Hot answers tagged air-travel
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As Simon suggested, you do not have to estimate and can buy a handheld scale which you place in your luggage after measuring if you intend to acquire things during you travel.
Prior to having one of those I estimated and was rarely off by more than a few pounds. The idea is very simple: learn what 50 lbs feels like. You have to do this at home by lifting ...
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Lost earnings - nope. Some travel insurance might cover that, but almost all won't, and the airline won't normally be liable for that sort of thing.
The airline is pretty much always liable in such cases for sorting you out with accommodation and food, which it sounds like they have. (They probably don't have to cover your taxi if you decline the hotel, but ...
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Yes, I have seen this on many occasions, on flights to USA, Europe and Australia with multiple connections.
The scenario is exactly as you describe - at the airport where they cannot be checked through, you need to pick up your luggage then check it back in for the next leg of your journey. A long as you plan for it, it ends up just being a mildly ...
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If for some reason you can't do an online meeting or conference call, I have three tips for planning a business meeting (not a conference or a vacation, where flight convenience is not the controlling factor).
Know your group
When dealing with business travel, it's important to remember that the ticket price is not the only cost incurred; time is also ...
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There is no difference other than the price, at least on the plane. On board, the only difference between passenger service is differentiated by the class. Usually, there are up to 4 classes: Economy, Premium Economy (or Economy Comfort), Business, and First class.
I think there will also be no difference at the airport for Economy class at least. Some ...
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Type the airport name or code into the search box of OpenFlights, or substitute the airport's three-letter code into this link: http://openflights.org/airport/HND
Then click on any airport and the "list" icon in the popup to see who exactly flies that route.
Alternatively, look up the airport on Wikipedia, although the list of destinations is just a ...
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Yes, you can leave the airport. Green card holders don't need a visa to visit Canada. You will need to go through Canadian immigration after arrival to Vancouver, no matter whether you decide to leave the airport or not. You should arrive to the airport in advance since you will need to clear the US immigration in Vancouver before the departure.
Update: If ...
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The answer to your question is yes you will need a transit visa but not in Germany but in Vienna.
According to Germany missions page you don't need a visa since you're a holder of the US Visa:
Exceptions: Nationals from the above list are entitled to transit through the international transit zones without an airport transit visa:
If they hold a ...
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Since you have one ticket, you don't have to worry. If you miss your connection you will get transferred to the next available flight. Also most flights these days arrive ahead of time.
There is this epic answer that explains this in detail.
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I have never heard of gear specifically designed to air travel. But on the other hand all good hiking/camping gear is designed to be light and compact, as one has to carry it on his own back in a backpack which has limited space. And usually the more high end, the lighter it gets, due more advanced materials used. I'm giving entry level examples from one of ...
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"Partly used ticket" usually refers to a passenger not using a return flight or parts of a multi-leg journey.
If you have a booking for two passengers that's supposedly two tickets, so you should be able to get a refund for one of the tickets (assuming that's possible according to the fare conditions). I've never heard of that counting as a "partly used ...
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Your first address should be the website of the respective Airport. For example, Oslo Airport has a destination map. One can in most cases assume that if there is a flight TO a location, that there is also a return flight back.
I do not think that there are services that allow you to include several airports, even less so by a km radius. You will have to go ...
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I've flown to Iceland 7 times in the last 4 years from London and have always used one of the following airlines
Iceland air
Wow (formally Iceland Express)
Iceland Air is the better carrier - more legroom, en flight entertainment, luggage included etc. Whereas Wow is the budget option and you have to pay for everything (booking, paying by credit card, ...
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Any answer is opinion.
But the following seems to be in the range of possible:
The short answer is, in the worst case it could have life changing (or even ending) consequences far beyond what you'd possibly wish for or imagine. While worst case is unlikely, the current world situation could produce circumstances that make you look like you may be involved ...
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As far as I know there is no such website or app that allows to book last-minute cheap flights. So you have to use any of the well-known services. In particular, the flight trip between Barcelona and Madrid (or viceversa) is known as "puente aereo" (literally "aerial bridge") and in general the cheapest company that operates this route is Vueling (13 flights ...
