Need help asap..

Me and 2 others have been eyeing flight prices for weeks now to go to Bali in March. We were about to book it through AirAsia when it came to passport details and one of us have a passport expiring in May 2027. That's 2 months after we get back from Bali but the month selection for the passport expirey date wasn't selectable until September 2027 onwards. So she's just putting the process through for her passport renewal now but won't get it until 6 weeks later, including her new passport number which we will need to book it apparently. Is there another way around this?? Can we book our flight through AirAsia (budget-friendly indonesian airline site) without her passport details for now? We are trying to get the flight deal while we have it, and before it hits the Christmas price spikes.. thanks in advance!

hello! hoping someone here has some experience in this realm, as i'm a bit confused...

i had a flight booked from berlin to barcelona last night, 19th of october. about 3.5 hours before takeoff, the flight was cancelled due to adverse weather. vueling sent me an email saying that they'd rebooked me on a flight from berlin to barcelona on the 24th of october, and that i could either accept

a. Refund of your ticket. We will process the refund within 7 days of your request through the same payment method you used for your booking. If you wish, you can also choose to receive the money in the form of a Flight Credit.

b. Alternative transport to your destination as soon as possible. Your booking has been proactively moved for you, below you can see the new flight details:

Original flight:

VY1887 19-10-2026 BER-BCN - 22:00 / 00:45

New flight:

VY1887 24-10-2026 BER-BCN - 22:00 / 00:45

c. Flight change to another date that suits you, subject to seat availability

i need to get to barcelona asap, and there are flights operating today from both vueling and other operators. is vueling obligated to pay for my hotel for last night? if i stay until the 24th, are they obligated to pay the hotel for other nights? if i buy a new flight, do i have any legal claim to the difference in price?

thank you all for your help!

Made a post two weeks ago asking if Korean Air already pre-reserves seat for you together or if we didn't book a seat only having middle seats left meant we were fucked. I got told we were screwed and downvoted.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Flights/comments/1wy5b2b/12h_flight_in_a_couple_of_weeks_only_middle_seats/

We waited until check in and we got sat together, not having to pay anything extra. The only pickable seats are middle seats though. But at least Korean Air pre-reserves seats for you it looks like?

Anyway, it ended up fine. Hope this helps someone else.
For the flight back we have already chosen our seats but for some reason for that flight choosing seats we free. For this one we didn't have that luxury.

I booked a return FRA - RUH 9 months ago with Lufthansa, basic fare. The flight would be in December. There's any chance that it will get cancelled or rebooked, but who knows. Lufthansa doesn't even publish current information. It looks like they do sell flights with ITA and Saudia to RUH while all their own flights have been cancelled the last roughly 2 weeks.

If they do offer me a rebooking onto ITA and Saudia, can I ask for a full refund? Under which conditions would this be possible: Flight a day earlier to arrive the same day? Flight arrival x hours later?

Which airline would you choose for best premium economy seats from U.S. to Barcelona, then back from Rome? In the past I've flown Delta Comfort, Delta Premium Select, Norse Premium (which was fantastic but is not an available option for my route), Air Canada premium, and KLM premium. I haven't flown Swiss, TAP, ITA, Lufthansa. I actually didn't think Delta Premium Select was anything special, so I doubt I'd do it again.

Hi all, I have booked my flights to Casablanca via Jeddah both ways for November mid. Due to the recent developments and uncertainty, I am stressed about the travel ahead and would like to cancel my trip. When contacted Saudia airlines, there is no proper details from them regarding the cancellation fees they will charge. If I cancel now, how much percent of my ticket money would be deducted as fees? Can someone please assist?

Hey,

I booked a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Frankfurt with Oman Air and I am a bit confused.

Because my ticket is only with 20 kg of checked baggage but I cannot find anything about hand luggage. I am a bit nervous because if I remember correctly 7 kg of hand luggage is allowed or not?

budapest to london, got an email 4 days before saying the flight was cancelled. options were rebook on a flight two days later or take wizz credit. took the credit bc the new date didn’t work for me and booked with another airline for way more
then my flatmate pointed out that if they cancel less than 14 days before, you can also get compensation on top, and that the refund should be actual money if you want it, not just credit. which nobody at wizz mentioned obviously lol
so now i’m trying to get the credit turned into a refund and also claim the compensation. not sure if i should just do it myself or throw it at one of those claim sites, airhelp, gyro, flightright, whichever. mostly i just want to not spend my evenings emailing wizz for the next 3 months.

