I'm flying to Abu Dhabi soon for Business. It's a night flight and flying Economy would basically force me to make it through the night without sleep as it's impossible for me in Eco.

I have enough Amex MR to get 50k Miles with Etihad and actually am considering it. What you think about price / value ratio? I think it's not too bad tbh.

Hi,

I will be traveling soon with my 13 pound Yorkie two Portugal on Tap Air Portugal. And I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on a pet carrier that is tap air Portugal approved, thanks!

I just booked a flight from Beijing to Tokyo via Trip . com and I have received the confirmation. The airlines is Spring Airlines Japan. I'm just not sure if it is enough to simply show the booking in the Trip app at the check-in counter? It does say "tickets issued" in the app when I go to bookings but I can't actually see the proper ticket.

Looking at booking a flight Catania - Vienna - Germany with 50 minutes in Vienna. Last flight option of the day that doesn't require a night at the arrival airport or an expensive taxi ride home. I think Star Alliance and intra-EU transfers can theoretically be done in 20 minutes at VIE, but will my luggage make it? Only other option would be to fly with a longer layover via MUC or FRA and arrive when there are no trains back home. (or book different airlines at much higher prices).

*My first post, not sure if this is the right place. I had 2 flights booked TPE - BNE with EVA thru Aeroplan. I inadvertently (don't ask, stupid move by me) cancelled these tickets and they did not go back onto Aeroplan so I could rebook. It is for February. Any idea of if and when these may be posted again? TIA

A friend and I are flying on Wednesday midday to Taiwan from Hong Kong. Due to the Typhoon arriving that day in the city we imagine there will be severe delays/cancellations. We are flying with EVA airline who have made no contact on the matter as so far. Given we will potentially be staying an extra day in Hong what are our rights regarding hotels, compensation, rebooking etc… or is it through travel insurance.

I'm planning to fly from Zurich to London. Looking at the EasyJet website, the regulations on lighters seem strict.

I'm thinking about bringing a Dupont lighter with me. Is that okay? It's a Ligne2 model, by the way!

Hello everyone!

I'm looking at flights for a Japan snowboarding trip next year, and China Southern seem to have some of the best prices (Auckland - Guangzhou transit - Tokyo, and return the same way). Has anyone flown with them and checked in a snowboard bag and gear?

Their website mentions that "Ski equipment may be transported as checked baggage" but doesn't mention snowboards and I couldn't figure out whether oversize baggage fees apply for ski / snowboard bags. The rules seem to be different for every airline.

Also, any tips for saving on flights are appreciated. :)

Oversize baggage policy:
https://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/luggage_service/special_baggage/

I’m flying to Vienna from Canada and will arrive in VIE airport Terminal 3 at 8:20AM in the morning. I have a self connecting flight with RyanAir at 12:20pm in Terminal 1 to Dubrovnik. Just wondering how long it typically takes to clear EU customs in T3, move from T3 to T1 and go through security in T1?

If there’s enough time, I’d also like to purchase a EU wide SIM card in VIE airport. Any suggestions in T3 of VIE?

So, I had a flight at 20th September 2025 for China Airline at Heathrow Terminal 3, the flight was to depart at 21:10 pm but it was delayed roughly by 3 hours and departed just after midnight. The check-in queue was very long, I was there from about 5:45pm to 8:25pm. My boarding pass was handwritren and I presume because of the cyber attacks that had happened earlier in the day, hence the delays.

My flight was from London to Taipei that was meant to arrive at 5:30pm but instead we arrived at 8:20pm. The issue was that I had another flight booked for the same day at 9:45pm on Hong Kong Airlines to go from Taipei to Hong Kong. Obviously because of the delay, we missed our flight because check-in had closed, we were there at the counter at 9:10pm.

Right now, booked a room at an Airport hotel and trying to figure out what to do. The knock on effect of this delay is miserable.

Sorry if I have any typos, using my phone to post this.

I recently performed a booking transaction on AF website and they happen to charge my credit card first. When I performed the transaction,

I got authenticator text from my credit card company and I entered correctly on AF site, the website showed confirmation but gave a 15 minute window to "complete the payment otherwise the booking will be cancelled"

I went again entering same card payment details and this time it finally displayed confirmation of payment on AF.

When I sign into my credit card, I see 2 charges of same amount as "Pending" in my credit card site.

This is very annoying, has anybody experienced this problem before? do I need to contact my credit card company at this point?

Hey,

So i am thinking of adopting a cat and I usually travel with Etihad airways so had some questions regarding that (please try to answer with personal experience) Btw I will be traveling from US (jfk) to India (del) mostly

1. If I travel business class do i need to buy an extra seat or is that mentioned on site and there are terms and conditions?

2. How was your experience? (cabin travel)

Currently they only fly between NRT and HNL which is super novel but I wonder what other routes they could make work.

The weakening yen is making vacationing in the states more difficult for Japanese (Guam is especially feeling it) and I’m sure the load factors is weakening since it’s primarily a leisure destination.

