Questions tagged [air-travel]
A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters, air balloons and so on.
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Compensation for cancelled flight - how long to wait?
Just over a month ago, my flight with BA from Boston (BOS) to London (LHR) was cancelled about half a day prior to departure, after I already checked in online. Long story short, I finally made it to ...
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Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage off the airport conveyer belt and leave with it."?
"They don't check that it's yours at the door"? According to the mouse-over text for this XKCD comic strip:
That's scary. I wonder what are the chances of getting your luggage stolen (from the ...
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Travel to Italy
Good morning. I am a dual national with Pakistani and Italian nationality. My Italian passport expired in 2019.
I want to travel to Italy. What is the best way to travel to Italy without renewing my ...
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Can I claim compensation on a flight for bad weather?
My flight got canceled due to bad weather.
Essentially the plane that was supposed to do the flight was not able to land and was diverted to another airport.
As a result, my flight got canceled and I ...
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Is there a procedure for wearing commercial airplane's oxygen mask when you have a tracheotomy?
If I remember correctly, commercial airplanes are designed to release oxygen masks if the oxygen level drops too low, or if the cabin is too depressurised while in high altitude, and the chemical ...
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Why does typically nobody check whether one picked up one's own luggage at the airport's luggage claim area?
Airports have many checks, but typically none in the luggage claim area. Why does typically nobody check whether one picked up one's own luggage (and not somebody else's or forgetting one's luggage) ...
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Find the top k cheapest airports to meet for two people departing from different airports
I'm looking for a way to find the top k cheapest airports to meet for two people departing from two different airports, and given some dates. The meeting airport shouldn't be the same as one of the ...
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My given name is used as First Name and Last Name on my flight ticket: Any issues?
Since my passport only includes a given name 'John Smith' without a surname, and my flight ticket is booked with 'John' as the first name and 'Smith' as the last name, could this cause any issues for ...
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Rules upon accessing the aircraft after emergency landing [migrated]
The question is inspired by the recent emergency landing of Ural Airlines Flight 1383. Please correct me if it belongs to Aviation.SE or other site.
An aircraft performs an emergency landing somewhere ...
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What is the difference between Super Value Economy, Flexi-Saver Economy, and Flexible Economy?
Air India offers the following kind of tickets in order of increasing price (top to bottom)
Super Value Economy
Flexi-Saver Economy
Flexible Economy
What is the difference between them?
The Airline ...
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Haiti to Saint Kitts and Nevis without transiting in the US
Please help me find flights or a direct flight to Saint Kitts and Nevis from Haiti without a layover in the USA.
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What's the price of adding a checked in luggage after buying a flight ticket with Scoot but before going to the airport?
I wonder what the price is of adding a checked in luggage after buying a flight ticket with Scoot but before going to the airport.
I read:
If you want to carry more luggage that your ticket will ...
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How to get into and travel across Tanzania
I'm interested in visiting Tanzania - the capital of it (Dodoma) and Kilimanjaro park, and I didn't find any info about any airlines to get into Tanzania and about local transport - buses or taxis.
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How can I see the different flight costs to the different cities of the continental US for a specific date?
I want to hop on a plane next Thursday and return on Sunday. It doesn't matter that much where I go, as long as it's relatively cheap.
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Electronic devices on EU flights: tablet, e-reader and bluetooth noise cancelling headphones allowed?
I will be flying from Antwerp International in Belgium to Alicante International in about 3 weeks on a Tui Fly airplane, and I was wondering about the dos and don'ts of using electronic devices on ...
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Add a flight to ITA Matrix?
The context for this question is google flights has Breeze Airways but ITA does not have Breeze Airways, and I really like the Time bars (and other features) on ITA.
For a clear concise example. Try ...
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Why do check-in counters sometimes close earlier for international flights than for domestic flights?
Is that just to give passengers more time to go through the immigration, or are there other reasons?
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Dual citizen & traveling out of a Schengen area country with a foreign passport
This is a purely hypothetical question, but this scenario almost happened to me.
With dual citizenship of Poland and the US, both countries require their respective passports to leave the country. ...
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Canadian citizen likely on a US no-fly list. How do they avoid US airspace? What are flights from Canada that don't trigger APIS requirements?
There are two questions that I have already found on the site that attempt to answer certain parts of my question (Canadian citizen, on US no-fly list. What can I do in order to be allowed on flights ...
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What exactly is unaccompanied baggage? How do I use it?
This is my first time on a flight. So pardon me for the question. My luggage weighs more than the specified limit. I read elsewhere that in order to avoid excess baggage fee, one can send the luggage ...
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Schengen to Schengen with connecting flight via UK (non-Schengen)
Indian here with a single-entry Schengen tourist visa. I'm planning to visit Iceland (first port of entry) then Europe with a connecting flight via the UK (non-Schengen). Can I travel between Iceland ...
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Can I bring a wooden dough rolling stick onto the plane(carry-on)?
Here is a picture of what I am trying to bring onto the plane. I thought since it is wooden, it might pose a threat. I'd really appreciate any help.
Flying from LGA, NYC, and I do not have any ...
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Ordinary Traveller: How to use/access Timatic?
I have read that Timatic is widely used by many Airlines to check what document requirements passengers have to fulfil to board international flights.
The Demo link on Timatic web is broken but I ...
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Is a microscope an allowable carry-on item and an allowable checked bag item? Which way is better, checked or carry on?
I plan to transport a microscope on a trip from Pittsburgh to Athens Greece. It weighs about 8 pounds. It's a high school level microscope. Is it an allowable carry-on item and an allowable checked ...
