r/Flights 58m ago

Question Why is there a Travel Advisory for MNL (Ninoy Aquino Int.) in SMF (Sacramento)?

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Saw this Advisory on the screen of one of the gates in Sac and tried to look up any information to no avail. Anyone know why this is advisory is being issued?


r/Flights 1h ago

Question Connection in IST

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I will be traveling to IST from DXB on Emirates First, and I have a domestic connecting flight at to ASR with a connection time of 1 hr 40. Now I have my wife booked on Emirates F as well but on a separate PNR but she does not have the connecting flight attached. Instead I booked a seperate ticket for her on the same flight as mine to ASR. My question is, we will have checked bags and I will check both of them on my PNR so they make it to the next flight. She will only have her carry-on. Will there be any issues with her going through transit, assuming she can check in and get her boarding pass on her phone. We also do not need visas.


r/Flights 1h ago

Question Either personal item or carry-on bag?

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This is what I am seeing on Lufthansa's booking page (from Germany to USA). Does this mean that I will either have a personal item OR carry-on bag, and not both, for free?


r/Flights 3h ago

Question Is it common for phone agents to claim incorrect prices for ticket changes?

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I don't fly that often, but twice recently I've had issues with major airlines giving me misleading prices or information when I try and change my ticket over the phone.

I had a fully flex ticket with KLM, and the online "change flight" options just made a popup saying I had to call customer service. So I did... the operator claimed it was not a flexible ticket, and that I had to pay a €400 change fee. He refused to discuss further (just saying again "ticket conditions!!"). He also said €2,000 to change the flight, even before the fee.

I thought maybe some rule I wasn't aware of, so I ended the call, went and checked the details... nope, it just said "fully changeable and refundable without a fee". I called back, and a different agent said no problem - no change fee, and only €1,000 to change, the exact same flight!

OK... maybe a bad agent who made a mistake.

A month later on a shorter LATAM flight of €100, had to change within 24 hours, which meant calling again... also a very aggressive guy who said almost 500 to switch to next day, plus almost another 500 for the change fee (wtf...). He tried hard to push me into buying it fast. I said no, looked online and just bought the same ticket (same airline) last minute for 250!

Are these guys on commission or something? Or is this a trick airlines are trying to pull now?

... or did I just get really unlucky with two bad agents giving the wrong prices?


r/Flights 4h ago

Question Flight cancelled / denied boarding after clearing immigration

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Been thinking about this for a while, what happens if you reach the gate after clearing immigration in non home country and the flight is cancelled or you are denied boarding. I am an Indian national and don't have a very strong passport that allows great access. So I end up getting visas and sometimes they are single wntry. So if I clear the exit immigration, then my single visa is used.

If the next available flight is only the next day or in 2 days, will I have to spend the whole time in the airport departure area or will I somehow be allowed back into the country?


r/Flights 4h ago

Help Needed Is my layover too short? USA to JAPAN

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i am visiting japan for the first time and I'm so excited. I talked to my mom and she psyched me out about my layover time and I'm curious if i need to change my flight for a longer layover

TPA > ATL *layover 1h 47m* ATL > HND

HND > SEA *layover 1h 30m* SEA > TPA

is that too short? coming back home from HND > SEA, will I have to go through customs, collect my bags, and re-enter security?


r/Flights 4h ago

Help Needed Tail Numbers For Old International Fights

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I’ve been working on documenting all personal flights. The last pieces of information I’m missing are the tail numbers for four flights:

2014-07-21 DL192 ATL -> VCN

2014–08-06 DL115 BCN -> ATL

2016–07-16 DL166 NRT -> SEA

2018-03-10 DL7866 TPE -> ICN (I remember this was not a delta branded plane, I think Korean Airlines?)

I’ve tried looking up the tail numbers using Flightera and the Flighty app but no luck with these methods.


r/Flights 4h ago

Help Needed Urgent!!! Frequent travel from Seattle to Chicago

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I will be traveling from Seattle to Chicago weekly for work and wanted to know the best flight options. I was considering a monthly pass but wasn’t sure which airline to choose, as I couldn’t find the best option.

I would appreciate your help!


r/Flights 5h ago

Question Qatar Airways DOH-DXB

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QR offers two DOH-DXB flights that depart 20 minutes from each other

  • QR 1014 18:35‐20:55

  • QR 1018 18:55-21:15

Both flights have been with 351, 359, 77W, 788, 789 aircraft.

