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Cancellation of a given schedule by an airline
Is there a resource that provides information about an upcoming permanent cancellation of a given route or a particular scheduled slot on a route if there are multiple flights during the day?
If not ...
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If I credit miles from my United flights to Singapore, can I still use the United app + precheck?
I have not switched my frequent flyer program to Singapore Airlines because I enjoy using Precheck + the United app.
If I buy a United flight online and credit to Singapore Airlines program, can I ...
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Cancelling a mileage award ticket after check in American Airlines
If I booked a mileage award travel through American Airlines, and have checked in at the airport and passed security, can I still cancel my trip a few hours before I board, in the event of an ...
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Can I use Nintendo 3DS in a flight operated by China Eastern?
In China Eastern, you are prohibited to use a smartphone during a flight, even after a leaving phase, and also even if you set it to flight mode.
In fact I saw many passangers instructed to stop ...
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Buying United miles from third-party sites
I can get a better deal on an international ticket by buying miles. I have reached my yearly limit with United - I can't buy any more miles. I found a site online that sells miles. Is buying miles ...
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Does travel insurance cover a leg for an unrelated airline?
I will fly THY from ORD to IST. I have to take another flight, with United, to get to ORD. I am buying the tickets separately because that will save me a lot of money.
I am worried about the ...
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Are there any other airlines besides LATAM going to Easter Island from Chile?
I want to go to Easter Island but on the date I choose for travelling all seats on the LATAM flight to the island are already booked. Is there any other airline leaving from Chile (any city) to Easter ...
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Finding a flight plan for a private plane [closed]
Can I find a flight plan for a private plane that would have landed and taken off on November 2nd 2016 St Paul, MN airport? This is related to a missing person.
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Do airlines have the right to check Schengen visas on intra-Schengen flights?
I was flying with a minor airline called SmartWings which didn't have online check-in, on a route between Spain and Czech Republic. At the check-in desk, my friend presented his (non-Annex II) ...
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Guaranteed time for an airline to provide luggage
When travelling by plane, especially in Europe, there are a couple of guarantees regarding time of the transport, e.g. EC261 regulating compensation for delays over 2 hours and minimum connecting time ...
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Price alert for a specific flight or set of flights [duplicate]
Is there any search engine or price alert engine that let you specify a specific flight or set of flights and receive alerts when the price goes up or down?
All sites I know let you do this but it is ...
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Are airline ticket prices cheaper for some flights than others even before tickets are sold?
Using WebJet travel for looking at return flights between Sydney and Brisbane, I noticed that even when I looked as far ahead as possible (Saturday 16 September to Sunday 17 September, approximately ...
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Are the Seats in the Boeing 787 narrower than in the 737 in KLM Airlines?
Two days ago I flew with KLM from Calgary to Germany, first with the "Dreamliner" 787 and then with the 737 in economy class. I had the impression (due to my impaired space during eating on the 787) ...
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How often do airlines change fares that are already filed?
Are airlines constantly modifying/removing and/or adding fares for city pairs as part of their revenue management strategy, or they only modify the availability for different fare buckets in order to ...
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Can I skip Ryanair's separate visa check for non-EU citizens as per the EU air passenger rights regulation?
Ryanair (and several other low-cost carriers) require that non-EU/EEA citizens present their passport for a visa check at the luggage counter:
Irrespective of a passenger's visa requirements, all ...
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How to buy low cost airline tickets while airlines are offering big reductions
A few days ago I wanted to buy Pegasus airline tickets because it was offering a 50% reduction on normal fares. I wanted a few tickets but couldn't even buy a single one. I tried different places with ...
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Why do air flight code-shares exist?
It seems that code-shares are extremely common nowadays, with any flight on a non-budget airline having at least one. However I could never understand why airlines bother with code shares in the first ...
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Is it feasible to make sure your flight would not be a codeshare in advance? [closed]
I want to definitely avoid a codeshare flight. Usually, when you book a flight, the information about codeshare is shown on the booking site/page.
However, this might not be always the case; ...
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Can I bring my battery pack on the airplane that has variable voltage/wattage?
I have a 20000 mAh battery pack but I can select a range of voltage output of 5V/9V/15V/19V.
With 5V I have 100 Wh, which is safe to deliver alongside, but with 19V it will be a whooping 380 Wh, ...
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Any Web service that helps you decide which mileage program to put your next mileage on?
Is there any Web application that shows you a list of mileage programs that you can gain mileage on, given that you get on an flight X?
For example, if you get on a economy class with type S class ...
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Airline changing your departure date [closed]
May an airline change your departure date to a different day after you bought your ticket?
(Edit) This was with Frontier Airlines from Portland, OR to Denver, CO, USA. I called and they told me my ...
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How to find out which airlines have a MITA?
While researching Air Passes, I recently found out that there is something called a MITA which stands for Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement.
According to the rules for the Gol Brazil Air Pass ...
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Can two persons sharing a name travel one-way each on a return ticket?
I would like to know if my brother can fly by United Airlines from USA to El Salvador, and my father, from El Salvador to USA using the same round trip ticket, both of them have the same name.
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Flying on the 2nd floor of the airplane [closed]
So I will go to the check-in in an hour. My seat is on the 2nd floor of a 380 of Air France, is there I need to know? Or is just the same damn thing as flying on the 1st floor?
PS - For some reason, ...
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How to claim Virgin Train tickets towards Virgin Flying Club air miles, if not booked through their official website? [closed]
I frequently travel by Virgin East Coast trains (in the UK), and I know that you can use these train journeys towards Virgin Flying Club airmiles - if you book them through the Virgin website. I use a ...
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Does Sri Lankan Airlines still offer hotels on long layovers in Colombo? And if so, do they help with visas?