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Traveling from Haiti to Colombia without a layover in the United States
I want to leave and travel from Haiti but all flights seem to pass through the United States. I wish to travel to Colombia, DR, Mexico, Brazil, Grenada and Turkey.
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Compensation for denied boarding due to transit rules
Theoretical situation: I have a flight with a connection in a country for which I don't have a visa, but the rules allow transit without a visa. However, sometimes it happens that the boarding staff ...
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Do any airlines sell monthly subscriptions for flight?
I have done some searching on google about the possibility to have a monthly subscription to an airline for recurring round-trip flights every other weekend between two destinations.
Do you know of ...
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I have three given names [duplicate]
My full name is four names long - First name, Middle name, Middle name, Last name. However, in my Canadian passport this is the format my name was written
Given Name : First name, Middle name, Middle ...
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I have two first given names but when I booked a flight i only put one of my first names [duplicate]
I am flying from Canada to the Philippines and then back for a month. However I might have done a stupid mistake when booking the ticket. I have two first names, but when booking the ticket I omitted ...
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Can I obtain a US passport for my baby if father is not available? [duplicate]
I'm a single parent and US citizen and want to apply for my baby's passport. However, the father of my child is not in our lives ever since the baby was born and has not been responsible for any of ...
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Data on baggage theft rates, by airport or airline
Do airports or airlines disclose the number of checked-in baggage thefts reported by passengers every year, and is there a central database where one can find and compare those numbers?
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EC 261 re-routing following canceled flight - can air carrier claim that my re-routing ticket price is excessive and offer reimbursment of only 50%?
My Ryanair flight from Malta to TLV was canceled a week before the flight was scheduled.
I requested their support for the earliest rerouting and suggested a connection flight option with another ...
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Can I bring whey protein powder on US domestic flight as carry on?
I have searched for a definitive answer to this question on google but found conflicting opinions. My question and situation is as follows:
I am traveling from Ithaca, NY to Detroit, MI and back ...
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Fare difference when changing a return flight midway through the trip
I have a roundtrip ticket from the US > Japan > US with ANA. Their "flex special" fare allows flight changes for free + any fare difference.
My question is, how will the fare ...
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Where can I find the log of IATA code changes for airports with their dates?
The IATA code for an airport sometimes change. E.g., IDL was changed to JFK. Where can I find the log of IATA code changes, preferably with the dates of the code changes?
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Two people travelling from different departures to the same destination?
My girlfriend and I are living apart for a few months due to work. However my sister is having a wedding in September in the UK that we're both going to. I'm trying to find flights where we can meet ...
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Terrible Experience on Qatar Airways Flight QR579 - Seeking Advice
Hello fellow travelers,
I recently had an incredibly unpleasant experience on Qatar Airways Flight QR579, and I'm reaching out to this community for advice and insights from those who may have faced a ...
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Flying domestically with my drivers license -- full name vs abbreviation
Will I have trouble flying domestic when I go by Jeff and license is Jeffrey?
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I lost my Italian residence permit abroad, how can I obtain a duplicate so that I can fly back to Italy?
Sweden is going to ban me from flying if I can't show them my lost permesso di soggiorno from Italy. It was issued in Florence because my old one expired while I was in school. How do I get a copy?
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Surname differences in my application papers and my passport
In my passport, there is no a defined slot for first name and surname. Names are written up to the 3rd grandfather, like this:
Name: Nadin Ahmed Joe Ali Morsy
I used Nadin as my first name and "...
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Can Iranians travel to Svalbard visa-free?
From the Wikipedia article, Visa requirements for Iranian citizens:
Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.
Everyone may, in principle, travel to Svalbard, and foreign citizens do not need a visa or ...
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Get EC261 compensation if airline is refusing
This is a followup to my previous question: Flight from EU rescheduled 2 days prior to departure. Am I entitled for EC261?
We have booked a FlyOne Armenia flight 3F 928 from Paris (CDG) to Yerevan. It ...
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Can I travel to Bulgaria with an italian refugee travel document?
I'm a holder of an Italian refugee passport (travel document) and an Italian residence permit and I need to travel to Sofia by next week, I have checked online about this matter, but I would like some ...
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Why does the price keep changing after I click on a flight deal in Expedia?
On Expedia, I found a good flight deal in the list of search results, but when I click it, the next page says:
Price change
Ticket prices changed from $ to $. Because prices change often, we ...
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How can I find cheap first class flights?
I usually travel as cheaply as possible. This allows me to travel more and I am OK with it.
However, one day, I would like to experience a first class flight. I think that's an experience in itself. I ...
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Have there been any significant changes to flying as a passenger compared to 10 years ago?
in mid December of this year, I'll be flying for the first time in around 10 years, from Deurne (Antwerp International, ANR) to Alicante (ALC) using Tui Fly, with assisted travel because of my autism. ...
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Can I fly to Puerto Rico with temporary (paper, with picture) driver's license?
I live in the USA and I am going to Puerto Rico soon, but I have lost my driver's license. A new one from the DMV would not come in the mail for 2-4 weeks, but they do issue a temporary paper version ...
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Is there a quiet area to do some work on a laptop on a table before passing the security at SFO airport?
I wonder whether there is any quiet area to do some work on a laptop on a table before passing the security at SFO airport. I know that after the security, there are some tables that one can use to ...
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Can I buy tickets at the Thailand airline counter with cash and without ID?
If I buy a ticket at Thailand's airline counter, do I need to show my passport to the clerk? Or just provide the required information? Can I use cash to buy plane tickets for others?
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C-1 visa, can you transfer airports?
I am traveling from Paraguay to Finland. My layover is in LAX. flying cheaper from John Wayne after I land in LAX.
Does anybody know if you are allowed to switch airports?
Thank you
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