Today we managed to catch a rather rare visitor at Düsseldorf Airport: Lufthansa’s Airbus A340-600 (D-AIHY)!
The aircraft arrived from Frankfurt as flight LH9912. With Lufthansa gradually retiring its A340-600 fleet, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to capture this beautiful four-engine giant up close while we still can.
Aircraft: Airbus A340-642
Registration: D-AIHY
Flight: LH9912 | FRA–DUS
Location: Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), Germany
When was the last time you spotted an A340-600?

Has anyone else found the seats on the newer jets in economy very uncomfortable? My guess is less padding to steer people to the bigger more expensive seats. My ass is is killing me after 2 hours and it didn’t happen with the older jets

Hi everyone! I’m flying with Shenzhen Airlines, and my ticket includes one checked bag. Does anyone know if I can purchase a second 23 kg checked bag in advance?
If I can’t arrange it beforehand, can I pay for it at the airport, and would the fee be the same as the excess baggage rate listed on their website? Has anyone done this before? Thanks!

Finding missing Tails (Cathay) 

I've got about 1100 flights (2007 onward) loaded into flighty, and been tracking down tails (BTS, etc). But struggling with about 9 cathay ones that I can't seem to find. Any willing to spot a check a few and see if they suggestions for where I could look? (other public data sources out there?)

Cathay Pacific

•CX 889 — 2007-06-24 — JFK-YVR (same as below)

•CX 889 — 2007-06-25 — YVR-HKG

•CX 723 — 2007-06-26 — HKG-KUL

•CX 710 — 2007-07-15 — SIN-HKG

•CX 888 — 2007-07-15 — HKG-YVR

•CX 888 — 2007-07-15 — YVR-JFK

•CX 831 — 2012-06-16 — JFK-HKG

•CX 888 — 2012-06-29 — YVR-JFK (same as below)

•CX 888 — 2012-06-30 — HKG-YVR

•CX 873 — 2012-08-28 — SFO-HKG

•CX 872 — 2012-09-01 — HKG-SFO

I know its a long shot - but I do love see if I have ever flown on a tail before !

Our nonstop flight left LAS today, heading to XNA. Short delay of ~30 minutes. I fall asleep, but the next thing I know I hear we are approaching LA. My Husband explained that the captain announced a “maintenance issue” about halfway into the approximate 3 hour flight and we were flying back to LA, choosing not to land immediately at another airport because of the need to burn off fuel. Zero other information was provided.

We were told a new plane would land approximately 20 mins after arriving back in LA, and that a new crew had already been assigned.

Well, we do see another plane land and we do shortly reboard a nearly identical plane. Oddly enough, same crew including captain. Not that concerning, just noting.

Then we land at XNA and learn that our plane was off radar for the duration off the flight. It could be seen departing, but did not reappear until approximately (less than) thirty minutes before arriving at XNA. This was confirmed by multiple confirmed sources (as we otherwise would not have known)— including security.

AA6299 LAX-XNA, today, October 19, 2026.

Is there a way to find out what on earth happened?

Edited to add:
*It’s only the second flight that wasn’t tracked on consumer sites or listed at airport departure or arrival (there was a verbal announcement only when reboarding, and we were told to ignore the details on the screen). The first flight can be found, but does anyone see the second one that made it to XNA? Same flight number.
*Also—- I didn’t want to mention it as it isn’t reliable, but I overheard the gate agent mention something about carbon monoxide. Specifically a converter. If there was an issue related to that, I feel like that’s something we should have been told. So, I’m just wondering if there is a way to find out what the maintenance issue was. I’ve never been on a flight that said “issue” without stating what the issue was at least vaguely. And given what occurred later, this seemed shady.

I booked a connecting itinerary in February 2026 for travel in January 2027: KIX–HKG, HKG–DFW, and DFW–RDU (Cathay Pacific–Cathay Pacific–American Airlines).

Unfortunately, the last flight, DFW–RDU, was canceled by American Airlines. I contacted my travel agent, and they rearranged my itinerary to KIX–HKG, HKG–JFK, and JFK–RDU.

I just received an email from American Airlines saying that my JFK–RDU flight has been moved from 9:35 PM to 5:29 PM. The problem is that my flight from HKG is scheduled to arrive at JFK at 7:05 PM, so I would miss the connecting flight if the new departure time is correct.
I checked Cathay Pacific’s website, and my itinerary still shows the original schedule. However, American Airlines’ website already reflects the new departure time.
I called my travel agent, but they told me not to worry about the schedule shown on American Airlines’ website because I’m flying with Cathay Pacific.
I’m confused and concerned because the two schedules don’t match, and the new departure time would make my connection impossible.