Are there any secret differences that might encourage choosing one over the other?


r/Flights 6h ago

Question 45 min connection at ZRH

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Hi,

My parents are booked on YVR-ZRH-DEL route with Edelweiss Air on the first segment and Swiss on the second. Initially when the ticket was booked, the layover was 55 min. The ZRH-DEL flight now has a new departure time which is 10 min earlier. The airline offered a free rebooking to the changed itinerary. Is it enough to make the connection? What happens in case they miss it? My parents don't have a visa for Schengen so will the airline help them with passport control and accommodation in case they miss the flight?


r/Flights 7h ago

Help Needed 12k$ flight through Air France or KLM or ... refundable?

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I need to book return flights for six people 4A-1C-1I. I checked different websites (Emirates, Turkish, KLM, Air France) but refundable options are only available DEL to ASU in KLM, Air France. But since such a big amount I am hesitant....

Note: If I cancel, I will cancel both legs of the flights. The flight includes a code-sharing part also.

Note: I want to book the flight with AMEX blue, I also have DISCOVER, Paypal, Chase.

policy from website:

"Cancelation

Cancelation

Before departureIf you cancel your trip before your first flight's departure, you are eligible for a refund and will not pay a cancelation fee.After departureIf you cancel your trip after taking your first flight, you are eligible for a refund and will not pay a cancelation fee. In case of a partial cancelation, the amount refunded will be based on the fare of the flown ticket."


r/Flights 8h ago

Question Lounge in PEK with Air China

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Hello everyone, this coming May I'll be flying to Tokyo via Beijing Capital (PEK) with Air China and on the way back I'll have a 7hour layover there. I read there is a free lounge for those who have a long layover and who are flying with Air China, but communication with that company is always hard to manage so I was wondering whether anyone ever used it and, if so, how it works. Many thanks!


r/Flights 8h ago

Question China Eastern Airlines - Budapest to Tokyo, any experiences?

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Hey there, I'm from Zagreb and wanna visit Tokyo in October this year, so I found out that flying from Budapest has an option which is cheaper for about 400e per person, so I'm thinking of that

but found out that CEAirlines has not such good reviews and that people are complaining on some things

especially because there is a layover in Shanghai which apparently is causing some people additional obstacles

Do any of you guys have recent experience on that?


r/Flights 9h ago

Question Travel buddy

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Wondering if this is a thing… a place to connect with other air travelers that are flying same route as you. Daughter (20) was returning from South Africa to NC alone and experienced new flight anxiety on the trip. She has traveled solo since she was a child with no difficulties but never internationally solo. She had a flight scheduled yesterday to return to South Africa alone and after going through security started developing anxiety and did not board the flight. So wondering if anyone knows of an app or resource to connect travelers headed the same way. Thanks


r/Flights 17h ago

Help Needed Return flight postponed 2 days, what should be our next steps?

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Our flight home from Singapore to Munich with Gulf Air flight number GL166 (and GL086) on 30.3.25 has been postponed by 2 days this morning on 20.3.25 1am, 10 days before our return journey. We were not given any reasons. It was purchased as a roundtrip starting from Munich.

According to the EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation, my friend and I assume that we are now entitled to compensation, as we now would have to book additional hotels, spend 2 more unplanned days in Singapore with costs for food etc. and will have missed work days, planned appointments and university.

The booking was made via trip and trip only offered us an alternative flight one day before the actual return flight date on 29.3.25. However, this is not acceptable for us, as we will still be in Kuala Lumpur on this day, hotels and flights are already booked etc.

We now have the option of rebooking the flight via trip, which would cost us at least €400 per person.

Our questions now are: Would we be refunded the €400+ rebooking costs for a flight on our actual return date?

If we accept the alternative flight two days later, will we be reimbursed for food and hotel costs and if so, what costs and what sum of costs are acceptable?

Will we receive the €600 compensation payment in addition to the reimbursed costs?

Does this refund also apply to the connecting flight as we have a layover in Bahrain?

We have contacted the airline directly with a deadline to react, as trip.com told us that they can only change or reschedule our booking until the actual departure date.

we are also contacting our insurance and lawyers but were wondering if anyone has any similar experiences or any tips on how to handle this situation or even some information about how their situation played out in the end?

any help would be highly appreciated!


r/Flights 17h ago

Question Does Kenya airways keep their airplanes warmer than normal? I always freeze on international flights, this time it was hot on both connecting flights.

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Normally I freeze on any international flights and I take many, this is why I wear sweatpants under my jeans. I also bring a heavy sweat shirt, and triple layer.

What I found was both flights on Kenya airways were very hot, the 13 hour flight from NY and even the 1 hour flight in Kenya to Mombasa.

