I'm planning trip from London (UK) to Lima (Peru).  Here is a result of a sample search:    2h40m layover should be enough, but what if my 1st leg gets delayed?  I'm pretty sure that is a not an uncommon scenario and "standard operating procedures" exist. However I'm unable to find reliable information on the internet:         Talk to an airline representative about getting another connecting flight if you are concerned you will miss your existing connection.          You need to have arrived three hours or more after your scheduled arrival time to be eligible to claim delayed flight compensation.          When confronted with flight delay or cancellation always request a written statement from the airline. This is always necessary if you have purchased a cancellation insurance policy.          There must be I presume, rules in your country about airline delays and the right to be compensated in case of a delay     From related question:      if you still miss your connection (which will then be not your fault), then the airline will book you on a later flight at no additional charge, provided that you booked everything onto one ticket and the minimum connection time is met   Who decides if it was mine / not mine fault?    Previously I assumed "standard operating procedure" exists but maybe it depends:   on the country place where I booked my tickets operating airline(s)   Another assumption of mine - airline personal have manifest and coordinate with their colleagues at the airport to wait for some passengers.  Taking all these unknowns into consideration - how do I protect myself from missed 2nd leg?    Bonus question:   [fact] I'm 28, I'll be travelling with hand luggage and I'll run quickly. Say, 30 minutes to change planes is enough. [what if] I'm 78, have a lot of luggage, I get lost at the airport, I need to use aid of a wheelchair and airport personnel and I miss the flight even though I had 2 hours to change?   Is every scenario considered individually?
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What happens if you book tickets through an airline or travel agent, but on the travel date miss a connecting flight (either because the first flight was delayed, or because immigration/security took too long at the connecting airport)? Will you be put on the next flight for free? Are you expected to pay for a new ticket or a change fee? I'm specifically wondering about Continental/United, but also curious about airlines in general.
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I am arriving from Frankfurt(FRA) to Newark(EWR) and I must pass the Customs and Border Control before catching the next flight to Baltimore (BWI). Both flight are on the same ticket by United Airlines (UA51 and UA4775)   Is 2 hours and 45 minutes enough time to catch the next plane, or do I have to expect longer waiting times and should go for a different route? I'll be traveling before the AirTrain starts operating. What is the best way to get from Terminal B to C?  I have heard that there is a transfer shuttle bus that connects the terminals such that you don't need to leave security area. What is the schedule for this bus? I'm not sure about the procedure for arriving from abroad. As far as I understood, I'll need to:  Collect my check-in luggage  Pass border control and customs (Immigration) Transfer from Terminal B to C Check my luggage into Domestic Flight Go through Security Check    Is there a way to optimize this procedure to save time? Can I re-check my luggage in terminal B?  What are my options if I miss the connection? Just go to the UA counter and ask to reserve the next possible flight?
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I shall arrive at Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) by Emirates flight to catch a united airlines flight to Detroit after 3.5 hours. What steps shall I have to go through? Is the connection time enough? I have US F1 visa.
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I'm flying from Moscow to Antalia. There is a 1.25 hour layover in Sabiha airport. in general, would it be sufficient in case of picking up luggage? The air company is the same and I will travel with two small children - if it matters.  It seems that if company is the same then they move my luggage by themselves. Am I right?
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When travelling a (US) Greyhound service including a transfer, is it possible to skip the first leg of the journey? For flight tickets  that this is generally not allowed. But does Greyhound consider it as two distinct bookings or is it one indivisible whole?
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In a couple weeks, I will have a long layover in Cairo on a trip from Mumbai to Toronto. I get to Cairo on Sunday at noon and leave for Toronto on Monday at about 1 AM.  I am travelling on EgyptAir business class. While browsing for people who have experiences with a similar itinerary, some people seemed to have said they they were put up ina  hotel by the airline. However, I did not see anything about this when I booked my ticket.   allows me to enter my status (i.e. citizenship etc.) which results in a .  It doesn't appear like I need a transit visa- however it specifies that:     Leaving the airport is permitted for passengers with transit time   between 6 and 12 hours   My transit time 13.5 hours.  Now for my questions:   Is it an issue that my transit time is longer than 12 hours? Can I still leave the airport? What are my options with regards to airport hotels, etc.? Any other recommendations about how I could best utilize my time while in Cairo?
