Category "air-travel"

Why is the Samsung Galaxy Note7 banned in flight?

Just by the way for anyone reading this old question: when I posted this it was in the early days of the "Samsung exploding phones" event. Because I was trave

Why are fishing rods prohibited in hand luggage when travelling by airplane in Europe?

Can anyone explain why exactly we cannot take a cheap collapsible fishing rod in hand baggage? (Europe, e.g. UK and Spain) I mean seriously, what am I going to

Export phones from USA. Transit in Italy

I'd like to know if it's possible to "export" four (4) phones from the US. I plan to bring them to my country (Albania). I depart from the US and need know whet

Turkish 24 hours transit Visa for Bangladesh Holder

I am a Bangladeshi citizen with an air ticket from Jeddah to Dhaka via Istanbul. I want to spend some time outside of Istanbul Airport. How can I get a Turkish

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

Not counting Special member state territories what's the longest scheduled flight one can take starting and ending in an EU airport?

Flying on the 2nd floor of the airplane [closed]

So I will go to the check-in in an hour. My seat is on the 2nd floor of a 380 of Air France, is there I need to know? Or is just the same damn

Check in for Iceland Air from Aberdeen

I'm travelling from Aberdeen to Denver via Keflavik, with Icelandair and I'm a bit puzzled about how to check in and how to choose my seat. On the Icelandair

Does the price of a domestic US (east to west coast) flight depend on from where I book it?

I'm planning to fly (one-way) from NY to SF. I'm based in Europe and I wonder, will the price (regardless of currency issues) be significantly different if I bo

Can I travel to Italy with two passports: an EU passport and non EU? [duplicate]

I am going on a school trip next week to Rome, Italy. The flights were booked before the summer in May, using my Filipino passport. But over t

Can two persons sharing a name travel one-way each on a return ticket?

I would like to know if my brother can fly by United Airlines from USA to El Salvador, and my father, from El Salvador to USA using the same round trip ticket,

For UK/USA bound flights, are details entered during online check-in, such as date of birth or passport number ever checked by airlines/immigration?

When checking-in for a flight online, you are usually asked for details such as date of birth, passport number, passport expiration dates, etc. However despite

What is this shape on the airplane chairs for?

This was the first time I noticed it. A squared shape thing under the arm rest. All central chairs have it. Knowing that everything about an airplane is about

How to book a flight if my passport doesn't state my gender?

I am asking on behalf of my friend. My friend doesn't have a gender (in other words they are gender-neutral) and on their new passport their gender is represen

First name missing, can i still fly? [closed]

In my legal documents, in my passport too my full name is mentioned but while booking the flight ticket i didn't mentioned my full name, just

Liquids in carry on, why and how much?

I am soon travelling from Schiphol to IAH, and I have heard about the 'resealable' bag rule. The TSA website says I can fill a 'quart' sealable bag with liquid

Why are flights departing Athens shorter than their returns at night? [closed]

My flight from Athens to Corfu lasted 1 hour and 10 minutes (left at 14:55). My return flight with the same airline (Ryanair) and same type of

Can I check in at a later destination? [duplicate]

If I have ordered a travel from San Fransisco to Amsterdam, and American airline have given me tickets from San Fransisco to Denver and ticket

When Aeromexico's site suggests economy is "sold out" on all their flights between Mexico and China or Japan, does it really mean "sold out"?

A few months ago I learned that Aeromexico has direct flights between Tijuana and both Tokyo and Shanghai. But now I'm hunting around on their site and several

How to search for a flight when dates and cities are flexible but non-direct flights must not pass through a particular country?

Sometimes when booking a trip you can be very flexible with many factors but any route passing through a certain country cannot be considered. Say you're going

What is required to transit through Istanbul when I need to collect my luggage? [closed]

I am a Nigerian citizen and I traveled to Sofia through Istanbul for a business trip (Turkish Airlines). I have another booking from Istanbul