Questions tagged [air-travel]
A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters, air balloons and so on.
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Can you buy the same ticket at a lower price if you buy it from another country?
I heard that buying a ticket from a different country (like using a VPN to access the website from another country's IP) may change the price. Is it true? Any specific Airline or example that I can ...
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How can I quickly know how much mileage a flight ticket will earn?
Is there some convenient online resource that could tell me how much mileage a given flight ticket will earn, for a given loyalty program? E.g., input = (flight number=UA 2630, fare class=K, fare=100 ...
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Does the Brazil Air Pass still exist?
In many forums and blogs about air travel in Brazil the "Brazil Air Pass" (or sometimes a "South American Airpass") is mentioned. With this airpass, you can take multiple flights ...
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can i take advantage of first class perks if the first leg of my flight is economy class whilst the second leg is first?
I purchased an American Airlines ticket that has me doing a layover at airport B. The first leg of the trip (going from airport A to airport B) is economy and the second leg (going from airport B to ...
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Do I need to own assets to prove to Canada immigration officer I will leave?
Is it a must that I own assets, to convince the Canada immigration officer that I will leave at the end of my visit to Canada?
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Can airlines claim back denied boarding compensation+expenses from handling agents?
I've been denied boarding on a number of flights to the UK, due to most handling companies across Europe being misinformed about a specific detail of UK carrier regulations. easyJet and Jet2 have ...
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A seat in the end of the upper deck or in front of the lower deck?
What are the pros and cons of the following two options for picking a seat on a Qatar Airways Airbus A380:
In front of the lower deck
In the back of the upper deck
Lower deck map
Upper deck map
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Last minute flight bookings - better to book online or at the airport?
We had a question here earlier on booking flight tickets in the weeks running up to holiday season, which covered ground on what happens to flight prices over the period.
What I'm interested to know ...
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Is it possible to get good value with last-minute flights at the airport? [duplicate]
Oftentimes young people have great flexibility, but are on a small budget. Is it a viable scenario to save on flight costs by going to the airport and acquiring seats that have not been booked?
It ...
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Does a 4 year old Mexican citizen need a Mexican passport to fly within Mexico?
I will be traveling with my girlfriend and her 4 year old toddler. We are traveling from TJ to Cabo. Does the 4 year old toddler need a passport to fly within Mexico or any other documentation?
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Utili-key "knife" and airport inspection?
I own and carry a Swiss Tech Utili-Key 6-n-1 Multitool:
I love it and carry it with me everywhere. My concern is: Would it be officially allowed in cabin (inside Schengen)? If not, what are the ...
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Why have they announced to turn off phones while they are explicitly allowed?
Last week I've flown three times through Aerolíneas Argentinas, both in an Airbus A340-300 and in a Boeing 737-800.
In both, the card with the safety instructions explicitly said that cameras and ...
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How can I signal to others on my flight that I want to make friends and chat?
My work requires me to take long passenger flights every month. I feel they are lost golden opportunities to make new lifelong friends and to engage in deep, meaningful conversation! I want to ...
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How can I stay longer in my flight stop cities without much additional flight cost?
Imagine you want to buy a round ticket from A to C. You have one stop in B (all three cities are in different countries).
A -> [B] -> C -> [B] -> A
B is actually an interesting place and ...
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Does KLM flight KL0537 stop in Uganda?
I want to travel from Kigali to Munich on KLM flight KL0537. I am a British citizen, holding a British passport and German residence.
The KLM website says the flight has 1 stop in Amsterdam. However,...
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Domestic Flight ID in India
I just want to know , if there is any procedure for senior citizen who has no ID proof to be shown at the Airport. It important for that senior citizen to travel for some medication to other state in ...
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Can I get compensated for costs from delayed luggage arrival
I was flying United and due to a 3 hour delayed flight I missed my connecting United flight to Mexico. So, United rebooked me for the next day on another airline (Areomexico). Our luggage didn't make ...
