US - POL)
I am leaving to poland in a few days. I wonder if its ok to bring a mirror onto an airplane.
If so what are the dimensions that are allowed??
The flight is from US to Poland through Germany
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Low-cost airlines to Azerbaijan?
Wikipedia's List of low-cost airlines does not have any entry for Azerbaijan (or any other country of the area).
Is there really no concept of low-cost airline over there? Or is it just an omission?
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Cebu Pacific Air flight cancellation/modification fees
Recently I came across with one problem. I have several domestic flights in the Philippines, but after checking with the ferry's company I cannot make it to one of the legs. So I have 2 options, take ...
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Why is TAM Airlines baggage allowance so much? [closed]
I travel around Europe, and also between Australia and Europe quite a bit and am always frustrated with the low luggage allowance (just 23kg per person normally).
I do also travel to Brazil quite a ...
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In the context of air travel, are layovers different to stopovers?
In a recent question somebody asked about a layover without mentioning how long the stop would be, thus implying it might perhaps be understood whether layover generally refers to a stop not requiring ...
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How does customs work if my layover is in a third country?
I want to fly from the US to Israel and am looking at a flight with a layover in Canada (PIT -> YYZ -> TLV). How does customs work on such a multi-country trip? Do I have to go through the process ...
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Are there any cheap/discount/budget flights from Yerevan, Armenia to Moscow, Russia?
A fellow guest at my hostel here in Batumi is planning to travel to Armenia and then wants to fly from the capital Yerevan to Moscow, Russia.
But the flights she can find are not so cheap compared to ...
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Changing planes at Frankfurt
I am planning a trip to Rome, Italy from Bangalore, India.
Looking at the flight tickets, it will be 30% cheaper for me to book the Bangalore-Frankfurt and Frankfurt-Rome legs separately rather than ...
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What is the cheapest way to get tickets for weekly scheduled flights?
I'm planing on flying at least once or twice a week for business on the same two flights. Frequent flier miles are great, but this is going to be the same two flight numbers every week. Is there any ...
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Must I cancel the return portion of an airline ticket if I decide not to fly it?
I'm considering not using the return leg of my plane ticket since I can't extend the return date beyond a year but I still have enough money to continue travelling.
When I told some friends that I ...
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Are there any websites that will find cheapest flights over a large date range? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I do a “broad” search for flights?
I need to go to Florida over the next 4 months. I don't really care when it is (i have flexibility). I want to ...
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Can you share frequent flyer status with people in your travel group?
Does it makes sense to travel with someone with enough frequent flyer miles to enter airport lounges, if you don't have that required FF card status?
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What are the “rules” for multi-city flights?
As I understand things, airlines generally give discounts for round-trips that consist of a flight from A to B followed by a flight from B to A. How does this logic work for multi-city flights? As ...
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Is there a booking site for chartering flights?
Are there booking sites for chartering flights? A Google journey revealed many sites where one could enquire for details on chartering a plane, but so far all the enquiring needs to be done by sending ...
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Cheaper flights on non-airline sites?
When searching through kayak.com, I've seen tickets listed through sites like Airfare.com and Vayama that are cheaper than those listed by the airline themselves (see circled prices in image below).
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Can I take this on a plane?
I'm travelling to the UK in a couple of weeks to attend a wedding. While I'm away, I have a university assignment due, and I'm concerned that I might not be able to get it finished before I leave, ...
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Do low-cost airlines treat their staff worse than full-service ones? [closed]
Do low-cost airlines have worse labour rights than full-service airlines?
Jetstar, a low-cost airline that's mainly based in Australia, has been accused of having bad labour rights. For example, the ...
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How much does it add to a North America / Australia journey to go “the wrong way”?
North American flights to Australia generally involve getting to the west coast (LAX or YVR) and then crossing the Pacific. I believe Air Canada used to have a tech stop in Hawaii and still may. I am ...
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Why did my flights make unscheduled fuel stops?
On 2 occasions about 20 years ago my trans-Atlantic flights made unscheduled fuel stops. Once from NY to Europe (Geneva IIRC), it stopped in Shannon, Ireland and once from Europe (Brussels IIRC) to ...
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Do airlines block out a large section of seats online?
A family friend tried to book a last minute holiday for their family but when they tried to book online they couldn't get seats together. When he rang the airline up they had no problem putting them ...
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Book multiple flights with Ryanair and save on Administration Fee
I need to book 2 different flights with Ryanair, but if I book them separately I have to pay GBP 6 as administration fees because I'm paying with a Visa Debit (and most cards are charged GBP 6).
I can ...
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Not flying the last segment of the first half of a return flight
I have booked a A->B->C | C->B->A flight. What I want to do is to not fly the B->C segment. While skipping the final B->A would be totally fine (just walk out of the airport), I'm afraid that the ...
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US Domestic Airline Baggage Allowance?
I have been checking to see what the Domestic Flight baggage allowance is for flights in the US.
I will be using mainly United Airlines and American Airlines.
Some sites are saying 23kg others are ...
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Where can I find air-fare predictions?
Yesterday I saw a documentary where some showed software that predicts developments in airfares. Similar to weather and traffic predictions a user would get a prediction of price developments when ...
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How does the regulation that certain planes have to always be within a 2-hour flight from an airport affect flight paths near the North Pole?
