Companies which offer air transport services.
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Difference between AAdvantage “points” and “miles”
When I review my American Airlines AAdvantage account, I notice that I am accruing both "points" and "miles".
Both appear to play a role in determining my elite status, but I can't seem to find the ...
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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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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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How can I get a brief but still extensive summary of the Conditions Of Carriage of an airline and are they an international standard?
Any time I am booking I agree to the Conditions Of Carriage, without reading its contents. I once tried starting to read the conditions, only to find that my booking session ended due to the fact that ...
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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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2answers
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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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What techniques, tricks or otherwise have you used to get upgrades on flights?
I've travelled a lot. Living in New Zealand or the UK means anywhere is likely a flight, but I've always flown economy. Twice between LA and Auckland I managed to get the exit row after talking ...
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Claiming air miles for Air Alaska with codeshares
I flew from CHC to AKL with AirNZ, claimed the points.
Then from AKL to NAD to HNL with Air Pacific, claimed as partner of Qantas with OneWorld.
Then flew from HNL to SEA to YVR with Alaska Airlines. ...
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How to fly on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner?
Sooo, the new Dreamliner has had its inaugural flight.
The first flight was from tokyo to hong-kong.
In a bit of competitive fun, a friend and I are trying to beat one another to ride it (he beat me ...
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1answer
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Ticket types and tips for complex Europe/Asia flights
I am planning a long and complicated holiday to Asia and would like suggestions on the best approach to buying airline tickets (I've previously only booked budget short-haul flights and just ...
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Is there a site with a list of active airline discount/coupon codes?
Ideally I'm after one with an alphabetical list of airlines, and available discount codes, with descriptions, without having to click through and manually check the conditions of each one, or test out ...
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Do these airline companies offer any refund policies for when the ticket price decreases after I've made my reservation?
I spend about 500 euros a month on airline tickets from the following companies:
Star Alliance: SAS/Estonian Air (the majority)
Air Baltic
Ryanair (rarely)
I have an active account in TripIt and ...
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2answers
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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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2answers
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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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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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3answers
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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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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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2answers
286 views
Are there any trans-Pacific budget airlines?
Are there any trans-Pacific flights from the North American countries to the Antipodean ones (Australia, NZ) that would be considered cheap or budget airlines?
The only budget international Pacific ...
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1answer
564 views
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 ...
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3answers
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How to transit through Delhi without a visa?
I have read a lot on this subject on the Lonely Planet forum and it looks like the staff on ground can transfer your bags through the Delhi airport if you have a connecting flight without you having ...
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4answers
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How to insure checked luggage?
I know that you are not supposed to put valuables into checked baggage, but in some cases it is necessary. For example if you have large valuable items that do not fit in carry-on or if you have ...
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3answers
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Is Spirit Airlines's $9 Fare Club worth it?
Has anyone tried Spirit Airlines's $9 fare club membership ($60/year)?
What do you get with your membership, and what makes it worth it?
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3answers
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Will I be able to use United Airlines ticket that was paid by a credit card of my friend from USA?
I am from Europe, and I live in a country that is not listed on the United Airlines site as an option country to buy a ticket from, and I need a ticket from NY to SF (I will get to NY with a ticket I ...
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How far in advance is it recommended to book flight tickets? [duplicate]
Ok so I know that rule of thumb for booking flight tickets is 'earlier the better' but I am not sure how far in advance should the action be taken.
I have seen many cases where the min. prices at say ...
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1answer
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When is it that you can't reserve a specific seat on a plane beforehand?
Two of my friends flew Scandinavian Airlines from Norway to Denmark, and from Denmark via Dubai to India with Emirates.
They thought they could select seats 24 hrs before departure, but when they ...
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1answer
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What's with the Star Alliance / SkyTeam decal planes?
On Saturday I was at YVR airport and saw what I've seen a few times before - a plane painted with a Star Alliance decal. No "Air New Zealand" or "Air Canada" or whatever, JUST Star Alliance.
Then ...
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1answer
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What is the difference between various flight search sites' price forecasts?
I did a search on Kayak for an upcoming flight and it's price trend suggests waiting, citing 60% confidence that the price of the ticket will do down. However when I search for the exact same flight ...
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4answers
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How to make sure luggage makes it across multiple airlines?