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Without knowing which airlines were involved, I assume that noone is able to answer your question reliably, but it might very well be that the luggage really couldn't be checked through to the final destination.
Another common scenario for this is if the last leg of a multi-leg trip is a domestic flight. In this case, customs must be cleared at the first ...
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In general, the only way that you will be guaranteed to have the airline re-accommodate you on a later flight in the event of a delay is to book the flights on the same ticket - which basically means that you need to buy all of the flights together, from the same source. There is no means to "combine" them after booking, even if they are booked on the same ...
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If you perform a search for flights on Kayak, it will sometimes show an airfare predictor in the top left-hand-corner of the results window, showing whether prices are predicted to fall or rise in the next 7 days (and therefore, whether you should purchase the ticket now or wait).
This only seems to happen when enough people have searched for that route ...
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The main issue is that the blades are extremely sharp and I assume that with bad intend you could do harm.
Just last week I wanted to bring a cheese slicer which I had to repack as checked luggage.
I don't see the danger in a cheese slicer. The razor blades are a different thing, here I can see the risk.
Pack them as checked luggage and you are okay. If ...
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There is no particular restriction against as far as I have known and seen. I was once made to show it to the security inspector but I have traveled with one and similar items through dozens of countries without any issues. One other time, it was a audio-cable extension which got an extra look by security. They let it in anyway and I suspect it looks exactly ...
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Although I highly doubt how them airline fellows are managing such a thing, but a quick google shows that such a pass does exist : http://www.airindia.com/SBCMS/Webpages/AI-Introduces-Attractive-Ten.aspx
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I've gone to a courier or post office in the local area in the past. They have large industrial-sized scales that will easily take your backpack/bag/suitcase/camel and give you an accurate reading of the weight. Sometimes it's even in the public area so you don't need to check with anyone,but otherwise ask and act like the crazy tourist, panicking over ...
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My father used to be one, and that was pretty much it. Priority for upgrades, being taken more serious when you have complaints or requests, and that's about it.
And not getting a form letter from the CEOs secretary but a personal letter written by the man himself when he complained about lacking maintenance he'd noticed developing over a period of several ...
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The specific policy will depend on your fare rules and on the airline you choose, but a week is a frightfully long time when it comes to airline tickets.
Revenue tickets
Some airlines let you pay a fee to reserve a seat and guarantee the price at the time of booking for up to seven days. For example, United calls its offering FareLock, Air France Time to ...
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If you try a UK-based aggregator like Opodo you are charged in Sterling. So if BA doesn't charge Sterling directly you can use those sites as an alternative.
Having said that, sometimes it can be quite beneficial to pay it in a different currency. I don't know if this is the case with BA or in this specific case. But I had saved quite some money in the past ...
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If you are talking about stickers like these then you will not encounter any issues. They are decorative and fun.
The small bar code stickers that match the bag tag that's being attached to your suitcase handle at checking should be removed. The purpose for these small bar code stickers is to help identify and route your bag should the large tag be lost ...
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EQUIPMENT CHOICE:
As other people already suggested, you should choose your camping equipment as light as possible. I would go for trekking tent or two (you can find 4-people models weighing around 4kg), quality dawn sleeping bags have the best weight/warmth ratio, and ultralight inflatable mats are most reasonable for sleeping (I use this Thermarest ...
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I find it highly unlikely any company would develop gear that would accept performance compromises for the specific purpose of airline-friendliness. For myself, I want camping equipment designed for camping and I want travel equipment designed for travel. When I've done serious treks far from home, as in Tanzania and New Zealand, I'll rent gear at my ...
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Most frequent flights from Reykjavik are to London and Copenhagen.
Some possibilities for an overnight stay other than London or Copenhagen are Paris, Amsterdam, Oslo or Stockholm.
You can see a list of airlines that fly to Reykjavik on this page:
http://www.kefairport.is/English/Service/Airlines/
Link to the website of the KEF airport: ...
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This will be treated as a single trip (leg), because you are actually booking a flight from SIN to SFO with one stop. So you can (and are expected) to check-in for both flights all the way to SFO.
If there would be two separate "boxes" with these two flights, then they would be treated as two separate legs in the booking.
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