Recently or rather not so recently I read about a regulation (possibly FAA but I am not sure and possibly old) that the wide body jets have to always be within a 2 hour flight from an airport capable ...
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Which website to use when choosing local US flights?
Could you recommend a good website that allows comparing prices across different airlines for local US flights?
I have been using Kayak for a long time but I am wondering if there is a resource for ...
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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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Do I need to re-set my wrist watch according to each country's timezone where i go during my travel? [closed]
Do I need to re-set my wrist watch according to each country's timezone where i go during my travel? I'm mainly worrying about taking all the flights right time and reaching right time to airport. ...
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What are the options for flying from the US to Europe during the daytime, not overnight?
I've done the JFK to LHR route before, where you get to spend the day on the plane and sleep in a real bed in London that night. It's also awesome to wake up early
Currently, British Airways and ...
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Will she be able to fit in the Philippine Airline Boeing 777-300er seat comfortably?
So I am going on a trip with my family to the Philippines. The only concern before buying our tickets is our rather large cousin. She stands at 5'6'' and is about 280lbs. She wears as size 24-26 ...
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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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What does “SSSS” on my boarding pass mean?
When I checked in for my American Airlines flight from Costa Rica back to the States, I noticed that my boarding pass had "SSSS" printed across the top left corner.
Nobody else in my party had this ...
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Is there any website or app to lookup flight paths?
Is there any website or mobile phone app that allows me to look up the flight path, given a specific flight number? (I'm thinking 'SeatGuru for flight paths' here.)
PS - I do know flight paths can ...
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Is there a site where I can subscribe for cheap flight for a specific place?
I currently spend a while outside my hometown and many people advise me to get my ticket for spending my vacation a month in advance, but I don't want to keep looking each day. Is there an online ...
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How to identify a flight based on airport, time and maybe airline?
Today I cycled through Zurich and also came across the airport. I used the chance and made some pictures of aircraft taking off. Since I'm very interested in the type of aircraft as well as the ...
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What kind of power sockets do Jet Airways' Boeing 777s have?
A set of upcoming flights I have with Jet Airways is on their Boeing 777-300ER planes which offer shared power sockets in economy class. (Yay!) But what sort of power sockets would these be? Jet ...
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Why do return flight costs vary depending on the country of origin?
I had planned for my wife, daughters and I to take a holiday from our home in China to the UK for a few weeks in July. Usually, when people visit us in China from the UK, the cost is around £450 to ...
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Can chartering a private plane be an affordable alternative to scheduled flights
I once missed a plane due to not considering the timezone difference. I could get a seat on the next flight for 1600 Eur. Thanks to the Internet I noticed that a competitor offered a one-way ticket to ...
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What preparations do I need to make before flying to Canada for about a week?
I'm going to take a business trip to Canada, Montreal in mid April for about a week. I'm flying from Europe (Germany via Netherlands).
Is there anything I should be aware of or take care of before ...
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Is there travel insurance for missed flights?
Our family will be going to Rome this November. As in a previous question, I am worried about missing my return flight home.
Is there travel insurance that will help us find a return ticket home if ...
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Paranoid about missing my return flight home from Rome. What to do?
I haven't been to Europe in 11 years. My wife and I (and our 8 year old son) will be taking a trip to Italy this late November. We will be traveling from Venice to Florence to Rome. We will be ...
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How to go on a honeymoon trip from Bangalore to Thailand? [closed]
I am planning to go on a honeymoon trip from Bangalore to Thailand in the month of June.
I would like to make the arrangements by my own. Because my friends are saying, the travel agencies are ...
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Cheap air travel within Europe [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are some tricks you use to buy cheap airline tickets in Europe?
I am looking for general tips on finding cheap air tickets (particularly within Europe, but global ...
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Checked baggage size limits
I am going to be flying Emirates, which limits checked baggage to 30kg, but doesn't appear to have specific size limits for luggage. I am going to be buying some new luggage and I would like to ...
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Consequence of not showing up for one leg of journey [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do you have to take the second leg of a flight?
Recently i booked a flight using my points.
I am planning to fly to Seattle WA from Indianapolis Indiana. Stop over is ...
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What does it mean when a flight is delayed due to a “tail swap”, if anything?
My flight was delayed due to a "tail swap" at the destination airport (the airport I will be flying into). Does that mean anything specific? If so, what is it?
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What does a surcharge for departure dates mean for an round the world ticket?
I was looking for around the world tickets and I noticed the following text:
Valid for departures 16 Jan 2012 - 3 Jun 2012 & 4 Oct 2012 - 2 Dec
2012. ADD $140* for departures 4 Jun 2012 - 3 ...
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Should I buy an around the world ticket from Australia or a nearby country?
I have heard that the price of around the world ticket varies greatly depending on the country you are booking from and that sometimes it is better to buy a cheap flight to another country and an ...
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How do I find out whether I am allowed to / have to disembark from a flight that transits at an intermediary airport?
When booking flights that transit through one or more intermediary airports, it is not often clear whether it's a 'technical stop', e.g., refuelling only while passengers sit inside the plane or ...
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Does flying east to west generally take longer than west to east in America?
I noticed for a particular round-trip that the portion from the east coast to the west was scheduled to take over an hour longer than the return trip. I initially thought this was a mistake due to ...
