Questions tagged [air-travel]
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Is there any limit on how long a travel agent can take to book a flight?
When one purchase is a flight ticket via an online travel agent, the online travel agent may take some time to process the booking and send the actual ticket to the customer. Is there any limit on how ...
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Are airports allowed to charge whatever they like for 'drop-off' areas?
This question has been rumbling in my head for some time, but was prompted by an article about taxi drivers striking due to an airport surcharge on their passengers. I don't fly often but know those ...
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Why are the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes being litigated in the US?
The current news is about the breach of Boeing's agreement with the US Justice Department which would otherwise grant them protection against criminal charges relating to the Lion Air and Ethiopian ...
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Legality of putting up flyers in an airport? [closed]
I have produced a product, and I intend on using flyers to advertise it. I am considering putting some up in airports in Austin and Chicago, but I don't know if I am allowed to. Is there like a ...
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Is an airline required to compensate a damaged suitcase with money or can they give me a suitcase voucher?
An airline damaged my suitcase and gave me a suitcase voucher that I can redeem on their website. However I would like to get money instead. I know they have to reimburse me according to Montreal ...
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What law could Jack Sweeney have broken in automatically posting public flight information? [duplicate]
It is currently in the news that Taylor Swift is threatening Jack Sweeney with legal action over his use of publicly available data to track the take-offs and landings of planes belonging to the ...
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Airline not offering re-routing as per EU 261/2004
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My parents had a reservation for a flight made of 3 segments (all part of the same booking and sold by the same airline), the first one departing from within the EU and with a final ...
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EU flight compensation regulation and the choice of reimbursement (EC261 Article 8)
I am trying to understand the meaning of the regulation EC261 establishing common rules for compensation in the event of flight cancellation.
My question concerns mostly Article 8 relating to ...
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Can meeting of the minds be premised on a dialog with an agent even though terms are accepted on a webpage?
Bob missed his flight from London Stansted, which he explained upon arriving at the airport to staff of an airline by its check in counter. The employee tells him his options for the order departures ...
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Are airlines only allowed to sell roundtrip tickets to individuals who want travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program?
Assume that the airline is amongst the Signatory Visa Waiver Program carriers (mirror). The Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (CBP Form I-775) that such an airline must sign to be part of the ...
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Did any airline successfully sue a passenger for hidden city ticketing?
I sometimes see articles about airlines suing around for hidden city ticketing, e.g. see: An airline is suing a customer who skipped a leg of his flight to save money (mirror).
Did any airline ...
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Is using hidden city ticketing a theft of service?
In some cases, A-B-C flights (from A to C with layover at B) cost less than a direct A-B flight with the same company. "Hidden city ticketing" is the practice of taking the cheaper A-B-C ...
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Annoying the TSA, Part II: Fake Contraband
Part I: Can you legally have an (unloaded) black powder revolver in your carry-on luggage?
Say that a hypothetical person ("Juan Morales") has a large clear plastic bag of talcum powder in ...
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Can you legally have an (unloaded) black powder revolver in your carry-on luggage?
Part I of "Annoying the TSA"
For good reason, U.S. law forbids people from carrying firearms on planes. However, last I checked, black powder "antique weapons" (such as cap-and-...
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Legal Recourse American Airlines Threw Me Off Flight [closed]
I was recently thrown off an American Airlines Flight under the pretext that my suitcase had contained a laptop (information I had ill-advisedly volunteered to the lady at the desk right before ...
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