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Can I go to any Schengen country with my German Schengen visa?
I have a Schengen visa category C issued by the German Embassy in my home country. Am I able to visit multiple Schengen countries with this Class C Schengen visa? Could I start my trip in another ...
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How exactly does family bumping occur on flights as seating is re-assigned at the gate?
We all know the drill: you settle into your carefully selected seat, then some jerk comes over, "Oh, hi can I switch seats with you, so I can sit next to my (fill in the blank: son/daughter/wife/...
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Can I skip first segment of multi-airline ticket? [duplicate]
I want to book a ticket through an online travel agent which combines two airlines. The flight itinerary is A-B-C and C-B. Segment A-B is operated by airline company A1 and segment B-C-B operated by ...
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Seat selection when using online booking sites
I am looking to book a flight soon, and in some cases I am seeing lower fares through online booking sites (Priceline, JustFly, etc) than from the airline itself. (Note that these are not opaque ...
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How to buy a roundtrip ticket with open return date? (To Israel)
I will travel to Israel from Lisbon in August and I will spent around 1 year there. I will do voluntary work there and the organization that I will serve for told me that a round trip ticket is ...
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How to interpret airline PNR printouts [duplicate]
I have a following air itinerary/PNR printout. How do I decode this? What does each line and column signify?
TK 693 V 14MAY 7 CAIIST HK1 3 0240 0550 32B E 0 M
SEE RTSVC ...
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Flight booked but card not charged
On Friday I booked a flight with AirBerlin and paid with PayPal. The ticket was issued correctly (I received the booking and ticket numbers and an invoice) but they payment has been stuck in Pending ...
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Same destination, same departure airport, same departure hour, different flights
I have booked through different agencies a flight from the Tokyo Haneda airport to Munich Airport, Germany.
The two different agencies have given me, based on my requirements, two tickets, but I did ...
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Unable to book same price ticket as shown in matrix.itasoftware.com [duplicate]
How to book the tickets dispalyed by matrix.itasoftware.com
When I search through any ticket booking site, the prices differs a lot. Even the airline website does not show the same.
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How do airlines link travellers who bought separate tickets? [closed]
I was travelling from Johannesburg to Paris on EgyptAir recently and at check-in in Johannesburg was subjected to a barrage of questions about where I lived, what I was doing in France and how long I ...
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How to manage Hahn Air bookings?
Expedia sold me a Hahn Air flight operated by VietJet. They gave a ticket number and a confirmation code, as is done with other airlines. I would like to manage by booking and select seats, plus ...
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airlines refuse to send invoices for flights booked through their official website [closed]
In the past, I booked air tickets through travel agency, and they sent both paper receipts and invoices through mail with no problems.
Recently, I started booking air tickets through specific ...
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Dual US/NL citizen traveling to Edinburgh and Copenhagen
I am planning on traveling from Boston to Edinburgh early this March and then on to Copenhagen some days later. If it is relevant anywhere, I am a US/NL dual citizen. This is my first travel to either ...
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When does Allegiant Air add flights?
I've been trying to buy Allegiant Air tickets for an August 20 trip for several weeks now and every time I check their website I see the following:
Displaying all available flight dates.
Now ...
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Difference between electronic ticket and paper ticket?
I know that almost all tickets nowadays are considered "electronic" tickets, though I've seen that most airlines will charge a paper ticket fee if they have to issue you a paper ticket. Considering ...
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Is my cabin class based on my operating airline or my marketing airline?
I just got an XML for my PNR from Sabre which held two components:
ResBookDesigCode="X"
MarketingCabin="Y"
MarketingAirline Code="DL"/>
OperatingAirline Code="WA" CompanyShortName="KLM CITYHOPPER"/>
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What to do if an EU airline cancels your ticket without notifying you?
I had bought a flight ticket with Norwegian Air for a flight on the other day, but when I arrived to the airport to do the check-in, they said they had cancelled my ticket because they didn't "have ...
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How to read time of flight for Emirates airline?
First of all, I'm a solo traveller and this is my first time. I decided to book a flight online (eticket) with Emirates.com. I'm confused on how to read the time of the flight so for example:
The ...
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Price alert for a specific flight or set of flights [duplicate]
Is there any search engine or price alert engine that let you specify a specific flight or set of flights and receive alerts when the price goes up or down?
All sites I know let you do this but it is ...
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How to book flight based on aircraft registration
This is a future goal of mine, not a problem I currently face. Hope that doesn't invalidate the question.
I really want to fly aboard the aircraft registered N123AA (this is only a dummy registration ...
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How do I buy an open jaw ticket for this itinerary?
If I search for AMS-BUD 12/20/16 BUD-CDG 1/6/17 then KLM/Air France offers do not even appear.
If I search for AMS-BUD 12/20/16, return on 1/6/17 then the cheapest offer is on KLM on the way out and ...
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How do I buy a double ticket for myself?
I want to travel conveniently from Darwin to Sydney. For an empty seat next to me, I am happy to purchase another ticket.
Do airlines allow a passenger manifest with two similar names? Am unable to ...
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Why flight itineraries can't be changed online?
On my last trip I had to change my flight itinerary, and I had to spend over an hour on the phone while the agent was finding a flight for us, informing its cost, and confirming with us.
The agent ...
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Vacation booking reference problem with checkmytrip.com
I've just booked my trip at Aeroflot airlines via (Van Vic Vacations), I recieved a mail confirmation with the booking reference number. I've tried to use this number along my last name at checkmytrip....
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Any Airlines with Open ended tickets where Return can be determined later by design, or without a change fee?
Sometimes when I do extended travel I have no idea when I will be doing a return and would prefer to choose the return segment later.
Not looking for Full Fare tickets {no change fee} or First class
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Can I skip the first part of a stop over? [duplicate]
I have flight booking
SIN - KUL(stopover) - CDG
Its on December 17. SIN - KUL is at 11am, Paris flight is 11pm so almost an 11 hour stopover.
Now I'm booking another flight. MLE-KUL(stopover)-SIN.
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Buy a roundtrip ticket for two people, but second person only travels on return - is that possible [duplicate]
If I buy airline tickets for a roundtrip for two people, and the second person does not show up for the first part of the roundtrip, do airlines cancel the return ticket for that person, or can that ...
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Can I skip the last leg of my domestic return flight? [duplicate]
I've seen some comments on 'hidden city' ticketing, but am not sure if what I'm considering falls under that description.
My original tickets were MKE-CLE-IAD and back IAD-CLE-MKE. The airline (...
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Why are flights with hotel bookings cheaper?
I booked a flight + 4 star hotel on Expedia on Thursday, arriving the following Sunday and checking out Monday. The total cost was about $820 CAD. Yet flights by themselves cost more, about $860. I ...
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Middle name missing on flight reservation, can I still fly?
As per passport my name is Manish Kumar Ahuja, but by mistake I book a ticket with the name of Manish Ahuja. My middle name is not on the ticket. Can I fly on this ticket? Because the airline can't ...
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