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Why are airline websites blocking access through Tor?
I tried opening the home pages of a few airline websites through the Tor browser and instead of the home page all I see is a low-key page with "Access Denied".
Why would airlines want to prevent ...
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Iraqiairways.com.iq website is safe or not?
Anyone bought ticket from iraqiairways.com.iq site for Iraq, is it safe ?, and when you pay by credit card , can you print the issued ticket immediadetely after the purchase?
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My name causes an issue with any booking! (names end with MR and MRS)
My name is Amr Eladawy. Whenever I get a ticket through an agent and they put my first name as Amr, it lands as A only in the Airlines system. That happened with many airlines and different agents. ...
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Why is it sometimes cheaper to connect via an airport than to finally fly to that airport? [duplicate]
You can fly from Vienna (VIE) to Addis Ababa (ADD) for 526€.
However, flying from Vienna (VIE) to Cape Town (CPT) connecting through Addis Ababa (ADD) is only 419€.
So when flying to ADD, it is ...
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Wizz discount club passenger name change [closed]
I am trying to change my passenger details on a Wizz flight, but its telling me that I can't make any changes since its a discounted ticket. I didn't see any where in the small print that it can't be ...
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Group travel Sydney AU -> NYC mid December - ways to book flights?
A group of ~15 musicians need to travel Syd -> NYC in mid December for a week and is looking for the cheapest flights, ideally around $1000pp. What is the best strategy:
Contact airlines for group ...
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Why do Ryanair allow me to book connecting itineraries through a third party, but not through their own website?
Yesterday I booked trip to Rome.
I found this journey through Skyscanner and booked it through Kiwi.com.
Before booking with Kiwi, I tried searching the same flights up directly with Norwegian Air ...
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Trying to change return ticket date on group flight but travel agency is being difficult and airline reroutes to agency
I'm a member in a student chorus that's going on tour to Hungary. Our director/the university booked and arranged the tour through a travel agency. I wasn't sure I'd get to join but about a month ago ...
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Airline Code-Share Baggage Policy: Which Airline baggage policy apply on my first flight?
I have booked a one-way ticket from the Qatar Airways website. Do I have the same baggage policy in all my flights or different policies will apply to the Alaska Airline & Qatar Airways?
First ...
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China Southern airline canceled their Flights and not didn't refund any money
I bought China Sothern airline from Lahore Pk to SFO US and traveled on this flight, later I needed to changed dates for return and I paid the extra $500 for the date change. The problem is that China ...
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Cheaper Sun Country flights at the airport?
Other US ULCC airlines Spirit, Frontier, and Allegiant all charge fees for using their websites and call centers. These fees are waived when purchasing at the airport so they can claim it's an ...
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Cheaper Frontier flights at the airport?
Similar to Spirit, it seems Frontier charges a fee for using their website and call center, they call this "Carrier Interface Charge [CIC]."
This fee is waived if you buy tickets at the airport. They ...
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How to coordinate airplane tickets?
I'm sorry if this is a duplicate question (or a trivial one) - I don't know what to search for (my searches for the question title only bring back mathematical answers).
I'm planning on dropping off ...
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Must airlines warn passengers about changes of required travel documents?
Case:
Booking of flight ticket from Belgium to Namibia for family with minors
in Jan 2018 for flight scheduled on Aug 1st 2018.
New regulation on birth certificates requirements for minor
introduced ...
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What are the pros/cons of airlines selling tickets on a futures market? [closed]
Suppose the following were possible:
Airline stops selling seats to the general public
Airline advertises a route consisting of a # of seats (not necessarily any specific airplane) from a source to a ...
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Flight check-in denied at the airport. Forced to buy a new a ticket. How can I ask for a refund?
I have bought plane tickets for 4 passengers from Expedia to fly from Singapore to Thailand via Thai Lion Air(subsidiary of APG Airlines). 2 Days after purchasing the tickets, I called Thai Lion Air ...
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Don't use first flight, but use return flight (both flights on same ticket) -- on which airlines and under which circumstances is this possible?
I found two (Austrian) articles (in German; from a not unserious newspaper):
https://derstandard.at/1271377233456/Nach-versaeumten-Hinflug-Urteil-untersagt-Airlines-Storno-von-Rueckflug
https://...
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How long does it take to get an airline ticket refund? [closed]
I paid for my first ticket on November 5th - $959.08. Due to an error with my middle name when I reserved the ticket, I was advised to submit a feedback form with a name correction. Also, I was ...
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Married name on easyjet booking
I'd like to ask a question that is related to these two posts: (post 1 on "maiden name on easyjet booking") and (post 2 on "two given names and one surname"). I am aware that it is possibly a ...
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What options do I have if I got far fewer airline points than what I was promised on chat at time on booking?
I had a ticket on Delta. I chose that miles be credited to my JPMiles account. I specifically asked the Delta chat agent how many JPMiles I would earn. He told me that I would earn around 19,744 ...
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Does a third-party booking service know you've missed a flight?
Someone booked a ticket for me via a third-party company. Is there a way for the website to know I've missed the flight?
I guess my real question is: does anyone but the airline know I've missed the ...
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Airline Booking for French Schengen Travel Visa
I am applying for a Schengen visa from the French embassy/consulate in DC. This visa will be for a duration of 15 days, for the purpose of tourism.
I have collected all my documents (hotel bookings, ...
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Travelling to Yerevan from Delhi through flydubai
I am confused about the ok to board requirements because since I will be getting armenian evisa and my flight which is flydubai airlines from delhi to yerevan will have stop over at dubai , then what ...
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Why can't airline tickets be booked far into the future?
Why it is not possible to book airline tickets more than 12 months in advance? Why there is always 1 year and not 2 years or more? Is there any technical aspect behind this policy?
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Surname too long for airline ticket
I've already seen Name too long for e-ticket. Should I be worried?. But that question is focused on the middle name which isn't that important. This is about the surname. I also left a comment on the ...
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How to verify, with different airlines, that the broker booked the flight correctly?
I bought 3 interconnected flights via Kiwi.com, but have been reading so many negative reviews and experiences with this online broker. Many of the problems look to be connected to the booking not ...
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How do I prevent an airline from finding out that I am a multinational?
Normally, when flying on a return ticket, I would present the airline with the passport that lets me into the destination country during check-in. This will sometimes result in showing two different ...
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How does overbooking work with reserved seats?
I never understood how overbooking of flights actually works. I understand the economic principle, just not how its practically done. For the most part there are two types of airlines, low cost ...
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Flight schedules [closed]
I booked a return flight from Mumbai to Melbourne by Malaysia Airlines using a travel agency 'Budget Air' in September 2017. The return travel date is 17 April 2018. After confirming the travel ...
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Combining/Linking reservations/bookings of flight tickets of two people for the common part of the journey
My partner and I will be flying [to and from] Frankfurt to our separate home towns in India via Delhi through possibly different online agents.
The itinerary would look like this:
1. FRA --(...
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