Question for flight attendants Yesterday I was on a BA PHL-LHR flight, in an exit row. About an hour in I woke up from an odd smell, and found myself and the person next to me wreathed in acrid smoke, seemingly coming from under our seats. We hopped up and got the flight attendants of course, and they did an awesome job moving people away from the potential fire, getting an e…

Swiss Airline Flight Takes Off Without Any Baggage Onboard Commercial airlines don’t always prove to be the best at managing check bags for their passengers. Last year, Delta Air Lines had to fly a plane with no passengers and 1,000 pieces of misplaced luggage across the Atlantic Ocean. As with delays and cancellations, baggage management hasn’t gotten any better over the… Read more…

Night before early flight I’m going to amsterdam next week for a dj even and my flight the next day is 9am. Event is like 8pm and I wanna trip but not loads as for the flight in the morning. I’m just worried what the airport security might do if my eyes are still dilated. Am I overthinking it? I got swabbed with the paper thing last week going to nyc but that was in Man…

Fifty Years Later, the Orphans of Flight 723 Return to the Scene A Vermont woman spent years tracking down men and women who lost their parents in the same 1973 plane crash. Would they answer her questions about loss?

What’s your must have list for long haul flight (8+ hrs)? For me it’s : battery, cord, downloaded TV/movies/books, snacks, sandwiches, gum, and 1 liter water per 2-3 hrs. Plus hoodie and beats ANC headphones submitted by /u/cwajgapls

Middle name is on passport but missing from international flight itineraries I’ve googled and searched here, and while lots say that I am fine, I am motivated by the few responses that may imply that I am not. I am at pre-panic stages and hoping someone will remind me to grab my towel and how i can work it out. I recently booked travel via the capital one portal for a multi-city trip From LAX to BKK and BKK back to KATL…

How often are flight boards incorrect at airports? As in, “go to gate” “boarding” “final call” My husband and I bicker every time we are at the airport; I want to be able to see the gate at all times incase the flight board is wrong, and he’s happy to order another beer 1 minute before the scheduled departure time if the board hasn’t updated. So can the flight boards be fully relied upon, or ho…

Accidentally booked flight for 24 hours before I meant to fly out, just missed flight. What should I do? I meant to fly out Wednesday late at night but I made a really stupid mistake and booked at 00:30 Wednesday morning (so Tuesday just after midnight). It is midnight right now and my flight is about to leave and I am still at home. I am on the US east coast and this is an Air France flight to Paris. Their call center is closed until 8am ET. I’m …

Which flight would you choose? Flying from Prague to Philadelphia for Christmas and I’m having a hard time choosing my route/airline. I will choose Premium Economy regardless of the route or airline. PRG-CDG-EWR – Air France Pros: About $300 cheaper than the BA option Avoids Heathrow and all of the issues they’ve been having since … always? Reasonable 3-4 hour layovers (no…

Longest flight taken so far? Just a general question for my fellow travelers here, so what is the longest flight you have taken to get to your destination? Fine so far was on Air Canada from Toronto to Beijing. 13 hours and 35 minutes in total. submitted by /u/lostwolf235

Student Pilot a few months short of becoming flight instructor Hey all, I’m (M25) hoping you guys might be able to help me out with the situation I’m in and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Quick background, graduated college in business, went into sales for 3-4 years and when pandemic hit I hated my life. Took a leap of faith, fell into great flight school and am on my journey to become an airline …

Nikon Coolpix P950 – Birds in Flight I’m new to the Nikon Coolpix P950, having upgraded from an old 2008 very basic Canon point & shoot just a month ago. I love taking photos and learning, but am self-taught from books/blogs/magazines and clicking buttons. 😆 I bought the camera for wildlife photos, and am having a great time. When the little peepers stay still, the photos are amaz…

Flight compensation advice I would be grateful to get advice on this. I had a flight with ryanair from Krakow->Milan, then Milan->UK. This was booked through a third part company (MyTrip). My flight from Krakow->Milan was delayed over 6 hours, which meant I would miss my connecting flight from Milan->UK. MyTrip say they will only refund the cost of the flight from Krakow-…

Booked a specific flight to enjoy the scenery of Iceland/Greenland/Northern Canada. Cabin crew strongly enforced closed window blinds on a daytime flight. Just landed in Vancouver after a 10 hour slog from Europe – booked a very specific daytime flight that flies over Iceland/Greenland/Northern Canada as its been on my bucket list for a while as I’ve always wanted to see the scenery from above. Very sad to have made the trip today and saw very little of it as the cabin crew strictly enforced windo…

Does the flight attendants have the right to take away an unopened soda? I remember last year my layover from Jackson to Charlotte with American Airlines . I was offer a soda. I didn’t open it so I had put it in my purse. Before the flight had landed the flight attendant had asked for the unopened soda back. So I gave the soda back to him.Did I had the right to say no at that time? I had flew on many planes in my lif…

My replacement flight after my flight was cancelled… was just cancelled… Got caught up in the UK Air Traffic nightmare on Monday when I was meant to fly back to London from Zurich. Was only able to get a replacement flight for today (Friday), and wouldn’t you know it, this flight was just cancelled too! I’ve re-booked on to the next flight, which is now taking me home on Monday morning… a full week after my origina…

Would it be rude to wear my hoodie blanket on a flight? I’m flying to MCO (4 hr flight with SW) next week and Korea (17hr flight with AA) next year and because I’m prone to getting cold easily, a long plane ride with just a regular zip up would not keep me warm. I was gifted The Comfy this past christmas and I would love to wear it on my flight. When wearing it, I basically look like a Boobah lol. Ho…

EVA flight canceled because of typhoon. Been a nightmare trying to rebook Was scheduled to depart on a flight this Friday HKG to ORD via TPE but the first leg was canceled because of the storm. EVA’s website won’t let me make changes online so I called Chase Travel since I booked through them. Was on the line with them for more than 2 hours and still no resolution. 80% of the time was spent on hold while the agent con…

Looking for somewhere warm within 4-hour flight of NJ suitable for 6 year old and 1 year old. Does it exist? bluf, tl;dr version: Is there ANYWHERE you all know of that meets the above criteria? We are open to staying in a resort, hotel, or Air BnB type of place. We don’t need a ton of amenities aside from a crib and bath for the baby. Happy to be in the middle of nowhere (prefer to stay out of cities). Florida ruled out, Bahamas seems like a zoo in De…

What to do before an early flight? I have a 6am international flight, about 10 hours, and I’m usually up until midnight or later. In y’all’s opinions, it better to stay up all night and just sleep on the plane or go to bed earlier? Edit: I’m heading West arriving at 11am local time submitted by /u/SubSarcastic