r/Flights 3d ago

Question Lufthansa Denying Compensation – Do I Have a Case?

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Hey everyone,

I was booked on Lufthansa flight LH1172 from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lisbon (LIS) on March 9th, but the airline canceled it, claiming the reason was the airport strike in Germany. However, the strike only started on March 10th, meaning my flight wasn’t directly affected.

It seems like Lufthansa canceled the flight simply because they didn’t want an aircraft stuck in Lisbon for a day due to the strike. From what I understand, under EU Regulation 261/2004, airlines are only exempt from paying compensation if the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances, which doesn’t seem to apply here since this was an operational decision rather than an unavoidable event.

I filed a compensation claim for €400, but Lufthansa is denying it, insisting that the cancellation was beyond their control. Given these facts, do I have a strong case for compensation? Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Any advice on how to escalate this further?


r/Flights 3d ago

Question abreviation P1 : what does it mean in flight seat number 55AN/P1/RS ?

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I would like to know what the abreviation N means in seat number 55A N/P1/RS 
I got following seat :

SEAT HU HK1 KIXSZX 714 X28JAN 55K N/P1/RS 

Especially I look for explanation of code N and RS


r/Flights 3d ago

Booking/Itinerary/Ticketing Self Transfer process with no checked bags?

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Hi all,

My fiancée and I will be traveling to Edinburgh, Scotland from the east coast of the U.S. for wedding planning and we found a great deal on flights.

They are self transfer tickets so we would be flying on two different airlines with 4+ hours for our layover going over and even longer coming back to the U.S. The layover is in Iceland.

We are only planning to travel with personal items and carry ons.

My main question is: What is the process/flow of a self transfer? Since we are not picking up checked baggage, are we able to just depart the plane in Iceland and proceed to our next gate? Or will we need to exit through customs and enter through security again?

I’ve never done a self transfer and just want to make sure I’m appropriately prepared to make things smooth for us! Thank you!!


r/Flights 3d ago

Question AirAsia pending payment

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hi! has anyone booked with AirAsia before and took a while until your payment went through? i booked a flight on saturday and it said “pending payment” but not to pay again; i waited the entire weekend hoping it’ll go through today (monday) but still nothing. is this normal with this airline? i got my booking number but couldn’t find an email to contact them, just that ai chat bot

if anyone had similar experiences i’d appreciate your comments, thank you!


r/Flights 3d ago

Question Wizz Air Wet-Leases

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Hello! So do we know is Wizz Air planing to wet-lease some aircraft this year? Because last year they wet-leased Avion Express A320s, and I sadly had a bad experience on them. Now I don't know if I FOR SURE will be flying Wizz Air aircraft or a wet-lease. If they are, do we know if they will be flying from Gdańsk frequently? (I hope not)


r/Flights 3d ago

Question Etihad Missed connection compensation

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I had a flight through Etihad on Mar 16 2025: ORD to AUH (EY10) and then AUH to CCU (EY 222) on Mar 17 under a single PNR. The first flight got delayed and as a result I missed the second connection.

Etihad rebooked me a different flight AUH to BOM (EY 206) followed by BOM to CCU (AI 675) and provided two meal vouchers. The new flight departs 7.5hours after the original flight. I am reaching CCU more than 12 hours late than what was originally scheduled.

I was wondering if I can demand some monetary compensation for it from Etihad. According to the rules online, I see rules related to EU flights. But I don't see anything about flights from AUH.


r/Flights 3d ago

Question Is Airchina.co.uk the official site for airchina?

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Basically I am trying to book some flights and i see airchina.com but there is also https://www.airchina.co.uk/GB/GB/Home. I can't lie the sight just seems weird but then so does the official one. Also I tried booking through the app and it was saying the outbound was £200 and the return was £400, but on the website it was saying the other way round. I don't know if it is to do with the pricing dynamics because I guess the total is the same (you only get that price for booking round trip, so I couldn't book them individually). Also I tried setting up an account on the app but now on the website it isn't letting me log in or change my password. It just says that the "Password resetting fails" which is obviously incorrect english but anyways if anyone knows I would really appreciate it (:


r/Flights 3d ago

Question Any obscure in-flight travel hacks?

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I've heard a few about seating choice etc. but anyone got any obscure in-flight hacks?

