Questions tagged [missed-flights]
Questions regarding travel issues of missed flights.
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What happens if you can't make a connection due to queues at security, etc.?
I'm about to book a flight but realised the layover is pretty short, 1h15m in Istanbul. I've changed in Istanbul before and seem to remember it's quite big and you have to go through security, so I'm ...
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When did flight ET707 depart on March 8th?
Please could someone give me the gate closure time at gate B43 flight number ET707 and the flight departure time on 8th March 2023 as I missed this flight to late arrival from Manchester and distance ...
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Flight LH947 Frankfurt
Please can you tell me what time did LH947 arrive in Frankfurt from Manchester UK on Wednesday 8th March as I missed my connecting flight at the airport
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Multi leg flight for two people from Asia to the US, second person doesn’t show up to second leg, what happens to baggage?
I tried looking for this scenario here, but I haven’t found anything the answers the entirety of the question yet. Sorry if it is a duplicate and I couldn’t find it!
We’re traveling from Asia to the ...
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Can I skip the first leg of a journey, on a two way flight, on a low cost carrier?
Based on this question:
Not flying the first leg of the journey – Company cancels the second-leg ticket
I was wondering if the same applies to low-cost carriers.
The reason to buy a return ticket in ...
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Trouble with delays with American Airlines, international travel
I was supposed to be on a flight from Columbia MO to Dallas to JFK to Delhi, India. It turns out the flight from Dallas to JFK, AA998, was so delayed that I would have missed the flight from JFK to ...
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If a flight delay causes you to miss a later leg, can you ask to be rebooked on one from another airline, to significantly shorten the total delay?
Consider the following situation:
I book a single American Airlines ticket with a 9am-11am flight from City A to City B, followed by a 12pm-2pm flight from City B to City C.
The first leg of my ...
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Which airlines will cancel the return leg of a flight if you do not use the outward portion?
Which airlines will cancel the return leg (and intermediate legs if any) of a flight if you do not use the outward portion? This is assuming you bought outward and return as one transaction, rather ...
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Can I get a refund from Thameslink for a flight I missed because of their train's delay? How?
On June the 18th I caught the 4:44AM train from Cambridge to Stansted, which should have arrived at destination at 5:14AM, well before the scheduled flight departure, 6:45, for Napoli.
However, the ...
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Delay, Missed Connection - can airline re-book me through any country without verifying visa?
I recently had booking for flying British Airways from New Delhi to London to Nassau, all on the same airline. Unfortunately, the flight from New Delhi to London was delayed causing me to miss London ...
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Is it my fault if I miss a United Airlines flight because they're short on staff and cannot check me in for 2 hours?
To make a long story short I had an international flight this morning (Toronto -> Newark -> Caribbean). I had no checked bags so I arrived 2 hours before the flight. The kiosks could not complete the ...
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European Transit Visa [duplicate]
If I missed my flight to Moscow in Amsterdam (Transit), can I book again while in transit to Moscow with transit in Copenhagen, Denmark?
Thank you
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How does a traveller get a refund or deal in case of missed flight? [closed]
How does a traveler get a refund when they miss a flight and how do they deal in case they miss a connection flight because of a previous flight?
EDIT: Since the question's been labeled as too broad ...
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Skip a leg, forfeit a ticket -- do mistakes happen due to late connections?
As we know airlines combat hidden city ticketing by cancelling your entire ticket (including return trip) if you skip a leg. But how is this handled -- what happens if you are late from your ...
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Flight compensation: how to calculate the distance? [duplicate]
Recently, I had a delayed flight which caused me to miss a connecting flight. For making the claim under EC261, I wonder which distance I should take into account. Do I take the distance of the ...
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