“friend” holding boarding pass hostage, can’t get home So my girlfriend is in Japan with a group of friends right now and is meant to fly back home to Australia this Monday however when they booked the flights one person made the booking for everyone. That “friend” who made the booking has had a falling out with everyone and is not communicating with them. Is there any way to get your boarding pass …

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ELCA hears from Indigenous boarding school survivor ahead of National Day of Remembrance (RNS) — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is one of several mainline denominations reckoning with the role they played in the federal boarding school system. The post ELCA hears from Indigenous boarding school survivor ahead of National Day of Remembrance appeared first on Religion News Service.

Questioned by US border officers right before boarding an international flight out the country. Curious about what that was all about? Background: US citizen with Global Entry, recently quit my job to travel internationally a bit before going back to the workforce. When trying to board a flight leaving the US, I was stopped by an officer waiting on the jet bridge and questioned about: Where I’m going, how long I’m going for, what I’ll do in each place I plan on going to, do I …

Meta Client On-boarding Would anyone be willing to share their on-boarding process for clients for social media (FB + IG specifically)? By on-boarding, I’m referring to getting access to their assets, etc… Working with a client right now who’s having a very hard time getting me the right access and connecting Instagram accounts, etc… I would prefer to meet and discuss…

Plane Cabins Are Getting Really Hot During Boarding The fact that it’s been so fucking hot all summer across the globe has reportedly called attention to complaints from both pilots and flight attendants about just how hot airlines will let cabins get. According to Politico, American Airlines will let cabin temperatures hit 90 degrees before it is considered too hot to… Read more…

Why Korean Air Is Recording Passengers’ Weight Before Boarding There are plenty of weird hoops passengers have to jump through before they can board a plane. Korean Air is adding taking passengers’ weight to the list of things it wants to know before anyone gets on board. Read more…

You Can Improve Your Odds of Boarding First on Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines has made some recent changes to its policies that affect who gets on board and when. Generally, Southwest operates on a first-come, first-served basis—so the order of boarding is vital. Here’s what you need to know about the latest changes and how to get the best boarding possible. Read more…

Disposing water bottles on Avianca flight during boarding Hi everyone, I have flown Avianca a few times and have traveled to several other international countries throughout. Today, while boarding my flight from Bogota to JFK, they had crew members right outside the plane check everyone’s belongings to make sure there were no water bottles being brought onto the plane. I was wondering if this was norm…

Denied Boarding due to Ground Staff’s Mistake I have a very strange case of denied boarding and would like to seek advice regarding compensation. Long story short, I flew from Lisbon to Toronto through Azores Islands a few months ago with SATA Azores Airlines. I was denied boarding by the ground staff because they insisted that I needed an eTA to go to Canada despite the fact that I am a Ca…

Boarding without the credit card that paid for the flight I plan to pay for a flight for my fiancé using my personal credit card. My fiancé is abroad and obviously will not have my credit card on her person. Are there often restrictions against this? I’m not sure, but I cannot recall being asked for the credit card that paid for the flight while checking in or boarding the flight. submitted by /…

CLEAR Escorted Passenger Using Thrown-Out Boarding Pass Through Airport Security Waiting in lengthy lines to get through airport security checkpoints is one of the most frustrating aspects of passenger air travel. CLEAR offers a workaround for a $189 annual fee. The service’s customers are pre-screened so they can be escorted to the front of the line. However, a string of recent incidents has… Read more…

Why do they need to scan my boarding pass or my passport when I buy stuff from the duty free market? I’m confused as to what information exactly they’re looking for? Apparently I wouldn’t make it to the point of buying stuff at the duty free market without checking in and going through the TSA. Who have access to the information they gather from my boarding pass? submitted by /u/rednosed94

Denied boarding – any recourse? I had a flight booked from London to JFK and I was traveling with my aunt who booked her ticket separately. Ticketed thru Delta but on Virgin Atlantic. Delta ended up canceling my ticket only – my aunt’s ticket was not canceled. Reason was reported as weather impacting our flight from JFK ro Richmond. But if that was the case, why was my aunt’s …

What’s the point of priority boarding if I’m being transferred to the airplane by bus? Whole point of priority is then gone. I enter the bus and then the rest of the people follow. Then I’m normally pushed to the far end of the bus so more people can fit and then you fight for hand luggage space once boarded. Annoying submitted by /u/nixass

Lpt request: What’s something I can do to calm down before boarding a flight? I had a stressful week, now I am headed back home. I am about to board a flight and it feels like my heart will come out my chest. My anxiety is through the roof. Please help me to figure out something I can do before boarding a 5 hr flight. submitted by /u/ysharm10

Boarding a flight to a country with visa on arrival Very basic question: I’m flying from US to Namibia with American/ Qatar Airways and I need to get a visa on arrival because of my Passport (Czech). Does the airline question you to allow you to actually board the plane? Do you have to prove to them that you can get the visa? I’ve never done a visa on arrival and I’m not worried once I’m actually…