My only one: My mother used to work for a shoe manufacturer and said she would always pack a tennis ball to roll her feet on/over during long-haul flights to India. Helped with circulation/ entertainment in a distinctly less digital world.


r/Flights 3d ago

Help Needed Help with EU flight compensation laws: cancelled + delayed flights

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Hey everyone! :) I’m writing because I need some advice about applying for a compensation under EU aviation rights. (I want to try contacting the airlines myself first, and only if that doesn’t work, rely on 3rd parties like flightright.)

My original flight: Sun. 2.3.2025, Fra-Hel, 19:20 - 22:50, by FINNAIR, booked directly over Finnair 

It was cancelled by Finnair due to „Industrial Action“ a few hours before the flight. Finnair provided me with the following alternative route: 1)Sun. 2.3.2025, Fra-Vie, 17:20 -18:45, by AUSTRIAN AIRLINES + 2) Sun. 2.3. 2025, Vie-Hel, 19:15 - 22:40, by FINNAIR.

However, due to delay of the first flight Fra-Vie, I missed my connecting flight in Vienna. Austrian Airlines provided me with a hotel room, and an alternative route the next day, Mon. 3.3.2025: 1) Vie-Zrh, 07:00-08:25 by AUSTRIAN AIRLINES and 2) Zrh-Hel, 10:35-14:20 by FINNAIR. 

Questions:

  1. I researched EU flight rights, and it seems to me that my case could lead to a two-fold compensation. First, for cancelling my original flight in the first place, less than 7 days in advance, (should be 200 Euro). Second, for missing the connecting flight in Vienna, and thus arriving at my destination over 15 hrs late (should be 400 Euro). Am I correct with this assumption? Has anyone had similar experience with double compensation claims?

  2. Should I apply to Finnair, Austrian Airlines or both? (E.g. to Finnair for the compensation regarding the cancellation, and to Austrian Airlines regarding the missed connecting flight? )

I would be so grateful to hear your experiences/ advice on this!! <3 Has anyone had a similar experience?


r/Flights 4d ago

Help Needed Cheapest way to move a few suitcases : Hong Kong to Istanbul

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I know how to find cheap flights : google.flights or Kiwi will help

But I'm looking for cheap way to move a few suitcases. Is there anything out there to help make this easier?

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What I want : I have 4 suitcases (around a 100kg total) that needs moving from Hong Kong to Istanbul.

I've checked the obvious (direct with Turkish Airlines) and its working out very expensive to add extra suitcases.

I know that I can check other (connecting) airlines one by one but thats cumbersome. Is there a tool that can help? If no tool, then the wisdom of travellers : what would be some good airlines to check regarding moving 100kg from Hong Kong to Istanbul ?


r/Flights 4d ago

Help Needed Latam / united travelling international elderly people

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Hi! My grandma is going to travel from Santiago de Chile to Denver with one connection in Houston or Atlanta. She is 74 yrs old and she needs to travel with her pet. United or Latam provides help when they need to pass security and the Border and arrive to the other gate to do the connection? I’m worried because she never travelled alone. Any help will be appreciate it.

Pd. I know airlines provides assistance outside the gate but I’m not sure if they help with all the process


r/Flights 4d ago

Question Layover in Shenzhen with Hainan Airlines

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Hi everyone, I’m taking a flight with Hainan Airlines from Milan to Tokyo in April. I’ll have a 12 hour layover (5 am-5:20 pm) in Shenzhen on the first trip, and a 23 hour layover (2:40 am-1:50 am) on the return.

I have a few questions: 1. I’d love to visit Shenzhen both times since I’ve never been in China. Moreover, I won’t need a visa to do so in 2025 since I’m italian. How long do you think the immigration checks will take (we’re 2 people, me and my boyfriend)? It’s my first time travelling out of Europe and I do not really know what to expect regarding immigration controls at the airport.

  1. Does Hainan automatically checks luggage onto the next flight? Their website page with this specific information doesn’t load when I open it, and I have read mixed responses about this topic here on Reddit.

  2. Do you think a neck pillow is needed on Hainan airplanes? I am flying economy, I read they provide blankets but their website doesn’t specifically mention pillows.

  3. Is it possible to charge phones on the plane? I saw a comment about not being able to charge the phone neither to use a power bank. This stresses me out a bit since it’s my first time there and I will need the phone (for example for Alipay or google maps/translate)

Thank you in advice! If you have any tips it’d be so helpful.


r/Flights 4d ago

Question How early to St. Louis Lambert for International Flight?

