Questions tagged [air-travel]
A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters, air balloons and so on.
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Traveling on two passports with different surnames
I hold dual citizenship with South africa and Greece. I am currently staying in greece and want to travel to South africa for a holiday and return to Greece. My South african passport has my married ...
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Flying with Service Dog to Canada
I’m looking to plan a trip to Banff National Park with my service dog but I was concerned with some of the things I read about import laws regarding service animals that they need to be trained from ...
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Are there any secrets from experienced travellers on how to book multi city breaks inexpensively?
(Possible duplicate of this, but due to it being over 10 years ago, I'm hoping things may have changed).
I live in the UK and I had two conferences a week apart - the first one in Las Vegas, the ...
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Long layover in Riga
Later this summer I will be travelling with a connection in Riga. I expect the luggage to be checked straight through. We have about 10 hours between flights on the way there and 8 hours on the way ...
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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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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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How can I travel from Nigeria to Jamaica with just a Jamaican visa?
I got an invitation to visit a friend in Jamaica from Nigeria. I currently don’t possess any visa to any country as I’m trying to apply to get a Jamaican visa. I need to submit a flight itinerary.
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Will Air Canada let me check 10 bags as long as I pay the fee?
As far as I can tell, Air Canada has no specific limits for checked-in bags as long as you pay the $225 fee per bag for excess bags.
My question is if in practice I would be rejected at the airport if ...
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Are EU airlines required to refund airport taxes of unused flights back to the original payment method?
Customer requests the refund to be paid back to the original payment method (credit card).
Airline refuses this request and offer voucher instead.
Is this ok or can the customer escalate?
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Does Avianca really require you to speak Spanish to sit in an exit row?
My Spanish is weak, at best. But I like the legroom of an exit row.
Does Avianca really limit exit row seats to Spanish speakers?
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Child travelling with non-relative adult on Air Baltic
I will soon be flying with Air Baltic from London to Tbilisi, transferring in Riga. Along with my family, my friends' child will be travelling with us. The child is 11 years old and will be staying ...
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Least stressful way to travel from NYC to GYE, Ecuador? [closed]
The flights from NYC to Guayaquil (GYE) are long and on airlines with only modest user ratings.
I have time to stop over en route. So, I am looking for recommendations for locations that have good ...
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How can buying an extra flight (different PNR) with another be cheaper than not buying that?
A friend was looking for flights from Lisbon to Delhi and found a curious situation where buying an additional flight with an itinerary is cheaper than buying just that itinerary. The additional ...
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1.5 hrs transfer at DXB - Can I make it?
I booked a flight from COK to BOS, ticket sold by Emirates (both legs are operated by Emirates). There is a 90 minutes layover at DXB, where I have to change flights. My question is, can I make it? In ...
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Is there any downside in using Google price guarantee when purchasing a flight ticket on Google Flights?
When purchasing a flight ticket on Google Flights, one sometimes has the option to use the Google price guarantee. Is there any downside in using Google price guarantee when purchasing a flight ...
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Is it better to create a frequent flyer program with every airline or to use one from one of the alliances?
I have frequent flyer accounts with at least one US based member of the 3 major alliances. For ex, Delta, United, American Airlines
When I fly internationally on partner airlines (say Japan Airlines &...
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Does a foreign child travelling within the USA need a passport?
I live in a border city in Canada. If my child, who is a two year old Canadian citizen, enters the USA by land with their long form birth certificate and flies out of Detroit to Florida, do they need ...
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Canada visitor visa purpose of travel, bookings and itinerary
When you click purpose of travel section in Canada visitor visa application they say you can show:
Your hotel reservations.
Flight ticket.
Yet Canada immigration advises applicants not to do any ...
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What determines when an airline ask for ID at boarding?
I recently flew 4 segments with Lufthansa, all within the Schengen zone, and they were checking ID at the gate on only 1 out of the 4. In all 4 cases I had checked in online and had no checked baggage....
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ID check related questions for flights between Schengen countries
All questions below are for flights between Schengen countries.
At the gate, will I need to show my ID, for most flights?
What can I show to the airline other than my passport as ID? e.g non-EU ...
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Any way to get actual free changes on TAP?
for a PLUS ticket on tap, which advertise "free changes", I cannot seem to get them.
On the website, there's a bug that won't allow me to change a single passenger. The confirmation screen ...
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What does "this is not a boarding card" mean when checking-in for a flight with Ryanair?
I have checked in online for my Ryan flight from Malaga to Glasgow and have received a prompt saying "this is not a boarding card Go to ticket desk for visa/document check & boarding card.&...
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Do the BA A388 planes have the same folding headrest as KLM?
I took a KLM economy flight long distance (Johannesburg to London) in 2022 that had headrests with wings that folded forward for neck support to make for a very comfortable night's sleep (a revelation ...
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What does the sign on the bathroom door in a French airplane read when there is someone using it? [closed]
The author of my favorite webcomic asked about this on Twitter. I wasn't sure whether to post this on Aviation (but they redirect passenger-side aviation questions here) or on the French stack, but I ...
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Travelling within US as an international student without a passport and with a child
My wife, my 5 year old child, and I would be flying to San Francisco for our German visa. At the consulate, our passports would be collected. My question is how do I fly back with our passports taken? ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Can airlines claim back denied boarding compensation+expenses from handling agents?
I've been denied boarding on 8 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 confirmed they ...
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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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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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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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If you preorder a special airline meal (e.g. vegan) just to try it, does this inconvenience the caterers and staff?
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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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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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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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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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