Unanswered Questions
613 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Do Articles 8 and 9 of EC261 not apply to flight cancellations announced 2+ weeks in advance?
Regarding the EC261 regulation, I know Article 7 (compensation) doesn't apply if the flight is cancelled more than two weeks in advance. However, it's always been my understanding that Article 8 (...
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Can I send a different passport than I applied for the Canadian visa with?
I have applied for a Canada Visitor visa and after a long long wait, I have received a letter from Canada requesting I send my passport to the embassy. My passport will expire after exactly one year ...
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Can I attach a 4inch toilet raiser to an airline toilet seat as I’m unable to get off a normal toilet alone with my disability
I have a muscle wasting disease and am unable to get off a normal toilet- we take a 4” toilet seat that easily screws onto toilets when we travel (with wipes and always clean it etc) it fits standard ...
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Why was my visa identified by the airline as invalid?
This is a curious case. My tourist visa was issued at the embassy of the Philippines in Tehran, Iran. My visa was valid until November 29, 2023. That means that I was allowed to enter the Philippines ...
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Can business class passengers be downgraded to economy class without being reimbursed for the full difference?
I was reading Flight Compensation Regulation of the European Union, Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 and article 10 talks about upgrading and downgrading. It mentions the following:
If an operating air ...
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Apply for ESTA while having an unexpired B1/B2 visa in another citizenship passport (expired)
I have 2 nationalities and 2 passports.
Passport 1 -> expired (with no possibility of renewing because of country political reasons) -> Valid B1/B2 visa until 2026
Passport 2 -> eligible ...
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ATC Broadcast - Similar to Channel 9
Does anyone know if KLM Airlines has a feature in the IFE screen that allows you to listen to radio communication, similar to what United has with Channel 9?
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The date of birth on the US visa is different from the date of birth on the passport
I have had a US visa for a few years and have been travelling for work purposes for a couple of years now. However, I recently discovered that the date of birth on the visa is different from the one ...
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DS160: consequences of answering NO to "Do you wish to provide information about your presence on any other websites"?
In the online US visa application form (DS160) there is the following question about social media presence:
Do you wish to provide information about your presence on any other websites or ...
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Does any country retaliate if a visitor doesn't use a visa they were granted?
In all the cases I am aware of, if a visitor applies and obtains a visa to enter a country but don't use it, nothing happens.
This makes me wonder: does any country retaliate if a visitor doesn't use ...
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Which US visa for interviews with citizens for a political book. B-1 (ESTA) or Media (I) or else?
I am an independent German author who plans to write a book about politics and culture in the western world including the US and would like to go to the US to do interviews with regular citizens about ...
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Are there any active, regularly scheduled commercial flights that are reserved for only one gender or other demographic factor?
I read on https://viewfromthewing.com/united-airlines-men-only-executive-service/ (mirror):
From 1953 through 1970, United offered men-only ‘Executive flights’ between New York and Chicago and ...
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Entering the United States on a return ticket from Mexico under the VWP
I am a UK citizen intending to travel to the United States via Mexico in order to see my fiancee. I will spend the necessary fourteen days there before traveling onward to the US in order to ...
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Understanding cancellation costs for fare
I am looking to book some flights, which I need to do before applying for a visa. If the visa is refused then I need to cancel the flights and want to understand exactly how much I will be refunded. ...
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UK Citizen visiting Norway for a month volunteering
My son, a 26 year old English university student and bird watching fanatic is hoping to go to Norway for one month to a nature reserve to assist in bird ringing, migration monitoring and other related ...
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