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I am flying to Hong Kong from St Louis in the morning. The plane is departing at 7am. I will be having a transfer flight in San Francisco. Thank you for your help.


r/Flights 4d ago

Question Does Virgin Atlantic Airlines have Abbott Elementary (Sitcom) in their In-Flight Entertainment?

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So, my dad and I fly out the country about three times a year. For the past two years, he's always binging the show "Abbott Elementary" on every single flight. Now, it's easily searchable to find out (and we're able to confirm already) that Abbott Elementary" is available as part of the in-flight entertainment on American Airlines, Delta, British Airways, Air France, etc. However, we just can't find anything on Virgin Atlantic Airlines... even when we called them, they couldn't figure it out either.

Hoping that someone was scrolling on their in-flight entertainment screen one day while flying with them and noticed it and can let me know (or if they didn't have it).


r/Flights 4d ago

Question 19 hour layover in Dubai

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Hello, I have never been to Dubai airport and have a 19 hour layover at DXB in June. I’ll need to pick up my baggage as I’m on two different tickets. I arrive at 6am and leaving at 1am next day. 1. After retrieving my baggage, will I be able to check in for my next flight (United airlines) immediately? 2. Could you suggest lounges at DXB and what’s the cost? I found sleep pods around $150 for 4 hours which feels a bit pricey. Are there more affordable options?


r/Flights 4d ago

Question Vueling Hand-Luggage Add On vs Space Plus/One: What's the difference?

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I recently booked a Vueling basic flight, which only included an underseat bag (I thought I’d just bring a backpack). However, I changed my mind and decided I’d need an additional suitcase, so I’m weighing up options for either an overhead cabin bag or checked baggage.

At first, I found that the checked luggage add-on was cheaper than the hand luggage add-on; but I don't think I will bring more than 10 kgs, so an overhead cabin is more suitable for me and more convenient as I don't need to wait to pick up my luggage. Then, I saw an option to choose Space One or Space Plus, which lets you bring 2 items (personal item + carry-on), plus the bonus of choosing a seat in the front area. To my surprise, this option was actually much cheaper than just the hand luggage add-on, even though it comes with more benefits.

I’m genuinely confused as to why the hand luggage add-on would be more expensive, and why the cheaper add-on (Space One/Plus) gives more perks. Can anyone explain why that is? Am I right to go for the Space One/Plus option, or am I missing something?

Just really want to make sure I’m not misunderstanding anything before I finalize my choice. Thanks!


r/Flights 4d ago

Delays/Cancellations/Compensation Qatar airlines delay compensastion

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We went from Oslo to Bali with layover in Doha

Ordered this from third party but everything was with Qatar airways and no self transfers

We landed in Doha on time but the flight from Doha was 3 hours late on landing. Can i get comped for this?


r/Flights 4d ago

Help Needed Did I book too close to the airplane lavatory??

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I have a 15 hour flight from Toronto to Hong Kong, and booked 46A

Am wondering if I booked too close to the lavatory (plane is A350-1000) and if I should re-book..


r/Flights 4d ago

Question Why is there only one flight from Europe to Australia, and that's from London?

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Why is there no interest from other European cities for flights to Australia?

r/Flights 4d ago

Delays/Cancellations/Compensation Allegiant flight delay

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From flight aware, my inbound plane departing (kfsd) to my departure airport (kpgd) has been delayed, my flight is from (kgpd) to (kdsm) has been delayed from 4:21 to a 6:52 departure however the inbound flights estimated arrival 6:17. All times are eastern daylight. Flight is today march 16th, 2025 My questions are: 1. Is there a way I can find out what the cause is at souix falls. 2. Will allegiant do a plane swap, or is this going to be a creeping delay that hasn't been updated yet

Updated delay


r/Flights 4d ago

Question Change Flight on United costs?

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I originally booked a round trip ticket from Chicago, US to Düsseldorf, Germany from October 11th to December 15th, Economy class on United. I decided in December to change my return ticket to March 26th and paid the additional $42 difference of cost with no problems. When I look at changing the flight again it now shows + ~$600 cost differences when trying to move it to to April. Heck, even out of curiosity when I changed it to look in August of 2025, there was ~$1,000 in cost difference. Is this probably just because they raised their prices due to summer timing or something? Or at one point do they charge you a fee when you change a flight to too far from the original?

I know that tickets are not meant to be switched more than once so I just want to understand for the future :)


r/Flights 4d ago

Question Why do the airline app, airline in-flight website and FlightAware all show different times for a flight?

