New answers tagged air-travel
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If you really can't go back to that page, and you don't know how to find cached Internet files, try calling them. If your booking is held, they should be able to access it and accept payment.
(This isn't really a travel question, more a support question regarding a web application)
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In the US, Southwest Airlines does not interline with anyone (except ATA on its codeshare flights), so it is impossible to check luggage through to or from a Southwest Airlines flight connecting to another carrier -- one of many reasons I won't fly on SWA.
I believe EasyJet and Ryanair have similar restrictions.
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Yes, it is an there are many reasons why it can happen. The airlines not communicating is one of them but I think the most common reasons are policies of transit airports. This is why luggage is nearly always tagged to its destination with all flights and yet the passenger has to move it himself. In some airports there is an express way to check luggage back ...
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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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It has already happened to me, and I think the gate agent just made his work. Who sold you the ticket (be it a travel agency, a website, or so on) should have indicated that you would need to pick your luggage and check in again. And by doing so you (your brother) should have planned to have enough time to do so.
In general it happens in domestic - ...
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Sort of a match for what you're looking for: http://adioso.com.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Disclaimer: I actually never booked a single flight through them.
Rome2Rio gives the following prices for single routes:
Italy to the US: 259 Euro
Spain to the US: 290 Euro
London to the US: 306 Euro
I didn't enter specific dates.
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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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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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You get invitations to PR events hosted by the airlines such as introductions to new business-class layouts, occasional concerts etc.
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As Gagravar already explained, a lot is covered in eu regulations. Getting what you are entitled to, can still be a daunting task. I have heard good stories about Euclaim.
They offer free advice to what you are entitled to.
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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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"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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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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It does depend on where you are staying, of course, but I have found in the past that most mid-range-to-luxury hotels (and sometimes budget ones, too) will have a scale available, even if there isn't one in the room. Just ask at the front desk / concierge / etc.
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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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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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Invest in handheld digital weighing scales
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Updated information about transit visa in Beijing:
In order to facilitate the international visitors’ short stay for sightseeing in Beijing, the city now adopts a visa-free transit policy, which allows transit passengers with passport of the following 45 countries to stay in Beijing for 72 hours without visa on direct transit from January 1, 2013:
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There are flights from David and Panama City to Bocas which I have both taken. I suspect the one in David is closer. You would have to bridge the gap by land. Bus is probably the cheapest option.
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It seem that there is but the only way to fly might be a chartered flight. Air Panama which supposedly services the airport doesn't seem to have any scheduled flights to or from Santiago de Veraguas.
The only thing I was able to find are charter planes that are able to go to the airport. Which seems to be confirmed by a Panama guide book, which states ...
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I have changed return times for New Zealand - Asia (usually China) - New Zealand on a number of occasions, using several airlines and often with a break in the return leg. The charge (so far) has been for the change in the return flight as a whole, not per leg.
I won't guarantee which of these I've done this on but I've travelled with Air NZ, QANTAS, Jet ...
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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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Kayak has a direct flight search tool. As far as I can tell, it only lists departures from the airport you enter but if you click each departure there should be a "reverse direction" option which quickly links you to the departure schedule for the destination airport.
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Since you're leaving from Tartu and Riga is a viable alternative to the Tallinn airport and a much better option as a flight gateway.
According to the flight schedule Air Baltic has at least 6 scheduled daily flights to Oslo/Gardermoen including 1 at 22:00 and one at 23:05, which will suit your schedule nicely.
You're right about the buses from Tartu to ...
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Normally any flight aggregator like Skyscanner or Kayak allow searching for all airports servicing the city. In your case if you put in Oslo you will get both airports, similar behavior exists for other cities like London(LON), Moscow, Paris, New York(NYC) just to name a few.
Other services like Travelocity used to suggest additional major airports if ...
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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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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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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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If you are in the UK, Thomson Airways which is the British arm of their German parent travel company TUI in Summer 2013, will be the first UK airline to get the state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner. You’ll be able to fly on the Thomson Airways 787 Dreamliner on certain flights to Florida and Mexico from Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands and Glasgow airports.
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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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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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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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I ran into Hipmunk. This online airfare aggregator has a graphical airfare predictor. Exactly what I have been looking for.
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I've been known to convert an airplane blanket into a neck pillow. Supporting your neck can save a lot of pain later in the day. This quick tip (when the plane is cool enough) has helped me several times.
Roll up the blanket, long way like a salami.
Fold in half.
Place around neck like a scarf, tucking the loose end through the bend in the blanket.
Pull it ...
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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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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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While I'm not aware of any site that just lists codesharing partners for everyone, most airlines list their codeshare partners on their website.
For the example, you give, Singapore Airlines shows the list of partners on their site. However, this is for all routes and you'd still need to work out which of those are on the route you're after.
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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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I think that you're exaggerate the potential impact on travel just a little too much. Connecting on the same day should not be impacted the only thing that will be impacted is the time, which could on a busy day during a busy time add possibly double the wait times according the latest information published on the furloughs by the CBP.
The amount of time ...
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Go for a canister propane/butane stove, not a liquid fuel one. I have travelled a lot with my JetBoil in a carry-on bag. 2 years ago they sometimes asked questions and you had to explain there is no fuel inside by design, this year I was asked no questions at all.
When you arrive, buy a couple of fuel canisters in any outdoor store and you are all set.
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Sorry, but you have to enter the US when you have a stopover there. That's a constant hassle for people who have connecting flights to catch there (or even just a fuelstop during which they have to deplane). They all have to go through the ESTA process (or even apply for a visum).
As a Canadian you wouldn't normally need either, but as you're blacklisted you ...
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