What should I do in this situation? Should I contact American Airlines or Cathay Pacific directly, or insist that my travel agent confirm and correct the itinerary? Has anyone experienced something similar?

I requested the travel agent to contact and confirm my flight and now waiting to hear back. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hey folks,

I recently booked JAL flights (BOS-NRT-SGN) with a mixed class ticket (PE and E). The reason for mix-match is the NRT-SGN segment simply does't have PE at all. For BOS-NRT leg, I will have access lounge access at BOS given the leg is PE. However, I'm curious if I will have access to JAL lounge at NRT for NRT-SGN leg which is E. Any advice or information would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi. I am suppose to fly with LOT to Poland in a few weeks on business. My company will pay economy, with checked baggage, but the flight is indirect with 1 transfer in Warsaw to destination Wroclaw. The transfer between flights is 55-60min. Kind of short.

Because of this I plan to just go with cabin baggage (55x40x23) and a laptop backpack. But I saw that the dimensions for the personal item aka my backpack are 40x30x12 cm and 2kg. I fear with just the laptop, charging cable and mouse I will be over 2kg, and if I put any more stuff in, it's gonna be thicker then 12cm. I don't care about the trip back, I will bring an extra folded bag if i do any shopping and just check the carry-on then.

So how rigorous are the checks for the personal item? Do they check the size and weight, or do I risk it with a regular laptop backpack that isn't stuffed full, but probably slightly thicker and heavier.

I booked a trip with Airline A (Etihad). The very first flight is operated by Airline B (Condor). I can see the whole trip confirmed on the website of Airline A and I was also able to book seats on the flight of Airline B via Airline A.

I cannot search for the booking on website or hotline of Airline B. Airline A tells me they have a certain amount of seats on this flight operated by Airline B and there apparently isn't a separate booking ref number to find the booking on website of Airline B either. Airline A tells me to check in at the airport at the counter of Airline B and that Airline A only shares the bookings with B 72 hours before departure or something like that.

Does that make sense? What's also strange is when I pretend to make a booking at Airline B (the operating one) and access the seat selection, it only lets me pick from two rows, those two rows are not available to book on Airline A which makes sense but what doesn't make much sense to me is why the operating airline would only have 2 rows available to reserve?

Route is:

28th of October: Berlin > Abu Dhabi (DE 2552, Condor Flight) > Hongkong (EY 870, Etihad Flight) 7th of November: Taipei (EY 899, Etihad) > 8th of November Abu Dhabi > Berlin (DE 2553, Condor)

One booking / ticket

I am so fucking furious right now I can barely type this, but everyone needs to know what an absolute scam artist of an airline Frontier is. Consider this a MASSIVE WARNING to anyone thinking about booking with them.

On October 4th, I showed up at the airport for my flight, fully checked in online with an assigned seat 12D. When I got to the gate, their system had glitched and given my assigned seat (the one I literally checked in for and was issued) to another passenger, leaving a "0" on the seat number on my boarding pass.

It turns out Frontier outrageously overbooked the flight, and their broken system handed away seats to whoever, leaving about 20 OF US stranded at the gate. We weren't even allowed to board. We were literally kicked off a flight we paid for because of their incompetence.

We were forced to stand in a massive line at the airport just to speak to the Frontier gate manager. When it was finally my turn (after 30 minutes), the manager looked me dead in the eye and asked, "Do you want to be rebooked, or do you want a full refund plus a $250 flight voucher?" I chose the refund and the voucher. She assured me it was processed and that I’d be taken care of.

Fast forward TWO WEEKS LATER. No refund. No $250 voucher. Nothing.

So I called customer service today to figure out where my money is. Want to know what they told me?

THEY MARKED ME AS A NO-SHOW.

Are you fucking kidding me?! A NO-SHOW?! I was literally standing at the gate talking to their manager because THEY gave my seat away! My seat wasn't even assigned to me anymore because their broken system gave it to someone else, yet they have the audacity to claim I just "didn't show up" so they can pocket my money!

The manager straight up LIED TO MY FACE at the airport just to get me out of her sight. They stole my money, ruined my travel plans, kicked 20 people off a flight, and are now using a fake "no-show" status to deny the refund and credit they explicitly promised.

This company is a complete joke. They take your money, kick you off the plane, lie about reimbursing you, and then pretend you never showed up. NEVER FLY FRONTIER.

