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A form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, helicopters, air balloons and so on.

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What's the longest scheduled flight one can take within the EU?

Air Berlin flight from Düsseldorf to Düsseldorf is a 12 hour sightseeing flight covering a distance of 9780 km.
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How to avoid toddlers on a long-distance plane flight?

You may avoid such problems if you travel first class. On the long term you may not be all that better off, as by the time you get used to traveling first class your tolerance of imperfections may dec …
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Special meals on long-haul flights

It's best to take some extra food with you. There may be problems with the food they serve, or it may not be enough. I always do this because I eat way more than average while on planes they serve min …
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So what can I do to avoid being "that" passenger with bad hygiene?

Taking regular showers is actually the root cause of this problem. Biologically, taking showers, washing your skin with soap, shampooing your hair, etc. etc. is totally unnatural and it leads to disea …
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Why is onboard/inflight shopping still a thing?

As Mark Mayo points out, the on-board retail industry is growing at a fast rate. Some airlines generate a significant fraction of their revenue from add-on sales, e.g. 20% in case of Ryanair. Also not …
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Why is the moon hiding from me?

I've seen the Moon quite often during flights, but you must do an effort to look in the right direction. You can try the Heavens-Above website, enter some coordinates the plane will be at during the f …
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Why would a company want me to book a flight via a travel agent if it is more expensive?

At many universities this is recommended but it is rarely a requirement, for the reasons listed in the other answers. However, there are downsides to booking via a travel agency, e.g. if you need to r …
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How can I protect camera equipment in checked baggage?

As pointed out by here, the way the woman is handling the luggage in the video is doing her job 100% correct: And one last thing, you need to expect your bag to be tossed around, a 3 foot drop is …
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Can I stop a fellow passenger from using their cell phone during take off?

As pointed out in the answers given so far, a few mobile phones are not going to cause problems. We then have a few 100 milliwatt transmitting power on frequencies that are totally different from what …
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Refused entry into Schengen after Ryanair checked passport. Now the airline wants me to pay ...

This sort of treatment goes against the spirit of EU laws that deal with customer/passenger rights, see e.g. here. While there may not yet exist an explicit legal text one can refer to, to point out w …
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What are some tricks you use to buy cheap airline tickets in Europe?

If you often travel with a company that has a loyalty plan, you may be eligible for exclusive discounts including free of charge travel. You can save more points by buying tickets for other people fro …
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Getting nauseated from air travel, but it's not motion sickness... what to do?

Besides medication you can also try giving her a stress ball that she can squeeze if she feels tense. This may help her to stop squeezing her tummy when she feels like things are going wrong.
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Do I need a transit visa for a Russian overflight?

If you were to land and connect to another flight a few days later you will in general need a visa, but in some cases even that is not necessary. If you land in Moscow, you can stay in the Novotel Mos …
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Does my Emirates flight from London to Dubai fly over Syria?

No need to worry, many of the claims of ISIS of having acquired sophisticated weapon systems have been debunked, see e.g. here: Google Images once again showed that the photo of the Soviet-made SA …
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Sleeping aids for long flights

I would not spend a lot of effort trying to get to sleep when I know that I can't sleep well on that single occasion. Just close your eyes for a while and if you don't feel like sleeping, do something …
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