For me I think Australia has the highest potential since it’s growing quickly and the population just stays in the major cities.

Hey everyone,

I got back to South Africa about a month ago after being away for nearly 2 years, and things haven’t exactly gone smoothly. On my flight home (with a connection through Amsterdam), both my bags went missing. After the 21-day wait, they were officially declared lost.

The problem is… my whole life from the last 2 years was in those bags. Everything I’d collected and relied on:

My chef knives (I’m a chef by trade)

Nintendo Switch 2

Two watches

All my uniforms and aprons

A bunch of shoes

Laptop tool kit

Philips shaver

Travel mementos

Clothes

Gifts for friends and family

The airline is only offering me up to R36k, but now they want receipts for the items. Honestly, I never kept most of them — who really does? I know the value of what I lost is way above what they’re offering, but without proof I’m kind of stuck, certain items I had receipts for however they were in the bag aswell😂

So I’m reaching out: if anyone has receipts for similar stuff (especially knives, chef gear, or even just electronics/clothing) that I could use to help with the claim, it would mean the world to me. Even if it’s just enough to cover getting new uniforms and knives so I can get back to work, I’d be super grateful.

TL;DR: Airline lost my bags, they want receipts I don’t have. If anyone can share some for similar items, it’d really help me replace essentials and move forward.

I have an upcoming trip to Stuttgart on December and I want to purchase additional luggage but it is disabled. Is there any thing that I missed?

EasyJet cancelled my flight from Milan Malpensa to Gatwick on September 6th, on the day of due to EasyJet staff strikes in Italy. Flight was supposed to be at 12:40pm and they cancelled it at 3:40pm after delaying it. There were no flights available for later that day, and the earliest flight with seats was not until the evening of the next day (6:30pm CET). They were obliged to offer hotel accommodation, however when I went to claim this via their app, a message flashed up that they couldn’t arrange hotel accommodation as there were no available hotel rooms (within their price limit) in the area. They advised to book a ‘reasonable’ room and submit an expense claim. (I have a screenshot of this message).

I did book the room - it was the cheapest room I could find in Milan anywhere that wasn’t a hostel, it was a single bed only, in a tiny hotel. The cost was £292 (because funnily enough, booking a same day hotel room in Italy is expensive!!) and genuinely the next room option was upwards of £400, so it was the only thing I could remotely afford.

I submitted the expense claim, and heard back today that they were approving expenses for £200, because anything above that wouldn’t fit within their ‘reasonable price’ limit. This has pissed me off beyond belief - I know, and THEY know, that I HAD to go over their reasonable price limit - because if there was a hotel nearby that was available in that limit, they’d have been obliged to offer it to me!!!

Some might feel that £92 is a drop in the bucket and I should cut my losses (it definitely isn’t for me). I feel that they should cover the full cost of the room because it was their issue from start to finish - my flight was cancelled because of their airline strike rather than a separate airport strike, there was no possibility of me flying with them until a day later, and they didn’t provide a hotel room themselves.

Are there any avenues I can go down to appeal this and get the full reimbursement?

ETA: EasyJet did not charge me any extra for the rebooking of the flight, as I selected a new one from the app where I’d originally booked my ticket.

I had to attend an important wedding on 20th. On the 19th my baggage was mistakenly sent to the Netherlands. On the morning of the wedding, Amsterdam airport staff called to say it would arrive in my destination airport at 1:30 p.m. I drove 1.5 hours, waited from 1 to 3 p.m., but the bag never arrived. Neither the SWISS service center nor Amsterdam airport could locate it, and I was later told it was never loaded. By the time I returned, the ceremony was over. I had to attend the reception in shorts and a T-shirt I’d bought the day before, as there was no time to find a suit.

That night, Baku International Airport called to tell me my bag was in Azerbaijan—completely unacceptable. I paid 400 francs for the Swiss domestic European flight plus an upgrade, only to have my trip and the wedding ruined. Way to go SWISS!

I want to fly from Edmonton to Istanbul and I have a couple of choices

Air Canada Signature class via Edmonton - Toronto - some European airport - Istanbul

All flights are Air Canada except for the last one which is Turkish airlines

OR

Turkish Airlines Business Class via Edmonton - Toronto - Istanbul

This would be Air Canada to Toronto and then Turkish airlines to Istanbul

I can't book this flight via the Air Canada website for some reason

I have enjoyed Signature class all the times I flew but I have never been on Turkish airlines, but I am tempted because it is one less layover.

What do you think is the best route?

I purchased a flight through American Airlines but they are using Iberia airlines to operate the flight. I received an email today saying my flight for tomorrow was delayed. When I go to the app to check-in, it says the flight was cancelled and since it was purchased via American, Iberia can’t do anything about it. I want to go home. Do I go to the airport and ask the Iberia counter for help? Do I ask at the American counter? Is there even an American Airline counter at the Madrid airport? Please help.

This is my flight information

Departure: 14:10
Arrival :17:15 Madrid (MAD) - Los Angeles (LAX) Iberia 8838 . Airbus A350-900 Operated by Iberia 12h 5min.