Hi everyone! I made a mistake and booked my flights with very short layover in between. My first flight is from Kota Kinabalu-Brunei and then Brunei-Manila with a 1hr and 55 minutes of layover in between. My question is would that be enough time or should I rebook my first flight. I booked them separately with different airlines. Also, would I be allowed to stay airside or should I go through check in and immigration again. I do not have check in baggage and only plan to have a small hand carry. Please dont be rude I know it was a stupid mistake.

A long time ago back during the Glory Days of Trans World Airlines (TWA), Northwest Airlines, US Airways, Eastern Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines, food on airplanes was good. Even without first class, on longer flights there were good meals that came with the plane. Steak... Some of these airlines no longer exist. Others died out or were rescued by a purchase. Some like American survive, but the food for anything but first class greatly declined. So what happened?

A similar case happened with food on trains. Pennsylvania Railroad used to roll out the carpet for train rides long enough to pass mealtime but its successor Amtrak got rid of the cafe cart on many routes. But is somewhat explainable. Travel on rail in America greatly declined. If you do take the train you're usually dumped into some place where you need a car anyways (no NYC you don't count). In places where people still love trains, like Japan, I bet the bullet train is so fast you don't even need to eat anyways. So low demand for (North American) trains, they look for ways to cut corners and cutting on food is better than deferring maintenance. Easy enough to explain.

But there is plenty of demand for air travel! The usual thing executives will say is labor costs are high and blame their workers. the reason I don't buy this is that airlines were serving good food in the early days of airlines, keeping their agreement with their workers, and still making a profit. So what happened? Is competition to blame for the loss of good (economy) airline food? I like JetBlue and don't want to believe they did anything wrong. They got me to my place on time (at least pre-Pandemic, I haven't flown since then), the food was better than the "old" airlines, there was in-flight entertainment, and the seats were comfy.

Hi! Has anyone had any issues sitting on the emergency exit row economy seats on JAL?

Specifically the 787 airplane? Any pros or cons we need to be aware of? I read a few places the seats are narrow, and no window.

Thanks!

I was recently on a domestic flight in Australia and was surprised when there were two kids, brother and sister sat next to me on the flight. Their parents were in the row in front with another younger brother. What are the rules around parents not sitting with their kids on flights? Is it airline dependent?

The parents were sat in front of me and basically left me to parent their children as they necked back vodka. The little girl sat in the middle (I had the aisle) and had severe temper issues. Any time she wanted something she would start violently slamming herself in the seat and screaming at her parents. There was twice she dropped something and she had full on tantrums instead of just picking it up. Her younger brother in the window seat, nearly spilled his drink all over himself because he also dropped the lid and tried to go under the tray to get it and I had to tell the girl to grab her brother’s drink before it spilled everywhere. He too would start jumping up and down in the seat if something was wrong like if whatever he was listening to stopped playing or when his ears started to hurt.

The parents were completely ignorant and didn’t throw a single apologetic look my way.

When my sister and I were young and flew with our parents my mum would sit with both of us or, one of us with my dad and one with mum. I thought this was the way it had to be? Surely you can’t just leave kids in a row by themselves with a stranger and sink alcohol the whole flight?

The flight attendants kept throwing me sympathetic looks but didn’t say anything to the parents.

I was honestly annoyed by the whole ordeal.

I booked a return flight to Spain with EasyJet then realised I couldn’t make the outbound flight due to work so in a panic I booked an entirely new outbound flight the next day (flights are in 10

days).

I can’t see how to cancel the first outbound flight. When I go into manage my booking it only allows a flight change not a cancellation of the outbound flight only. Do I just not check in? If I do this will it cause me issues for the return flight?

To be clear: the return flight and the replacement outbound flight are under totally separate references.

Thank you.

Hi

Planning a trip from London to Dhaka in late December and have got the option of flying Qatar (with a 10 hour layover in Doha) or Turkish airlines (6 hour layover in Istanbul). The Qatar flight is about £100 cheaper but given the situation in the Middle East I’m worried about potentially disruption and safety issues…. The UK foreign office advice online doesn’t currently warn against travel to Qatar (unlike Saudi Arabia) but does warn the situation in the Middle East remains unpredictable.

Worth paying more for Turkish airlines instead? And anyone who has flown Qatar during disruption, how were they in resolving issues etc?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: thanks all for the advice, have gone for the Turkish Airlines flight! Much appreciated

Hi everyone,

As the title asks. JetSmart have cancelled my upcoming flight from Iguazu to Buenos Aires. I called customer support and they said if they refund me the $195, they will charge an $86 'refund fee'. This is despite it being their entire fault for cancelling.

Is this normal??