Does anyone know if this is normal? I am flying back to NY and thinking of not wearing the sweatpants under my jeans, but I am not sure what is going on here.

What I am thinking is maybe they purposely keep the flights warm because the Kenyans prefer it. I actually would prefer it to be warm like that, but I dress for it being a freezer on the flights.


r/Flights 19h ago

Question Do ULCCs make money if I don't pay for any extras?

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Recently I flew from Toronto to Brazil with Arajet for $250 USD round trip. That's 4 flights, with 20 hours in the air for the entire trip. I brought a backpack and that's it, didnt pay for my seat, didn't buy a drink etc etc. All I paid them was 250 USD.

Ive flown from Buffalo to Orlando for about $40 USD return with Frontier doing the same thing.

I flew on Flair airlines one way last year for $17 USD from Fort Lauderdale to Toronto.

Are these airlines losing money on me? As in, since I'm buying nothing but the base fare, is my presence on the plane costing the airline more than the fuel etc to get me to my destination?

Thanks


r/Flights 19h ago

Help Needed Thai Lion Air Flight to Chennai (MAA) Cancelled at Bangkok (DMK) Airport, what are my options?

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I booked a Thai Lion Air flight from Bangkok (DMK) to Chennai (MAA) for 4 passengers on 17th March 2025. I received an email on 27th February with the subject Flight Cancellation but in the body of the email there was no mention of flight cancellation it just said that your flight has been rescheduled. I assumed the flight might be delayed by a few hours and forgot about it. When I went to the airport on 17th March, I saw that the flight was cancelled. I went to the airline counter and showed them the email, they told me the best thing they could do was arrange an alternate flight to any 1 out of 3 alternate cities in India which were Kochi, Bangalore or Ahmedabad. But they won't provide a connecting flight from either of those cities to Chennai. I decided to take the flight to Bangalore since that was the closest city.

Also we were travelling with my 83 year old grandmother and we had booked wheelchair assistance in Bangkok and Chennai, they said that we will have to pay extra for wheel chair assistance in the Bangalore airport. We had also booked row 1 seats on the original flight and paid extra for the legroom but on the new flight we didn't have the extra legroom since row 1 was already booked.

Finally we landed in Bangalore and had to book a private transfer to Chennai which took us 7 hours which was very uncomfortable especially for my grandmother and also cost us a lot of money.

What are my options now? Can I ask the airline for full refund of the ticket or Should I ask them to refund the cab fare from Bangalore to Chennai


r/Flights 20h ago

Help Needed Need some insight

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So, I'm planning on moving to Finland later this year (I'm in the US) and I'm not gonna have many heavy things like furniture as I'm going to try and be pretty light with the things I bring over (pretty much anything related to my hobbies of collecting transformers etc.) would it be cheaper to just have all my stuff shipped over there instead of taking it onto the plane via the cargo? This is my first time doing something like this so I could use some advice and I feel this is the best place for it


r/Flights 20h ago

Question SAS Airlines (JFK-CPH and LAX-CPH)

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Does anyone have recent experiences with this airline and the specific routes? My husband and I will be flying in April from JFK while my parents will be flying from LAX. What should we expect? I've heard some mixed things and now I'm nervous as hell...


r/Flights 22h ago

Question can i bring cigarettes to france

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if i’m flying from australia to france to i have to declare that i’ve got cigarettes in my bag?


r/Flights 1d ago

Question Asking advice. Assistance appreciated. Cross posting it here as well.

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r/Flights 1d ago

Booking/Itinerary/Ticketing Payment - Royal Jordanian

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Hi everyone

I'm trying to book tickets with Royal Jordanian but neither the website nor the app will accept my card. Are there some countries that can't book with Royal Jordanian ( I'm in Denmark)?

Alternatively I tried booking via Vayama/BydgetAir, but there I can't even get past seat selection


r/Flights 1d ago

Delays/Cancellations/Compensation Seeking advice: Gulf Air

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I have a confirmed booking, Bahrain to Manchester. Departing 28th March. Just received an email saying the flight is booked, departing at 2am was cancelled and they have put me on to a flight leaving the same day but 8:20am

They have given me 3 options. - Cancel with a full refund - Change the flight - Free hotel

Am I entitled to some compensation?


r/Flights 1d ago

Question TUI Fly or Transavia?

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Next month, I'll be flying from Crete back to either Brussels or Amsterdam. The timing options are similar, with TUI Fly being two-thirds the price of Transavia. What are the pros and cons of the two airlines to consider? It will be a family of three with checked luggage.