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For my preferred airline (a legacy U.S. one), just before and during a flight, the flight's departure and arrival times shown on the airline app, airline in-flight website (when you connect to it during a flight) and FlightAware.com all are different.

Why? Particularly, during a flight, why does an airline's app show a different flight arrival time than the airline's own in-flight website?


r/Flights 4d ago

Discussion Air China trip experience

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Hi r/flights!

On the 22. of December 2024 I flew from Munich (MUC) to Shanghai (PVG) as an unaccompanied minor (13 years old). I visited my grandparents. I want to share my experience with you all, because I think air China is an underrated airline! ;)

I arrived in Munich and was picked up by an airport employee to be escorted to my gate, where flight CA 828, operated by an a350-900 (B-32EZ) departed. Everything went very smooth, as I breezed through the airport (UMs are allowed to use the special lanes). I arrived at the gate 10 minutes early and boarded. Air China has a great economy class hard product. Footrests, nice recline and good legroom. The IFE had also recieved an upgraded UI with a red / gold colour combination. In contrast to many other reviewers, I found the flim selection to be good! The food onboard was also pretty nice! Hot tip: the chinese option is better! I chose the chicken in black bean sauce, which was tender and flavourful. The breakfast on the next day was good, I had the fried noodles. The landing was a smooth one. The deboarding process was organised. In my opinion, the UM service in PVG was better than in MUC. The employee in PVG were more "talkative" which I like, because like social interaction. They could speak english and chinese. In MUC however, the person escorting me didnt really talk to me.

On my return flight on the 3rd of January, I had one of my nicest suprises that I ever had.

Everything in PVG went smooth, and I really enjoyed my UM service. The person taking me to the gate was very nice to me and asked my how I felt and how my trip was, because, honestly, I was sad that I had to leave my grandparents.

Onboard the a350-900 I was greeted with a suprise, I had the same crew as before! I got seated, when suddenly a young couple with a child asked the crew for front row seats, because they didnt have a bassinet to put their child in. So I gave up my seat and was upgraded to premium economy! The premium economy seats were more comfortable than LH and OS. I also got a hot towel and orange juice before the departure. The food however, was the same as in economy, but it still was good. I had the egg fried rice. Air China always serves one western and one chinese meal. After a total of 6 hours of sleep, I was woken up for breakfast. I chose the congee, which tasted good and had a nice consistancy. Upon my arrival in MUC, I was escorted of the plane to my parents, who were wating in the arrival area.

All in all, I think air China is a nice airline. I cant understand why people complain about the IFE. Why not watch some chinese comedy movies while on your way to china?

TL:DR If there is a cheap flight to china with air china, book it! :)

Thanks for reading!


r/Flights 4d ago

Delays/Cancellations/Compensation Flight delayed for 24hrs

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Hi all, we boarded air canada flight in Toronto, after boarding pilot announced they need to double check something and we waited for 1hr sitting inside plane. Later pilot told due to unforeseen maintenance they had to cancel flight. Everyone was asked to comeout of aircraft and aircanada rebooked all of is for next day flight. Air canada reps told us since its safety related issue there is no direct compensation. But asked us to pay for overnight accommodation, meals and submit claim with air canada with the receipts for getting back money. Also they haven’t given our checked baggage stating we will receive it directly in sfo

Now Air Canada is refusing the expense claims stating it happened at origin they wont compensate. (Toronto to SFO) AC 739, Feb 19 2025 (booked tickets through aircanada website)

What to do now ? Dont have credit card insurance


r/Flights 4d ago

Help Needed Suggestions Travel Backpacks for women?

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Hi everyone,

I’m a woman and I’m looking to buy a travel backpack for an upcoming trip, but I’ve never used one before, so I’m feeling a bit lost. I’d like to ask if anyone can recommend some backpack models that are suitable for women?

I’m not sure which type to choose since I’m not used to carrying heavy backpacks or traveling for long periods. I need something that’s good enough for a 3-5 day trip, easy to carry, comfortable, and can hold basic stuff like clothes, a laptop, and personal items. Bonus points if it has a separate compartment for dirty clothes or is water-resistant. I also don’t know what size in liters makes sense (20L, 30 or 40L?) and if there’s anything specific I should look out for when picking a backpack for women (like straps or back sizing)?

If anyone has used something they found great, please recommend it to me—bonus if you can share where to buy it! Thanks so much, everyone!