I'm planning to travel from Norway to Britain with British Airways, and on to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific. However, I've seen statistics showing that airlines, especially British Airlines, damage ...
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1answer
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The penalty for changing an airline ticket is per leg or per ticket?
I am wondering what happens with my penalty with a ticket were I am almost certain I will need to change the date of one of the middle legs and subsequently changing all the legs which follow, for ...
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2answers
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How often should I fly on StarAlliance airlines to be eligible for a Europe-to-USA business class upgrade?
As I expect to regularly go across the Atlantic and it often happens to be through Swiss or Lufthansa, I subscribed to the Miles & More frequent flyer program.
Since I'm travelling on my own ...
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Is there a frequent flyer program catering to children?
I am with my current bank, because I have been with them since very early age. My bank is very smart in knowing that if you have been with a bank for years, you are not likely to change.
I am ...
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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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3answers
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Putting a hold on an airline seat
When we put a hold on an airline seat for a couple of days, it expires after a couple of days. Now, after couple of days, nobody has booked the seat since I was the one holding it and I did not book ...
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Is there a website for figuring out who secret carriers / super saver fares are with?
I've seen both on onetravel and kayak now, where it describes flights as:
"Secret Carrier"
or "Super saver fare"
eg:
Seven months ago, I asked on this site what that meant, as it was new to me. ...
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1answer
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Airline (lowcost) has changed my reservation, what are my options?
An airline in question has 3 flight a day to my destination, one ridiculously early in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one late night. Because the afternoon one was the only one convenient for ...
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Cancel airline reservation on hold
I was planning a trip through Aerosvit Airlines. Since I was unsure of my final itinerary and the cost for the particular flight (using sites like Kayak) looked like it was about to skyrocket in ...
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1answer
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Cheap Airfare to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from California
About the cheapest I've found is from LA to Santo Domingo, $550 roundtrip from Priceline.
Are there any smaller, 'specialty' airlines offering trips to Santo Domingo for cheap?
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1answer
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Routes to Oceania?
I've looked into pre-orders for the 787 Dreamliner before, but so many of them are delayed or not active or not on scheduled routes, I thought I'd ask here.
United was meant to have a route from ...
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What airlines allow in-cabin travel for cats? [closed]
I am planning on moving to London and want to know what airlines allow in-cabin travel for cats?
I don't want them in the cargo — have heard too many HORROR stories. Also how much is the fare for the ...
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3answers
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Are there any airlines that offer WLAN?
Today I had a really long flight. A friend of mine mentioned before that there will be WLAN (wifi) on board of this airline on long-haul flight. I couldn't really believe it and indeed, there was no ...
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3answers
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What are “500 Mile Upgrades”?
On my American Airlines AAdvantage account, I see a lot of references to "500 Mile Upgrades".
I don't quite understand how these work. Can someone explain what these are for (and what does the "500 ...
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6answers
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Do you have to take the second leg of a flight?
Say I want to book a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago. Say the airline also flies to St. Louis from Fort Launderdale but has a connecting flight through Chicago. If I book that flights from ...
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5answers
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Booking flight tickets together or in separate parts?
I'm flying from A to C via B with Norwegian. Booking flight ticket from A to C costs 285.20 euros. If I buy flight ticket first from A to B and then from B to C, total price is 253.20 euros with ...
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What is ticket reconfirmation and why does it exist?
I have never personally had to reconfirm the ticket, but have read that in some case you can lose a place on a flight, even if you paid for it!
Where does the idea of ticket reconfirmation comes ...
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China Airlines, safe?
I've got a long-haul flight booked with China Airlines (A330 and an A340) from LHR to SYD, and only after I booked it did I decide to read up on their safety record. Suffice to say I regret doing ...
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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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Which is the best frequent flyer program to join? [closed]
I am guessing it would be an airline in Star Alliance or One world based on the partner airline benefits. But which of these airlines would be better?
I choose United because it has quite a few ...
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4answers
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How do I redeem airline vouchers when booking through a website?
So, I got bumped from a United flight a while back (last April to be exact, so I'm nearing the one year mark). As part of the voluntary bump, I got a $400 voucher to be used towards purchasing ...
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How to find an appropriate frequent flyer program?
In the last months I flew a lot with different airlines, mainly Swiss, AirBaltic, Aeroflot and AeroSvit. Now I was wondering if there is a frequent flyer program covering as much as possible of these ...
