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Vacation booking reference problem with checkmytrip.com
I've just booked my trip at Aeroflot airlines via (Van Vic Vacations), I recieved a mail confirmation with the booking reference number. I've tried to use this number along my last name at checkmytrip....
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Minimum information required to file a fare in a GDS
I would like to know how an airline files it's fare with a GDS (Global Distribution System), e.g. Sabre. What are the minimum of pieces of information required in case to file a fare with say Sabre? ...
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Can I claim miles if I bought the tickets but didn't take the flight?
Due to odd circumstances I didn't have a chance to take a flight. I already bought the tickets and I wasn't able to cancel anything.
Can I still request miles (Miles & More)?
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Why is the flight path from Taipei to Tianjin not a straight line? [closed]
The flight path from Taipei, Taiwan, to Tianjin, China, does not go directly to Tianjin in a straight line.
Instead, it heads directly north, then banks left (west) before heading north again.
Does ...
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Different airlines, same destination, leave about the same time... why?
I've noticed that many times 2 or sometimes more airlines will have aircraft departing the same airport within minutes of each other heading for the same destination. For example at this moment UAL ...
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Probability of first-class upgrade with only Platinum status?
In the AAdvantage program, there are 3 statuses, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Executive. The Platinum has a "72-hour upgrade window". The Executive has a 100-hour window. I assume this refers to when ...
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Does Delta give SkyMiles credit for Aero Mexico flights to Cuba?
I've claimed a few flights with Delta. All seem to have gone through easily, except for a TIJ-MEX-HAV flight. I emailed them the details separately, and they said they've put them through manually. ...
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How can I check my status on an American Airlines promotion?
I registered with an American Airlines promotion to get "elite" status if I flew certain numbers of miles before the end of the year. I assume that once I register I need to do nothing further. I have ...
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Can I take liquids in checked luggage on a plane?
I'm surprised that I haven't found this question on the Travel.SE already.
I know there are restrictions on carrying liquid on commercial flights, less than 100ml. Does this also apply to checked ...
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Luggage transfer within the EU on international + domestic flights
Is it possible for a two-legged flight which starts in France and ends in Poland (or more generally - starts and ends within the EU) to have a luggage checked-in all the way if the first flight is ...
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Cheaper Spirit flights at the airport?
Spirit Airlines flights are apparently cheapest to book at the airport.
You still have to book in advance for the best fares, so it means making an extra trip to the airport. What I've read seems to ...
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How many boarding pass do i receive if my journey has 2 stops? [closed]
I am flying with QANTAS from Brisbane to New York, with a layover in Sydney and Los angeles.
Brisbane to Sydney: QF559
Flight from Sydney to LAX:QF11 Airbus380
Flight from LAX to JFK: QF11 Boeing 747
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Is there any limit on the weight of a luggage?
I am guessing that each airline has different luggage policy but I was wondering if there is a maximum luggage weight per passenger (assuming the passenger can pay the additional weight)?
If there is,...
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Insurance for connecting flight on separate bookings
I found a connection that would save me several hundred dollars to build my own connection with two plane tickets. First flying on Delta and then onward on JetBlue to reach my destination. I know its ...
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How much does the airline fare for a particular route fluctuate?
I would like to know whether it is possible to find the range that airline fares for a particular airline for a particular route can fluctuate. I know it is based on demand/occupancy for the route and ...
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Code shared flights after BA / Aer Lingus merger
I can get a flight from Dulles to Dublin on United for $1800, or I can get the same flight from Aer Lingus, on a United plane but with an Aer Lingus flight number, for $1100.
I believe that British ...
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Luggages transfer in transit to a different airline
Do I have to take my luggages out to my hand when I'm taking a transit to a different airline?
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With Capital One rewards credit cards: if I book on United, do I get PQM?
I am reconsidering which credit card I want to be using for my business.
I am thinking about the Capital One card with mileage as a reward. Here is an FAQ for the rewards:
http://www.capitalone.com/...
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Is it still possible to find mileage run flights and if so, how?
I need about 8000 miles by the end of the year to retain my Elite status with Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles (and consequently my Star Alliance Gold level). In my mind, spending some money to do a ...
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Do I need a return flight for all airlines to go to Argentina?
I am planning to travel through Latin America from the beginning of November onward. My first destination would be Buenos Aires. However, it seems most airlines need you to get a return flight so as ...
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Why do airplanes not use two regular 3.5mm jacks?
I'm flying this Friday again and can't find my two-to-one 3.5 mm jack adapter and I was wondering why did they decided to go this way?
One like this:
I know why they were using the two prongs, ...
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When buying flight with AAdvantage points do you still pay $ at the end?
So I am looking at signing up for the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® MasterCard®
However, I am pretty confused at how all of the miles redemption options work. I understand that the AAnytime ...
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Using American's Admiral Lounge when I have a ticket from Gulf Air on an American-operated flight
Say I have airline status with American Airlines and would normally be able to use this airline's lounge. This time I'm flying with Gulf Air, but the flight is in fact operated by American. Would I ...
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After the Evacuation - how do people get reunited with their carryon luggage?
Assume you are taking an airline flight, and the cabin starts filling up with smoke. The pilots divert the plane to the nearest suitable airport, and the flight attendants pop the doors and send you ...
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Is there some way to find the cheapest airline tickets for a lot of countries
I'm looking for airline ticket prices for travel around Asia.
I want to visit India, Indonesia, Thailand and few countries more (about ten).
And doesn't matter order of traveling for me. I mean, I can ...
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Is there an airline ticket like a bus pass with unlimited trips?