I've seen quite a few references to Sri Lankan Airlines offering free hotels for people with an unavoidable 8-24 hour transit layover in Colombo. They all seem to point to http://www.srilankan.com/en-...
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Best practice for using the SAS EuroBonus program as a family
We are a family of four, two adults and two children. What are the current best practices when flying using the SAS EuroBonus program? I already have an EuroBouns account but the rest of the family ...
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Flight plan with multiple airlines [closed]
Is it possible to plan a travel with combination of multiple airlines?
For example I want a round travel from Seoul to Dhaka. For that I want to book a trip(round) for Seoul to Bangkok (date: 2016-...
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Redeeming miles from one program for partner airline ticket (Star Alliance)
While I am reading online that the following is possible, I don't see a lot of information on how it can be done.
I have over 100,000 miles with Turkish Airlines' Miles&Smiles. I live in Canada ...
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What happens if I no-show on a multiple person flight booking?
Some friends and myself have booked a flight together with a budget airline (BlueAir) in a couple of days. Something has come up and I may not be able to make the flight, but my friends still intend ...
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Internal airline designations
Is there any way to tell what the internal designations of an airline mean? Looking at Delta's seat maps for the 757, Delta has a couple of kinds, but what's the difference?
Boeing 75A
Boeing 75M
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Miles accrual comparisons [closed]
I am a Brazilian living in the US, and I (mostly my wife) travel regularly to Florida from Seattle, and sometimes I also fly to Brazil. I have some frequent flier numbers from Brazilian airlines, ...
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Why do airlines seat people the way they do?
Getting on a flight seems to be so inefficient. I can understand allowing first class on first and their platinum class/silverstar/etc members. They are loyal members and allowing the few ...
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Why do flight attendants say in safety instructions that you should put on your own mask before helping others?
I have taken several flights from Emirates, FlyDubai and Saudi Airlines. Why is it announced to put your own mask on before helping others with their mask. I wouldn't do it if I am travelling with my ...
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Can I accrue miles from award ticket awarded from another airlines
I have mileage cards from both ANA and Lufthansa, both Star Alliance members.
If I buy an award Lufthansa flight ticket with miles from ANA card, do I earn miles on my Lufthansa card for that flight?
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Can my Q Bag Tag be used by another traveller?
I have multiple Q Bag Tags from my airline Qantas.
If I lend one to a friend, are they able to use it?
It's unclear whether the tag is permanently associated with my frequent flyer number, or if it ...
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Which miles rules apply in code share
I am a Lufthansa Star Alliance Gold status member. I plan to fly to New Zealand next year, buyng a ticket from Air New Zealand. Part of the journey is operated by Singapore Airlines. Who determines ...
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Birmingham, AL to Bombay (Roundtrip): Best route [closed]
This will be my first time going to Bombay via this route. Could anyone tell me if I should consider checking flights from Atlanta or BHM would be fine? Any travel agents to looks for or online ...
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Why don't airlines have backup planes just in case of an emergency?
My flight was delayed and then canceled because there were problems with the plane.
Why don't airlines have backup planes just in case there're mechanical problems with the plane? Or they do have ...
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How to book flight based on aircraft registration
This is a future goal of mine, not a problem I currently face. Hope that doesn't invalidate the question.
I really want to fly aboard the aircraft registered N123AA (this is only a dummy registration ...
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How to process a delayed/lost baggage case?
I traveled with Flydubai today from Karachi (Pakistan) to Istanbul (Turkey). It was a transit flight via Dubai where the planes had to be changed. My wife and I were the only passengers who changed ...
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Skyscanner: More expensive to buy 2 adult tickets, rather than 1? [duplicate]
My wife and I want to visit India and decided to use Skyscanner.net as we usually do.
We obviously want to purchase our tickets together, and not separately.
If we set the number of travellers to 1, ...
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Saving money by booking each leg differently. Any problems that I can run into?
I am flying from BOM to MUC and the current fare is around 565 USD if I book Turkish via Istanbul. However, if I book each leg separately (BOM - IST, IST - MUC and the same for return), I stand to ...
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Can I carry items only without a bag for flight?
I usually carry the following items for international flight:
MacBook
earhub
Walkman
iPhone's battery charger
(iPhone, all the cards, passport, and tickets are in my pocket)
Since the list of items ...
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Airline ticket reservation, spaces removed from lastname
I booked a flight ticket through an external website. The ticket I received shows my last name as one word even though it's two words. (Instead of "Full Name" it says "Fullname"). Can this be a ...
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Qantas FF level change ahead of flight
I'm currently a silver level Qantas frequent flyer. I'm going to hit the gold level requirement after a longhaul flight with a stopover (Oz -> UK) and I'm wondering if there's any way to get Qantas to ...
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Collecting on different Frequent Flyer programmes on same booking (not same flights)
I booked Delta but 2 of 3 flights are operated by Virgin Atlantic, so I cannot get miles on Flying Blue (Air France-KLM's programme) as the flight isn't operated by a SkyTeam airline.
Can I collect ...
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Is it illegal for airlines & booking providers to charge a cancellation fee on bookings?
I understand that it is illegal for airlines and booking agencies to charge a cancellation penalty if (1) a flight originates in the U.S. (2) the booking is made at least 7 days prior to departure, ...
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How to Reduce the Price of an Awards/Points 'Free' Flight?
Yesterday, I did a redemption for a flight on American Airlines using AAdvanatge points. The flight costs about $800 when booked normally though AA or aggregators like Expedia (tried several and there ...
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Can a 16 year old fly alone in the European Union?
I have an identity card, but I have never travelled to a different country.
I'm planning next year to fly from Lithuania to Cologne, Germany, to an event that will probably take place for a couple of ...
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