AirlinePolicy

8d ago

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Round trip cheaper than one way… is it okay to skip the return?

Looking at flights where a one way ticket costs about €1400, but the same route as a round trip is only around €800 with Lufthansa and Air Canada. Because of that, thinking about just booking the round trip and not taking the return flight. No refund request or anything, just...

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1month ago

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Air India feels completely unserious now

On a recent domestic flight I watched a woman straight up talk her way onto the plane after violating airline policy. She listed her toddler as an infant so she wouldn’t have to buy a seat, even though the kid was clearly too old to be a lap child. The crew initially refused to...

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2month ago

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Air India’s choice of Vienna for AI174 is a mix of operational, political, and cost reasons rather than a single factor.

Fuel is part of it, but not because Vienna is uniquely cheap. What matters more is predictability and contracts. Air India has long standing fuel supply and handling agreements at VIE, which means consistent pricing, guaranteed uplift, and fast turnaround. That matters more than...

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3month ago

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Exit row drama on Southwest. Is this actually policy or just FA discretion?

Boarded a Southwest flight yesterday and headed straight for the exit row like we usually do. My partner went to put my carry on in the overhead so I could sit down, and a flight attendant stopped him mid move. She said if I’m sitting in the exit row, I have to lift my own bag...

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4month ago

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30 empty seats but still asking to gate check bags?

At AUS right now gate agent says 30 open seats, but they’re still trying to round up bags to gate check. Anyone know if that’s just standard Southwest policy even when the plane isn’t full?

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6month ago

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Can you use someone else’s Spirit credit if they don’t fly?

Hey all, my friend and I are flying from Orlando to New York City in October, and we’re hoping to use my dad’s flight credit from Spirit Airlines to help pay for it. The flights we're eyeing are nonstop Spirit flights around October 10 to15, booked directly through the Spirit...

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