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Is there any index reflecting flight ticket price trends?
Following Why are international flights so much more expensive this year (2022)?, I wonder: Is there any index reflecting flight ticket price trends?
I'd like to better quantify such price trends.
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Flying with GOL airlines without a CPF
When trying to make an online check-in for a GOL flight (Rio de Janeiro GIG to Foz de Iguaçu), I cannot make it through passenger identification because I do not have a CPF number. I have two concerns:...
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I have a permanent residency card in Germany and have to fly to Austria for work. My US passport is being renewed. Will the card be ok for my flight?
As the headline says, I have to fly to Austria for work on Sunday. I went to the US embassy to expedite my new passport as it's expiring in April. They took my current valid one as collateral while ...
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How do you keep a sleep mask on while asleep?
I have started wearing a sleep mask on trips as I find it fairly hard getting to sleep in odd places. It works for getting to sleep but almost 100% of the time the mask will no longer be covering my ...
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Can someone check for me data for flight ENT7034 from Hurghada to Wroclaw planned on 19/03/2020? [duplicate]
I need information whether the flight number Enter Air ENT7034 from Hurghada to Wroclaw took place as planned on 19/03/2020 or a day or two earlier? That was the beginning of the pandemic. I want to ...
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Are French citizens supposed to indicate all their first names when booking a flight ticket?
French citizens often have several first names, which are mentioned on their passport. Are French citizens supposed to indicate all their first names when booking a flight ticket?
On one side I read ...
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Qatar Flight ticket name change
My Son name on his passport is: First Name: XXX YYY Last Name: ZZZ
The name which I gave in the flight ticket is First name: XXX ZZZ Last name: ZZZ It's a Qatar ticket from US to India. Will there be ...
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If one's name contains an umlaut, can it be replaced with vowel without umlaut + e when booking a flight ticket? (e.g., Jürgen -> Juergen)
Assume one's name contains an umlaut. I wonder whether one can replace the umlaut with vowel without umlaut + e when booking a flight ticket. E.g., Jürgen -> Juergen. Or will this cause some issue ...
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Two Passports with Differing Name Order - will I have issues?
I'm a dual citizen (US/EU) so I have two passports but first name and middle name flipped:
Passport 1
Given Name: Name1 Name2
Surname: Surname
Passport 2
Given Name: Name2 Name1
Surname: Surname
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Airline pays only part of replacement flight
I had a flight in December that was cancelled because of snow storm (EU flight, from Budapest to Iceland). The Wizz Air's next available flight was in approximately 7 days from the day I was supposed ...
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Turkish e-Visa. Roundtrip ticket for certain nationalities
I applied for the Turkish e-Visa. Since I have a Vietnamese passport, I am required to have round trip flight ticket with few specific airlines (Turkish Airlines or Pegasus). Just wondering what round ...
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How to protect empty suitcases when checking them in at the airport?
I have already gone through this question about empty suitcases. However, it does not address protecting the suitcases from possible damage. My friend (who is a foreign student studying in Germany) ...
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Can I attach a 4inch toilet raiser to an airline toilet seat as I’m unable to get off a normal toilet alone with my disability
I have a muscle wasting disease and am unable to get off a normal toilet- we take a 4” toilet seat that easily screws onto toilets when we travel (with wipes and always clean it etc) it fits standard ...
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Does AF0838 from ZNZ to CDG require deplaning and security at NBO?
I have booked AF0838 from ZNZ (Zanzibar)to CDG (Paris - Charles de Gaule) and then upon getting my itinerary, it was broken into ZNZ-NBO (Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta) NBO-CDG with the same flight number ...
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how to book Emirates ticket without surname in Travelport GDS
I want to create PNR in Travelport GDS on Emirates Airlines.
Name of the Traveller is "Gaurav Kumar" but this whole name is written under Given Name and Surname/Family Name is Empty.
How to ...
