LPT: Have your eye pressure checked regularly, even/especially if you don’t wear glasses or contacts. Glaucoma can sneak up on you, and any damage to your eyesight before treatment is permanent. I have always had lousy vision, and worn strong glasses. So when my vision started getting more blurry, I assumed I just needed a stronger prescription. But I procrastinated. When I went to the optometrist, she checked my eye pressure, and it was very high. I did need stronger glasses, but that wasn’t the main problem. When I went to the ophthal…

Liquor Safe in Checked Luggage I’m flying BA Newark to London in a few days. My host has asked for a whiskey not locally available. Will a sealed, capped bottle leak? I once tried bringing a bottle of hard cider in a corked bottle but it leaked–possibly from CO2 content? TIA. submitted by /u/MisterSofteePSSD

Can I take the morning after pill in my checked luggage on my flight to Europe that has a stopover in Dubai? I’m travelling to Europe with my partner in a couple of months and I’m not on regular contraception, so I want to take the morning after pill with me, just in case we have an accident while we’re over there. From my research on the internet, the morning after pill is illegal in Dubai. Even though we’re only going to have a stopover in Dubai, bef…

If I book separate tickets, will I have to go through TSA again for my checked bag? ​ I am flying to Athens Greece in June and am so confused about tickets. I can fly from CLT to ATL, and then ATL to Greece, all on the same airline, and save about $400 if I book the tickets separately. However, a similar flight that is booked together is significantly more expensive. I will be traveling with a carry-on AND a checked bag, and I …

Leaving airport without checked baggage Flying DENVER—> MIAMI —> BONAIRE. I’m checking baggage all the way through but have almost a 24 hour layover in Miami. Is it ok to leave the airport for a night in a hotel room without retrieving the luggage? I assume because it’s already checked through then I won’t even have the chance to get to it anyway and as long as I’m back for flight #2 …

I checked my credit score and it says I have 5 installment loans but I don’t know what they are. It says I have 6 accounts. 5 are installment loans and 1 is revolving credit. How do I find out what these loans are? I didn’t know I had any loans. My credit score is very good. I checked using the Discover app FICO score button. Please be nice. submitted by /u/phxroebelenii

Flying with something a bit weird in my checked luggage. I can’t find guidance online about this. It doesn’t seem against the rules and airport staff couldn’t really give me a clear answer so thought I’d ask it here just in case others have experience to share: ​ I want to bring something a bit weird in my checked luggage for a flight from London to Prague. ​ Specifically it will be a small undersink …

JetBlue Introduces Surge Pricing For Checked Bags To Offset Rising Costs Checked bags are big business for airlines. In 2022 airlines made nearly $30 billion just off checked bag fees alone. Apparently those billions in fees aren’t enough for some airlines, as JetBlue announced that it’s introducing surge pricing for checked bags, and it’s all because the company says it has to pay more… Read more…

Large checked duffel ok for international flights Hi. I used to fly with a huge duffel and never had an issue, as long as I watched the weight limit of 50 lbs. That old bag is gone. I want to buy a new 32 inch wheeled duffel that has specifications totaling 67 linear inches. The airline limit is 62 inches. FYI I’m flying premium economy so my limit is two checked bags. At the risk of being abus…

Wizzair checked luggage fees Hi, I was booking my return flight with Wizzair from Warsaw to Alicante and it cost 180 zt (around 40 euros). My surprise was when I added a 20kg checked luggage, which cost 320 zt more(around 75 euros). Does it make sense? Is it an error? I mean, is it normal in this airline to pay nearly twice for the luggage than for the seat? I’m thinking ab…

Lewis Hamilton Says There Were More Illegal Formula 1 Cars At The USGP, But They Weren’t Checked After Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the 2023 United States Grand Prix over excessive plank wear, the Formula 1 world has been embroiled in a fierce debate about rules and regulations. Now, during a press conference ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix, Hamilton has fired back: He claims there… Read more…

Actors that have obviously checked out of their current roles? Who are some notable actors or actresses who have or did clearly stop caring about their roles? The two that come to mind for me are Taylor Kinney on Chicago Fire and Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: SVU. Kinney can barely be bothered to enunciated his lines let alone act, and i don’t think Mariska has changed her facial expression in the last …

HELP! I need to access my checked luggage. I’m flying with Cathay Pacific from Delhi to Melbourne with a 4.5 hour stopover in Hong Kong (I’m an Aussie expat from Dubai). I forgot to take out my meds from my checked luggage and put it in my carry on. Would Cathay Pacific allow me to access the suitcase whilst in transit? Has anyone had any experience with this, I did try and contact the …

Another passenger “mistakenly” took my checked back and destroyed it, what to do? *checked bag lol As titled, I’ve been traveling abroad and upon my arrival at baggage claim abroad I couldnt find my luggage anywhere. Filed missing bag report to the airline, who was incredibly unresponsive until when I escalated it 1 week later. They soon got back to me and said an old lady

Wife getting checked for cancer- life insurance options As of now my wife seems completely healthy… But my wife’s mom died of colon cancer when she was in her mid 40s. My wife (29) is getting a genetic test and colonoscopy done later this month. She does not yet have life insurance. We’ve been told now is the time to do it if we want it (harder to get her insured if tests come back with bad news). W…

Can you fly with syringes in your checked luggage? (BA flight) Unfortunately it’s not prescription, I have these peptides that I inject. The syringes aren’t loaded, the vials are separate. Everything is safely wrapped in plastic. submitted by /u/bennyj22

I checked into my hotel with a remote front desk employee on a screen last week. Are these a thing now? There was no one working the front desk, that is no one at the desk at all during my entire 20 hours there, just a sign directing me to use the kiosk. I pressed the button and a guy in the Philippines (I asked him where he was, the hotel was in California) came on the screen and checked me in, having me scan my id on the kiosk that spit out my r…

Booked flight through Opodo and not sure if I have checked luggage booked. I’d appreciate some thoughts from more experienced travellers… Booked Swiss International flight through Opodo (this will be my first and last time). Paid for checked luggage, but Opodo booking doesn’t confirm this. Checked with Swiss and their booking doesn’t show luggage either. Contacted Opodo to ask them to resolve and they ignored all co…

Checked baggage left in the rain – Which party is responsible? Hate to come in with a negative experience, won’t spend much time complaining. Flew a domestic flight on American Airlines from MCO -> ORD. Due to delays, followed by close proximity lighting – the entire flights checked baggage was left out in the rain for close to 3 hours. Once we collected our belongings we discovered everything in all checke…

LPT: Get glasses/contact prescription checked! I wear contacts and for months I’ve been putting off going to a optometrist and getting my prescription checked. No particular reason, just kept saying “I’ll do it next week.” Yesterday I finally went, turned out the strength of my prescription had changed by 20% in one eye and 7% in the other. Feels like I’m looking at the world through totally…