I travel to Sweden from The UK twice a year and it would be good to have an airplane pass for 10 years for example. To clarify I'd like to buy a ticket that allows me to travel on unlimited journeys ...
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Any Airlines with Open ended tickets where Return can be determined later by design, or without a change fee?
Sometimes when I do extended travel I have no idea when I will be doing a return and would prefer to choose the return segment later.
Not looking for Full Fare tickets {no change fee} or First class
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Airlines with the most Surfboard friendly baggage policy & fees pricing?
Which airlines have the best pricing or packages for moving or carrying surf boards?
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Are airlines allowed to move up the time of a flight?
I was on a flight recently where my flight was schedule for 5:50PM, but when I got to the gate, the time had changed to 5:45PM and eventually 5:40PM. While it didn't make much difference for me since ...
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Plane ticket fees
I was going to buy a ticket in Cebu Pacific and in the first page where you select just seat, seat + luggage or seat + luggage + meals I selected seat + 20Kg luggage. I checked the fare information ...
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Which airlines provide on-board WiFi in Chinese airspace?
Many airlines provide on-board WiFi service, however the services are suspended when the plane is in Chinese airspace, even if the flight does not depart from or arrive to China.
Which airlines ...
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What is the typical ratio of paid versus free miles in frequent flyer programs? [closed]
I realize that this varies from program to program and depends on various factors. But just as a general rule of thumb what is the ratio of miles you have to pay to free miles in a typical program?
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Flight Crew Timed Out after Diversion in USA - entitled to voucher?
Frontier flight FFT424 DEN->ATL was redirected to TYS (Knoxville) due to weather at ATL. After refueling in TYS and pushing back, the flight crew was running out of legal flight time for the day and ...
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Change non refundable ticket into a different ticket
I had a non refundable Paris to Lima round trip ticket which I won't use. Instead, my wife will fly from Lima to Paris. Question: is there any way for her to use my ticket so she can pay less, that is,...
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Anyone tried Singapore airlines Premium Economy class ? How is it different from economy class?
Apart from the advertised features (Wide, Comfortable Seats, Additional Kris flyer miles and book the cook food menu) what are the other benefits / perks while flying in the new Singapore airlines ...
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Which airline flying out of Shanghai has the lowest cancellation fees?
We're applying for Chinese visas, and want to take the train south from Shanghai to Vietnam. We can't book train tickets into Hanoi until 18 days before departure.
However, this isn't compatible ...
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Joining and getting miles for prior flights?
I fly a lot.. stupidly I have never been in any frequent flyer program.
I just come back from Europe to Korea last week flying Emirates, flew there 2.5 months ago on China Southern, apart from low ...
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Using AA Aviator Awards
I signed up for a US Airways, now AA Aviator Credit card and earned 50,000 miles. When I go online to redeem there are two choices of seats, Economy Miles Saver (none available for my dates) and ...
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Air Asia and Air Asia X on same flight, what's the difference?
There's a flight from KUL to MEL at night that gets into MEL the following morning. It comes up (same time, same plane, same everything) in my searches twice, however - as Air Asia, and Air Asia X. ...
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How to protect myself from multi-leg flight getting delayed? [duplicate]
I'm planning trip from London (UK) to Lima (Peru).
Here is a result of a sample search:
2h40m layover should be enough, but what if my 1st leg gets delayed?
I'm pretty sure that is a not an ...
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Selecting Different Airlines for planning a trip to Singapore and Bali
I am from Delhi and I am planning a trip to Singapore and an onward journey to Bali. I just wanted to ask 1 thing - Is it possible that I can take different airline carriers for my onward and return ...
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Whose job is to check if the passenger has a valid visa to the destination he is travelling to? [duplicate]
Is it the airport security at the country you flying from? I highly doubt it because I have been to countries where it's so corrupted that you buy the airport officials for the price of a dinner.
Is ...
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Is there any problem if I booked Multi Destinations ticket? [duplicate]
I'm from Tunisia and I got a Schengen visa from the Austrian Embassy for 28 days, the “duration of stay”, and the number of entries is 1 and the validity of the visa is from 02/08/2015 to 13/09/2015.
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Airline policy when a passenger is refused entry in both departure and arrival countries
Before departure the airline staff may check your passport stats to ensure you wont be rejected to enter the arrival country.
However, in some case Immigration office of arrival country will reject ...
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How to book and use a GOL Brazil Airpass?
I am looking into airpasses for domestic travel in Brazil. As far as I could find out, there only is the GOL airpass in Brazil right now (since TAM seems to have discontinued their airpass).
How do I ...
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How can I change my FF number on Iberia/British Airways to American Airlines?
I booked a flight from Buenos Aires to London through Iberia (one of the legs is via British Airways). When I get to fill my personal information, the frequent flyer number is already filled with my ...
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Collecting hotels.com rewards points for a third-party booking
I'll be staying in a hotel in NYC next week, and the reservation was made by a third party via hotels.com. The email confirmation, which they forwarded to me, included this little snippet:
I already ...
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How free nights are redeemed at hotels.com?
Once you stay for 10 nights with hotels.com you get 1 free night.
However, how exactly does it work? Do you just pay for taxes? Or does redeemable value covers just part of the price? Or have limits ...
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Is this luggage likely to be considered oversized as checked baggage? [closed]
I've recently purchased and fitted a container for a costume I plan to take to conventions abroad.
It's a cube shaped flight case measuring 530 x 530 x 530 mm. I added that up, and god damn it, it ...
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Collecting bonus miles from family flights on the Emirates Skywards program
So my sister and grandfather are travelling from SFO-DXB and since it is a one off trip for them, I though I could add them to my family bonus program and collect their 20% miles for myself. How do I ...
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