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Delay receiving flight ticket
I booked tickets with Flight hub on Feb 28, 2023. But I haven't received any confirmation yet. Does anybody know how long it will take normally?
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If you preorder a special airline meal (e.g. vegan) just to try it, does this inconvenience the caterers and staff?
Background information
Some people preorder special meals for variety, or just to try them
Some people are vegan. So, when they book a long-haul flight with free meal service, they'll preorder ...
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Can I book an adult ticket for a child?
I was trying to book airplane tickets for my whole family, two adults, two children aged 8 and 3 on the website of the carrier. I can go though the entire booking process but when I click 'pay' I get ...
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Visa for layover in Narita Airport?
Is a Visa required for a 15 hour layover in Narita Airport, flying in from South Africa?
Ticket included departure from SA, with a 3hour stopover in Doha, 15 hour stopover in Narita Airport, with ...
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How to preorder and actually get a special airline meal: e.g. kosher, vegetarian, low-gluten, baby food, or others
If you have dietary restrictions, many airlines (and even some rail services) let you request a special meal when you book your tickets. They will try to honor your request, though they are not ...
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What is this date on my flight booking refering to?
I am looking at a flight booking confirmation from Air China, which contains (among others) the following line:
DEP FRA-FRANKFURT 11FEB SAT 1910 CA 932 MMRFCDE/NW 30JUN 1PC
Now, this correctly ...
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Asking for a second helping of a meal only if available?
Sometimes when I'm on a plane, the in-flight meals are really quite delicious and I might want to try the other set that I did not choose (or have more of the same!). I have asked if there was extra ...
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Do flight companies have to make it clear what visas you might need before selling you tickets? [duplicate]
Is there any legal requirement for companies selling flight tickets to tell their customers what Visas they may need for the flight?
If they make it sound like, via omission, that you don't need any ...
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How to get the transaction reference number of an Air France compensation?
7 months since I filed a claim, it is not yet resolved. I have been contacting Air France for the past 4 months now to get the transaction reference number of a reimbursement they supposedly already ...
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How can I calculate the value of any given airline's miles?
Very often, I'm torn between taking a cheaper flight, and taking a slightly more expensive one where I will accumulate airline mile and loyalty status. I'm torn about how to decide in these ...
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How can one get a flight receipt from Priceline?
This is a more specific question than Why is it sometimes difficult to get a receipt for a flight as it focuses on one specific site, but the premise is the same, and for consistency in this question, ...
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What does "G" mean right after a flight number in a boarding pass?
Example of a boarding pass from Alaska Airlines from SFO (San Francisco International Airport) to GEG (Spokane International Airport).
The flight is Alaska Airlines 2233.
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Can Polish embassy refuse visa if flight itinerary not verified?
I have appointment at embassy in few days. I got flight itinerary a week ago. Today, without any reason, I tried to verify my itinerary online but the airline showed that this itinerary has expired.
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Do I Need an American Visa to travel to Japan from Mexico? [duplicate]
I am Mexican and I Currently have my Mexican passport, I would like to visit Japan and I heard that if you take a flight from LAX to Japan rather than directly from Mexico it gets more affordable. My ...
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Does the FAA limit plane passengers to have no more than two carry-on luggage?
I've heard from two employees from the same airline that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) limits commercial airline passengers to have no more than two carry-on items/bags/suitcases. Is ...
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Can I meet my friend during a connecting flight? (LHR)
I am travelling from New York City to Paris, with a seven-hour layover at Heathrow Airport. I would like to meet up with one of my close friends during the layover, but we will not be leaving the ...
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Photos of people in airplanes specifically not permitted
I took a few flights recently, and for the first time ever (for me), all passengers were told before departing that "taking photos or videos of other passengers or crew is not permitted unless ...
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Does Kuwait airways honor full refund for cancelling flight within 24 hours since purchase?
I was wondering if all the flights into and out of US have to follow the rule of full refund for cancellation of a flight within 24 hours of purchase?
I can't find it specified on the website of ...
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