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The price of my flight is shown in the picture below. I want to understand the airline fuel fee better. Is it still legal to call it an “airline fuel fee”? Why is the airline fuel fee considered a tax? To explain my questions: It came to my attention that the fare price compared toRead more

A few days ago I received an email from Customs and Border Protection. I stated that I got on September 25, 2012 a B1 / B2 visa, expiring on September 24, 2022.
 I booked my trip from November 20, 2017 to February 20, 2018 with final destination to Hawaii. A few hours before the departureRead more

A seats a seat at the end of the day. A 5 hour plane journey is still a 5 hour plabe journey. How does your life improve of you spend £5,000 more than everyone else on a 5hour plane journey?Read more

I booked a direct flight from the UK to Norway (pre-Brexit). The airline cancelled the direct flight and offered me an indirect alternative, that took much longer. As an alternative, I opted for a direct flight on a different date. They changed the flight free of charge. I also booked a hotel (one night) throughRead more

Lufthansa airline offers the “Economy Flex” fare. The listed advantages of this fare are: Rebooking possible plus fare difference Refundable except 70 EUR plus fare difference What does the “plus fare difference” mean? Imagine I buy a ticket for 200 €. Later I decide to cancel. They keep 70 Euro, so I get 130€ back.Read more

My United Airlines flight out of Miami was delayed due to mechanical problems. I was assured that my connection to my final destination would not be in jeopardy. I raced to the gate only to be met by the United agent telling me that they would not let me board. BTW, my luggage made itRead more

Excepting the likes like Ryanair, which operates only Boeing 737-800 aircraft, why would airlines have a unique hand-luggage policy? Wouldn’t different types of aircraft allow for different allowances of hand-luggage, just because they have more space?Read more

I hold travel document issued by USA and a green card . Need to visit Germany with turkish airline and have 19 hours transit time can I go to hotel outside the airport without a visa?Read more

Does my family members require a transit visa and hotel booking during their Turkish airline arranged stopover from the U S?Read more

Long story short, i bought a ticket to another country with a travel agent because she was also gonna work on my visa….. Well she came through with the passport and visa but she gave me a plain paper with no barcode lol it says “air ticket” with about 11 numbers and a “ref-mlthsr” isRead more