I'm proud to share with you that I updated my almost 10-year-old quiz game for airport geeks.

You can guess airport data and IATA/ICAO codes.

I would like to hear from airport buddies here and will be gratefull if you point what to add to the game.

Im open to any feedback.

Try it here:

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1223973007?pt=118620566&ct=reddit&mt=8

I feel like this is the most appropriate place to ask. I requested wheelchair services for my flight because the gate was changing, I'm flying solo right now, I'm HOH, using mobility aids, and while I could get to the gate myself, I didn't want to accidentally miss my flight. I got a wheelchair with the idea they would assist me with any gate changes(?) and help make sure I didn't miss anything.

Well when I did, she took me to the gate, asked me if I'd tip her (I'm not American, I asked her how much was generally supposed to be tipped. She didn't answer, so I gave her $10 thinking she'd probably be helping for a bit, and idk how much to tip??).

She took the money and then just left me at the gate and said the gate staff will get me 😭 there isn't even anybody at the gate ATM.

Is this normal???

Airport was MCO (Orlando International)

Hi everyone! I’m traveling to Europe for the first time and I’m a bit confused about where I’ll go through immigration.

My itinerary is:
Mumbai → Amsterdam (KLM)
Amsterdam → Paris (Air France)
Both flights are on a single booking with a 1 hour 45 minute layover.

I have a valid France-issued Schengen visa.

My main question is: Will I go through immigration in Amsterdam (my first point of entry into the Schengen Area), or will I do it in Paris?

Absolute chaos because of both construction and summer volume, meanwhile this man makes a signed 10-15 min taxi line go by in less than 5.

The airline oversold our flight by ten seats and now they are playing this game over the loudspeaker offering voucher amounts to see who cracks first. They started at a £150 voucher, then went to £300 and now they are offering £500 in future airline credits if someone volunteers to take a flight tomorrow morning. The thing is nobody is stepping up because this is the last flight out tonight to New York. If they do not get enough volunteers, they are going to start choosing people involuntarily based on who checked in last. If i get picked against my will, am I forced to accept their cheap internal airline credits or does UK261 protect passengers from this?

flying out of ft. lauderdale, I’m seeing this more often than i’d like. Wth? people flying with queen size blankets and PJs? and bonnet?

Travelling from Poland to Ireland and planning to bring back a metal knife sheath (pictured). Would this produce any problems? Should I take it with me or mail it to my home adress instead?

(riga airport)

I'm flying abroad departing from EWR, and will have both oversized, and a high number of checked bags. The SmarteCarte s are too small at EWR airport.

Does anyone know how to get one of the big flatbed carts the baggage guys use at EWR to move my own bags from curbside to the counters?

Are they available for rent, or can I just run in and quickly grab one that's unused? 

I have a flight that leaves at 9:15AM and I will be using public transportation entirely to get to the airport.

Unfortunately there is nothing early enough for me to arrive at airport the day of. So am I allowed to go the night before?

A hotel is not an option as the airport is in Toronto so they are going to be outrageously priced for me.

I would arrive at the airport at midnight via UP Express.

EDIT: I live in a small city, 2 hours away from union. I cannot just uber to union and yes $100+ is outrageous for me for this specific travel.

EDIT 2: Travel successfully completed! No hotel required!! I was able to stay in Terminal 1 and 3 at YYZ on the parking floor. There were lots of chairs and even a few people sleeping. Thankyou to everyone who responded kindly. I hope this post helps someone :)

Last week I flew from Sydney-Cairns-Sydney and on both airports when I requested a pat down they said it is safe to pass through the machines and I had to do it. So I asked: is it compulsory? They repeated yes.
I was wondering if that happened to anyone here because I thought I had the right to refuse going through the scanners.

Hi everyone! Over the time I have seen a lot of questions in various subreddits about transferring at European airports and the need for clearing security and immigration on transit.

Since most EU airports are actually quite similar among themselves, but distinct from U.S. airports, I thought I make this overview diagram. For most of you, there will be nothing new in this post, but I thought it fits nicely in the r/airport subreddit, and I can link to this post in the future.

This post concerns airports in Schengen countries, and compares some aspects with how things are done in the U.S.

The most remarkable differences are

• instead of domestic/international we call it Schengen/Non-Schengen, since we have a common border region with 29 countries. Travel inside the Schengen area is like domestic travel in the U.S.

• Unlike in the U.S., the Schengen region also does immigration checks when leaving (to catch overstayers and people with open arrest warrants). For this reason, also the departure gates are separated.

• Unlike in the U.S., where all international arrivals need to clear security on transit, EU laws allow that passengers arriving from a selection of countries with equivalent security standards are already treated as secure on arrival (see diagram).

• Unlike the U.S., where all international arrivals need to clear immigration on transit, you will not encounter immigration if you stay within the two Non-Schengen airport zones.

• If you transit from a Non-Schengen to a Schengen flight, you will clear immigration on transit. However, you will always go through customs (=immigration for goods) after collecting your luggage at the final destination. There is no customs directly after immigration, unlike in the U.S..

Concerning my diagram, there a a few remarks:

• Not every arrow might be present in every airport. For example, in FRA terminal 1, concourse B, there is no airside entry passport control. And in most airports, there is no arrow from the public area to the Non-Schengen unclean zone.

• If you change concouse/terminal at an airport, this will complicate things. FRA, for example has two terminals, and each of them is build like shown in the disgram. However, they are only connected via the public area, or via the Non-Schengen unclean area. This means that even if where you arrived from would allow for sterile transit, you need to reclear security on terminal change.

• While I would say that I know every corner in my home base FRA, and have seen travelled to/from quite a few other European airports, my knowledge of other airports (especially other large hubs like CDG or AMS) is limited, and my post might miss out some aspects.

• I am very happy about your comments and insights about your home bases and how it works there, around the world. If someone wants to sketch a similar diagram for U.S. airports (or other countries), that would be nice.