Flight

Last summer Spirit announced they’d start a twice weekly flight between Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Macon, GA beginning in October. I was actually pretty excited about it since it would’ve been a really convenient route. Then the bankruptcy situation happened and the route never...

I was reading a question about this and it got me thinking. When something big shuts down flights for days like volcanic ash, weather chaos, or airspace closures, the airlines don’t actually try to operate all those missed flights later. From what I understand, the original...

Currently booked in premium economy on a British Airways flight from Hong Kong to London and received an upgrade offer in the app. The upgrade to business class is priced at £882. The flight is still about six weeks away, so trying to decide whether that’s a good deal or if it...

You didn’t miss some secret flying rule. People check backpacks all the time, especially larger travel backpacks that are basically soft suitcases with straps. As long as it’s tagged properly, it can go in the hold like anything else. The only real issue with backpacks is: Loose...

You did everything right here and still got stuck paying because the airlines can’t talk to each other. LOT cancels, rebooks you onto two non aligned carriers, and suddenly your Star Alliance Gold benefits basically evaporate mid journey. Singapore checking the bag through but...

This sounds like classic Wizz Air behavior. Flights showing as non available in the app doesn’t automatically mean they’re cancelled. A lot of times it just means they’ve pulled sales temporarily, changed schedules, or the flight is sold out in that fare bucket. If your cousins...

Hoping someone here can sanity check what happened because the explanation I got doesn’t fully add up to me. I had a flight at midnight, about a 2 hour flight, a couple days ago. I arrived on time, checked my luggage, went through security, everything normal. Flight was delayed...

Had a weird moment flying NYC to Denver and I’m genuinely curious if this is a thing or not. We usually stay seated until the row ahead of us clears, then stand up and go. The row in front of us had just left, so we stood up to exit. A woman sitting directly across the aisle...

I recently got €600 in compensation for a delayed flight out of France and honestly had no idea this even existed until someone mentioned it in line at the airport. The process was surprisingly easy too. It got me wondering if there’s anything similar in the US that forces...

I fly a lot, like 20 to 30 times a year, and something feels very different lately. Almost every international flight I’m on is full, and honestly it feels like 100% of my domestic flights are too. What really gets me is the timing doesn’t seem to matter anymore. Early morning...

Planning a summer trip to Italy and Greece from the US and Turkish Airlines keeps popping up way cheaper than everyone else. Like $600 when others are $1k+. That gap feels suspicious. Google says they’re not a budget airline and are more on par with American or British Airways,...

Looking for some perspective here. We’ve got a family trip coming up in Korea and will be flying back from Seoul to Singapore. I originally planned to book Business Class for the return, but my dad went ahead and bought Economy tickets first. When I checked online, the upgrade...

Posting this because there’s surprisingly little real info out there on this. I flew Asia to California with a layover in Europe and my bags never made the connection. Didn’t find out until I landed in the US. The airline reimbursed basics but refused any compensation under DOT...

Planning a flight from Calgary to Phoenix with a connection in Denver and trying to understand how the process works. I know Calgary airport has US preclearance, so you clear US customs there before boarding. When I land in Denver, do I have to go through customs or security...

Trying to figure this out before my flight. Does the Dublin to Doha route actually have business class? I tried to check upgrade pricing today and was told they’d need to call me back to confirm availability, which felt odd. Has anyone flown this route recently or upgraded on...

This has always bugged me. Had a short hop from Krabi to Bangkok that we ended up not taking after switching airlines. Ticket was nonrefundable, airline confirmed there’s no money coming back, which is fine. But if I’m eating the cost anyway, what’s my incentive to cancel? Why...

Booked a BOS–IST round trip through JetBlue for Christmas. Outbound was BOS–JFK–IST. Return was originally IST–BOS on Turkish, which got cancelled. After a lot of back and forth, JetBlue rebooked me for the next day as IST–AMS–BOS. Fast forward to today. My flight is tomorrow. I...

Flying NYC to Paris tomorrow on Delta with a US passport. My return flight is April 6, so the total calendar trip shows a little over 90 days. Because of that, Delta won’t issue my boarding pass and flags “French visa required.” The thing is, I’m not actually staying in Schengen...

I travel a lot and have dealt with plenty of airlines, but this is my first real experience with SAS and it’s on another level. Had to cancel a flight within 24 hours due to a medical emergency and rebook for later. The agent sent me a payment link that didn’t work, and it took...

On my recent flight, the guy next to me said the middle seat gets both armrests, then immediately spread out with his laptop, iPad, and phone. His elbows were way over into my space, so I asked him to move. He claimed he was “allowed.” So I took the armrest instead. He called...

A friend tried booking through a site called Hopegoo after Google Flights showed it as $50 cheaper than Alaska Airlines. Big mistake. A few days before the trip, Alaska called to say the ticket was fraudulently booked using stolen miles. Apparently these shady sites hack mileage...

Been about six months since I moved from Flighty to ByAir, mainly because I wanted something cross platform while I test switching back to Android. Subscribed to Pro and overall I’m happy with the direction it’s going. Big credit to the team. The app has improved a lot in a...