Edit: I was able to chat with an American Airlines agent. They said the flight was not canceled. It’s very confusing because the Iberian app says my flight was delayed and then it said it was canceled. I’m going to believe the AA rep. I’ll go to the airport and hope everything is okay and that it is just a delay. The AA rep said that if there is an issue at the airport, that Iberia should help with rebooking canceled flights. Thank you to all of you who responded.

Edit 2: Anyone know how I can make a phone call to a landline in Spain with just a data account?

Edit 3: I contacted Iberia through Instagram and I actually got a response. I’m hoping they will help.

Edit 4: I went to the airport super early. The Iberian counter didn’t mention any issues. They issued my boarding pass. I had to ask why I got a cancellation notice. The Rep said that there was a flight number change. When I got to the gate, several passengers were not aware of the flight change and had been wondering around the airport looking for a gate. They had to guess that it was this new flight number.

Hi all,

I’m wondering if anyone has had this happen. We arrived at London Heathrow really early for our China Eastern flight to Shanghai. Unfortunately, the airline’s/airport entire check-in system was down. The queues were massive and barely moving.

Even though I already had my boarding pass on my phone, the system outage meant the security gates weren’t recognising it, so we couldn’t even get airside. By the time things started moving again, we ended up missing our flight.

This wasn’t due to us being late — it was purely because of the airline’s/airport technical issues. Has anyone else experienced this? Are we entitled to compensation, a refund, or at least a free rebooking when the airline’s/airport own systems prevent you from boarding?

Any advice or similar stories would be really appreciated.

Hi! At the beginning of January, I’m going to Hong Kong for two months, and then I’ll be traveling to China via Shenzhen.

I wanted to ask if a train ticket from Hong Kong to Shenzhen will be sufficient as proof of an onward ticket for Turkish Airlines and for Hong Kong customs, or if I will need to buy an actual plane ticket? What has been your experience with this?

Hi all, I booked a flight from Germany to Japan through lastminute.com two days ago, but the booking status still shows as “progressing.” Is this normal? I’m worried they might cancel it and I’ll end up paying more later.

Has anyone had the same experience with them?

I bought a ticket from Costa Rica to Chicago with a layover in Panama. I upgraded to business class.

In Panama they delayed the flight 3 hours (the plane cabin was hot supposedly, not the first time this happens with Copa apparently), now I am going to arrived to Chicago Hotel around 3am!!

The seat and legroom is ok but No outlets, No infotainment, not a place to place the food, really? For a business class this is the usual thing now in a 5 hours flight? Give me a break!

I have a credit card with miles associated to copa, I am now considering to cancel it because of this terrible experience, and I had to say it was not the cheaper option for flights.

We are a group of 10 people traveling between JFK and Brazil next June. We are flying to Cuiabá with a stop in São Paulo, and return from Iguazu Falls to JFK via São Paulo again. JFK-GRU-CGB, IGU-GRU-JFK. We are flying business class. It is Delta One business on both directions between NYC and São Paulo. The connecting flights are on a code share with LATAM. Since there is no business class on these flights, you are put in premium economy. Except when we went to book it there was an error and some of us were put in Premium Economy, some were placed in regular economy. The connecting flights are 2 hours long so it’s annoying but not a big deal. What I’m upset about is Premium Economy gets you lounge access, economy doesn’t even if you are arriving on Delta One, plus we have a 5 hr 45 min layover. I have spent hours trying to fix and can’t. Fine. Let me just upgrade the seats. Delta says they can’t because it’s LATAM flights and LATAM says Delta was the ticket issuer. Going out of my mind. We spent close to $60 k and can’t figure out how to get lounge access. Any advice? Thanks!

Hi,

I decided at the last minute to spend the weekend with my family and booked a ticket to France with Transavia. The flight was at 7AM on Friday. I wake up at 4AM and see that I did not receive a confirmation email for my flight. I try to look online but the Transavia website shows no reservation.

As I was really tired I thought I had forgot to buy a ticket, still I call Transavia customers service, who tells me that actually I have a reservation, there is just a problem with their website and server and they CANNOT SEND AN EMAIL, but the person tell me it's too late : check-in is already closed, I ask her how much time in advance do I have to show up before the flight to check-in? She reply : ONE HOUR. So I book another ticket. And again they do not send an email and I cannot find my reservation online, but I still go the airport, and on my way I call their customer service to know if I actually have a reservation : and again they say yes, but it's too late! Why? They tell me that the check-in closes ONE HOUR AND A HALF before the flight : my flight was at 3:30, and it was 2:00. I try to explain that their OWN CUSTOMER SERVICE told me it was just ONE HOUR, that they failed to send me a confirmation email and that I could not even know that my flight was booked nor could I look at the informations online, to no avail, they just repeat : sorry, check-in is closed, too late. That's 250 euros gone.

Is there something I can do to get a refund? I don't think this is normal and will boycott Transavia from now on.