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Question about baggage transfer at EWR from Terminal C to Terminal B
I have booked my flight from Detroit to India & I have my 3 hr layover at EWR airport. I will have to change the terminal when I land at EWR airport from terminal C to terminal B. Will my checked-...
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United Airlines E-ticket and Pending transaction
I bought a ticket from united airlines using my credit card and received an eticket. However, on the credit card online account the transaction shows up but it is on the pending list. Is that ...
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Delayed travel with United Airlines [duplicate]
On 19th April, we left on a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt - UA8848. The departure was then delayed. So we arrived late and missed our connecting flight which was due to depart at 9.00 to Heathrow (...
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Using airline FF program shopping button (Chrome) on hotel websites - Double-dip?
asking if anyone tried this.
Talking about Shopping button extensions from FF programs (AAdvantage eShopping, United MileagePlus etc.) They sometimes have hotel websites possible for mileage ...
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International Travel - Travel Rewards Cards/Info - What to carry with me? [closed]
I am planning to travel internationally in the coming months. I had signed up for a quite a few rewards/mileage programs previously. I was wondering - should I take all the rewards/mileage program ...
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Do I have to collect my checked luggage when transiting through Sao Paulo?
Im looking to fly from Newark to Brazil on United airlines and then Brazil to Argentina on an Brazilian airline called Gol. Im worried that I may have to collect my bags in Brazil and then check them ...
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Maximizing travel points for paid travel [closed]
My company is paying for my relocation, 30 days in a hotel plus meals plus car rental plus flight. How can I maximize this in terms of airlines or hotel points ? For example, I have a United credit ...
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Transiting in Newark from Terminal B to C [duplicate]
We are a Norwegian family traveling on United from Oslo via Heathrow then Newark to Toronto Pearson. We have almost 90 minutes between the flight from Heathrow landing in Terminal B (20:30) and the ...
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How to reach booking.com about my genius level 3 account I can't get into?
I have worked hard to get genius level 3 and spend a lot of money with booking.com. One of the promised perks was personal support. Yet I can't login, suddenly it says my password is wrong, even ...
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What can I do with less than 5000 expiring Hilton Honors points?
I have a couple of thousand Hilton Honors points expiring in July. I virtually never stay in Hiltons and have no plans to do so before or after July, so I'd prefer to just clear out my balance and be ...
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why didn't i get frequent flier miles on American Airlines with my Alaskan Airlines flight?
Both Alaskian Airlines and American Airlines are part of the Oneworld alliance so I'd expect the frequent flier miles to be linked but they're not.
I found my ticket number on my credit card statement ...
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Ticketing from SkyTeam and operating by Oneworld: Should the miles go to my SkyTeam-affiliated or my Oneworld-affiliated frequent flyer program?
A while ago, I took a flight. I'd like to add the miles from this flight to my one of my frequent flyer programs. I have a frequent flyer program with each of the 3 major airline alliances, namely ...
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Iberia Plus vs. Vueling club, comparison of frequent-flyer programs
As a traveler that is making some flights per year mostly using Vueling.
What is recommended to collect the Avios the Iberia Plus FF program or instead the Vueling Club?
Any comment or consideration ...
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Do I a need a DATV for my onward journey while arrive and by depart by air same airline same terminal same day? [duplicate]
Hi I am an Indian and have residence permit in NL
I am planning to a book a flight with British Airways from AMS to BOM via LHR
I will have a layover of approx 2 hours in LHR
Arrival and Departure ...
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How to carry two check-in luggage in United in March 2021?
As of March 2021, we can carry only one check in luggage (per person) in New Delhi - New York United flight. We can pay $100 for an extra check-in luggage. I was wondering if there is any cheaper way ...
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Will I have to clear Customs, pick up my bag and recheck it when flying BFS-EWR-YVR? [duplicate]
Am flying into Newark EWR from Ireland en route to Vancouver, Canada, all on United.
Will I have to clear Customs, pick up my bag and recheck it?
Will I also have to change terminals?
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Is an hour and a half enough time to connect United flights from Michigan, USA to Belfast, Northern Ireland? [duplicate]
I am flying alone and have never been at this airport. Flying in from Michigan to connect to an international flight going to Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Is an hour and a half enough time and what ...
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Is 2hr 25min sufficient for switching from an international flight (EWR Terminal B) to a domestic flight (EWR Terminal C)? [duplicate]
I will be arriving by BA at Terminal B of EWR at 14:05 from India (the flight stops at Heathrow). I will then have to go to Terminal C of EWR for my United flight that leaves at 16:30 to Syracuse. I ...
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Buying points from websites
In travel hacking, one common option to earn miles is buy buying them from the frequent flyer programs of airlines. I just came across a third party company that sells miles.
I was looking at some of ...
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Choosing an airline alliance [closed]
I never paied much attention to this. Is it worth being loyal to an airline alliance? What should I look for when choosing which alliance to be loyal to?
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Do United Airlines economy tickets include checked bags?
When booking a domestic 'economy' ticket with United Airlines, does that ticket include a checked bag?
What I know so far
There is no specific mention of how many checked bags are included with an ...
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Where to sell my reward airmiles? [closed]
I have 300 000 Delta reward miles and don't need tickets from my Airline.
Where can I sell there airmiles?
If it's not possible to sell them, where can I exchange them for miles of other airlines?
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American: Can credit be converted to frequent flier miles? [closed]
With American Airlines, can credit be converted to frequent flier miles?
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Is it better flying First Class Flex or a cheaper First Class option? [closed]
Is it better flying in First Class Flex (more Frequent Flyer points and a full refund) or a less expensive option (having to pay a bit for a refund and fewer Frequent Flyer points)?
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Carry on luggage larger than rules for one leg
I am flying United to Boston, and the dimensions of my carry-on baggage is 9x14x24 inches. The maximally allowed dimensions for United flights are however only 9x14x22 inches. Will I have to check it, ...
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How to make up miles to reach a United Airlines elite status?
I have accumulated 93,000 miles by 12/25 this year, 7000 miles short of United 100K status. What are my options to reach 100K status without actually making another flight? Can I buy a trip, but ...
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Is Qatar Airways part of any air miles alliance?
I had flown Qatar Airways long-haul sometime back when and got some points for that. In few months, I will be flying again. I do not know if there are any other airways/airlines where I could use ...
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Do I have a fighting chance trying to avoid $50 charge for miles credit with United MileagePlus? [closed]
I (actually a friend of mine, but I will use myself here for simplicity) have created for United MileagePlus account. I have flown twice in the past year with United and figured that it would help to ...
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Hotels.com discount [closed]
I've accumulated 3 nights on hotels.com. Will hotels.com give me credit on those for a discount on a room now?
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Why must one be at the gate at least 60 minutes before departure when flying from Guam (GUM) to Honolulu (HNL) with United?
One must (mirror) be at the gate at least 60 minutes before departure when flying from Guam (GUM) to Honolulu (HNL) with United. Why?
I believe that HON is the only US airport that United fly to from ...
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Fall asleep in terminal and miss connection fight: recover change fee
I recently was returning from a trip from Europe and missed a connection flight because I fell asleep in the terminal. I showed up to the gate about 10 minutes after it closed. This was my own fault ...
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Which is the best frequent flyer program to join? [closed]
I am guessing it would be an airline in Star Alliance or One world based on the partner airline benefits. But which of these airlines would be better?
I choose United because it has quite a few ...
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