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Flight next month rebooked for a "technical stop" after only 30 minutes of flying
This is just a guess, but this sort of thing sometimes happens when an airport has expensive fuel, or is not a good place for a crew layover.
Suppose an airline wants to fly between airports AAA and …
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Do any US airlines make use of their right to fly between EU airports?
It does not appear that any US passenger airlines currently operate flights within the EU. … However, based on those same Wikipedia pages, it does appear that the US cargo airlines FedEx Express and UPS Airlines operate many flights within the EU. …
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Which Horizon airlines (Alaska airlines) routes still uses turboprop planes?
Alaska Airlines posts their complete timetable in PDF format. You can also see specific routes. Both include aircraft type. …
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Do United Airlines economy tickets include checked bags?
The same is true on most other US airlines, including American and Delta. The notable exception is Southwest, where two checked bags are included with all tickets. …
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Are there any non-stop flights from Asia to Brazil?
Turkish Airlines flies from São Paulo to Istanbul, whose airport is in Europe but is only 16 km from the Asia side of the Bosporus.
These appear to be the only nonstop Asia flights. … Wikipedia shows flights from São Paulo to Seoul (Korean Air) and Singapore (Singapore Airlines), but they have stops in Los Angeles and Barcelona respectively. …
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How to fly on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner?
United Airlines has begun operating the 787-8, initially on certain domestic flights to and from Houston (IAH). One way to find them is by searching their PDF timetable for the string "788". …
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If you're evacuated on a flight paid for by your government (eg civil unrest, volcanic ash d...
The phrasing "government funded flight" suggests that the flight was chartered by the Australian government. Charter flights are not usually eligible for miles. For example, Rule 9.3.1 of Qantas's Fr …
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If flight is delayed, what is the minimum time you must be at the gate if already check-in?
For the airlines I'm familiar with, they would say something like "you should be at the airport at 1600 and at the gate at 1730". In other words, the same as if the flight were not delayed. … As an example, here is what Southwest Airlines says:
Since Southwest strives to maintain an ontime schedule, even after we notify you that a flight may be delayed or cancelled, we may substitute or …
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I am travelling with a medication that needs to be cool at all times, will the airline allow...
It appears this is not possible for the Big Three US airlines. In fact, your assertion that "I know airplanes have" refrigerators on board seems to be not true in general. … United Airlines: "Our aircraft do not have refrigerators on board, so please plan accordingly." …
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What are the disadvantages of joining United's MileagePlus program?
There aren't any major disadvantages. In particular, there's no requirement to apply for the credit card.
There are some possible subtle disadvantages.
Having a MileagePlus account might in the fu …
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What are "500 Mile Upgrades"?
As to the reason for the name, from the Terms and Conditions:
Each upgrade is valid for 500 miles of travel. Each flight segment requires at least one upgrade.
Thus, if you wish to upgrade your …
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At what age an infant can start flying?
But for instance, United Airlines says infants younger than seven days old may not travel, implying that infants older than seven days are generally permitted. …
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Why are so many airline check-in counters idle so often?
My understanding is that counter space is allocated to airlines as part of their lease agreements with the airport, and that these are fairly long-term agreements (several years). … Empirical observation suggests that airports have many more counters than airlines actually want to use, so supply and demand would suggest that they should be relatively cheap to the airline. …
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Whats the size limit of a person to be able to fly on a specific flight?
United Airlines is not
required to provide additional seats or upgrades free of charge. …
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Can I earn miles with the skyteam program if a friend of mine buy the ticket for me?
As far as I know, Skyteam has the same rules as pretty much every other airline or alliance: the miles for each ticket go to the person who actually uses that ticket to fly, provided they are register …
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