Has anybody tried bargaining with an airline when they’re overbooked and want you to change flight? Currently in San Sebastián, Spain and our airline (Vueling) have offered us €200 each if we change our flight to Saturday. We’d actually like to stay in Spain for a few extra days but we’re wondering if we could bargain with the airline to scrap the €200 voucher but give us flights from Bilbao to Seville then Seville to London instead. Getting …

Airline (arajet) asking for passport info using a Microsoft form, is this a scam? I just booked a flight with Arajet. I know it’s a budget airline but it’s a short flight with no layovers and I don’t really mind uncomfortable seats. Now I’m a bit concerned because they asked me to fill out a Microsoft form with my passport information. It feels a bit sketchy to me, especially since I already gave them all my passport info wh…

British Airways is the worst airline I can’t get an answer from British Airways after 3 months of trying. They lost our luggage and damaged another one. I cannot get my claim answered. I call every single week and check the website. Nothing. Anyone else have this trouble? submitted by /u/Kitchen-Move-5422

Where to File a Federal Complaint If Your Airline Refuses to Give You a Refund If you’ve been affected by recent flight disruptions, you may be eligible for an automatic refund from your airline.

Travelers Delayed or Stuck by the CrowdStrike Outage: What Did Your Airline Provide? The flight disruptions brought on by the global I.T. failure were deemed within the control of the airlines, meaning airlines have to reimburse passengers for meals, transportation and hotels. Did your carrier live up to the requirement?

Airline upgrade bidding Does anyone know the airlines that do blind bidding that fly from the US to Brazil? A few years ago I know Latam did but unsure if they still do. American Airlines is the shortest trip but would gladly do a longer layover for a chance at bidding upgrade submitted by /u/R9_Fenomeno

Unpopular (?) Opinion: There is no “best” airline Assuming you’re comparing apples to apples (ie, full-service carrier to full-service carrier, LCC to LCC), then there’s just not a lot of differentiation between carriers flying the same/similar route. Especially in economy class. Economy seats are essentially identical across all airlines and aircraft types. The legroom is essentially identical…

LIAT Airlines shut down in January 2024 – here are 2 experiences on this tiny airline My connecting flight from Puerto Rico to Tortola in the BVI was on the local Caribbean airline LIAT airlines. When it was time to board the plane a gate agent had all of the passengers form a line and follow him out on the tarmac to the plane. Halfway to the plane he stopped us as he got a call on his handheld radio. He laughed as he finished th…

Missing letters on a passenger name – airline refuses to fix Hey guys We are about to fly to Croatia on Saturday and we noticed my husbands name is missing its last 3 letters. I have the same name and mine is correct. We are flying Premium with Condor Condor refuses to change it because the flight has a connecting flight in Frankfurt. First flight is operated by condor second by Croatia air. The entire le…

Can airline deny boarding if one doesn’t have fit to fly certificate incase of injury? I suffered a minor scaphoid fracture on right hand and got half casted by A&E NHS the same day. I have a flight from UK to US in a week and I couldn’t get appointment from the local NHS for followup. They are giving me appiontment after flight date. (So it’s not possible to get fit to fly certificate) I have researched online a lot about travell…

LPT – Do not cancel non refundable airline tickets If you buy Basic Economy fares that you are not using and you can’t refund or get a credit on, do not cancel them if you can’t go. Instead, just keep the flight and simply don’t show up to it. If the flight gets canceled or delayed significantly, you will get your money back. Bonus LPT: Check the app/website for the standby list and seat map. If…

Airline lost bag and won’t send it back unless we pay for shipping. Do we have any recourse? We flew French Bee from Orly to Newark and when we got to the baggage claim our bag was not there. We talked to a representative and filed a claim. Today we got an alert that our bag was found, but in order to get it back we would have to drive to the airport and get it (~4 hours round trip) or we would have to pay for them to FedEx it back to o…

Remember When A Dutch Airline Put 440 Squirrels Into A Giant Shredder? It was apparently quite common for Europeans to get imported squirrels from China and North America as pets way back in April of 1999. The squirrel trade was booming. A big shipment of squirrels transported by KLM Royal Dutch airlines from China was halted at Schiphol airport en route to an alleged Greek squirrel… Read more…

Airline choice by safety Incredibly anxious flyer (among many) here. Due to work, relocated across the country from every person we know. Flying with my newborn (first born) soon to add to my anxiety, along with recent reports of so much going wrong with planes. I’m looking for advice on the better airline choice based on experience, as far as safety, when it comes to …

Best airline for a transatlantic flight, London to NYC? I’m (30F) heading to the US (NYC) from the UK (LDN) for the first time in November and don’t know which would be the best airline for this. I’m used to the EasyJet/Ryanair situation in terms of passenger discomfort and staff rudeness – and that’s fine around Europe, when you’re maximum four hours from anything; I feel like that’ll be very differ…

Airline has changed bassinet seats and won’t issue refund Airline will not give me bassinet seat despite confirming at the time booking & will not refund either I booked a long-haul 14hr nonstop flight and at the time of booking, the airline confirmed bassinet seat for my 1 yr old and I have written confirmation as well. Now, the airline is saying that there is a change in aircraft type and there are o…

Is training to become an airline pilot too expensive for me? I am a software engineer who doesnt enjoy coding. I hate my 9-5 job as every day just feels boring and I feel like Im kind of just wasting away. So an idea popped into my head “What if I became an airline pilot??”. I’ve been interested in aviation for a while now. Playing flight sims since I was 10 and reading PPL test prep books when I was 13. …

Airline Pulls Out Its Biggest Jet Just To Get Stranded Taylor Swift Fans To Their Show Taylor Swift and her all encompassing Eras Tour took America by storm last year, breaking concert attendance records, sparking a political debate about how we buy tickets and proving that public transit is essential to many Americans. Now, the singer has taken the show international and at her stop off in Australia… Read more…

Airline refusing reimbursement for cancelled flight from Berlin. What can I do? My flight LX 979 on 29. May 2024 from Berlin to Zurich operated by SWISS was cancelled at the last minute. We were already queuing at the gate, the airplane was just outside. Then someone came and announced that the “crew exceeded the number of hours they are allowed to work.” Flight got cancelled. We got booked on an alternative connection on t…

LPT Using third party booking sites, like Cheapo Air, for flight reservations is almost never a good idea. Book directly with the airline in question instead. Frequent traveler here. Don’t be fooled by the promise of discount airfare or the name “Cheap” in the company’s title. When you call to book a ticket, you will almost be quoted a higher price than is available on the specific airline’s website. For example: Let’s say a flight from LA > NY is $400 on X airline’s website. When you call Cheapo, t…