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Is there a search engine that considers "mix&amp;match" flight combinations?  My current problem: I need to go from FRA to YLW (Frankfurt/Germany to Kelowna/Canada) on July 29th, and arrive no later than 5pm. The search engines I checked only offer €3000+ flights.  I found a 2-stop combo through LHR and YVR for half that price. I'll probably have to check my baggage out and back in twice, but if the layover times are long enough, who cares?  A real search engine could find that for me (or something that's even better). Or, hell, give me a place to bulk-download the flight schedules from and I'll program it myself (of course I'd also need a way to check seat availability …).  Update: Please read before answering. A search engine which does this should, at minimum, show the flight combination through LHR which I found manually. Note that I need to arrive before 5pm, on the same day.  Also note that this is a generic question; I'm not looking for a specific good flight here -- but the details are useful to illustrate whether an answer is actually valid. :-/  NB: Typo, should have been July 29th.
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I will be travelling from Udaipur to Bangalore via connecting flights. My first flight will land in Mumbai at 8:15 AM and the second one will depart from Mumbai at 8:45 AM. Both are Jet Airways flights.   Actually these tickets have been provided to me by my employer. I shared my concern with them that the layover time is very short, and the chances of missing flights are high. But they are saying that Jet Airways will make sure that I make it to the second flight. But still I have my doubts.   Can you please tell me if this is a fine arrangement. Thanks in advance.
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Case:   Booking of flight ticket from Belgium to Namibia for family with minors in Jan 2018 for flight scheduled on Aug 1st 2018. New regulation on birth certificates requirements for minor introduced by Namibian authorities on July 15th 2018 with activation date on August 1st. (short notice !) Airline denied boarding to family on Aug 1st due to missing birth certificate.   Argument of airline : Passenger should in any case be aware of regulation.  Question : When a passenger books a flight on the website of the airline, is the airline responsible to warn the passenger if there is a regulation change on the required travel documents between the booking time and flight departure time?  Thanks for your replies.  1) In fact the airline told us they have been phoning to all their pax with end destination Namibia to warn them, but unfortunately not us. Their explanation is, because they "subcontracted" the last leg of our journey (JOH-WDH) to a third party airline, our family didn't appear on their list of pax to warn for this new rule ... From a "premium" airline I would have expected a more professional service...  Bad luck for us...  2) Timatic "on line" contained info as of the very date of our departure (Aug 1st). The Timatic paper booklet of July and August did not contain this update yet. The release of the next month (September) did...  Again bad luck for us...
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(First off I do realize that someone has already asked this question but there didn't seem to be a conclusive answer.)  My flight reaches Zurich on July 4th at 7:25 pm, and the Schengen visa's validity begins from July 5th. I hold an Indian passport (residing in SingaporE), I checked that I don't need a transit visa for Switzerland, so I think I may be able to wait at the airport till 12am... I have called my country's airport-who told me to call Immigration- who told me to call the airline-who told me to call Immigration again... They all have agreed that it will "probably" not be a problem but as a first time solo traveler, would love to hear someone's experience on this matter.  *EDIT: So as expected, I was able to stay in the transit hotel overnight and exit immigration the next morning. The only problem I had was while boarding the connecting flight from Muscat, where I showed them my emails from the embassy and the airport/transit hotel and they agreed to let me board.  I chose an earlier flight because I was saving (overall) a pretty penny - Yes it was incredibly risky and no, I don't recommend it.  If you do find yourself in my situation though, be sure to confirm your plan with all parties - embassies, airlines, hotel etc. And keep ALL email printouts as proof to show in case of a problem.
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I fly Abu Dhabi - Amsterdam - Portland, OR and back frequently.  Each leg is about 8 to 10 hours.  For most people, it is their one 'long flight,' and are sleeping, but for me, because I have two of them, it is a much longer day.  The shades are drawn and everyone's asleep, but I'd like to have a couple beers and watch a movie with my headphones.  Would cabin crew prefer I walk quietly to the back and ask them for a beer (this is what I usually do), or to press the call button.  I want to be as polite as possible.  I understand this might be subjective, but I'm hoping there's a universal rule-of-thumb.
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My grandparents bought a flight on United Airlines that departs on Feb 10 2019, as the one and same ticket, from Toronto, to ORD with 1 55-minute layover, then Maui. Please ping me if I ought post their return flight on Feb 24's details.   advises:     There should be no customs and immigrations formalities at ORD, as YYZ is a , and CBP matters will be handled in Toronto.    I'm assuming that  persists during their vacation to Maui.   reported some TSA agents' refusal to work.  Will  refuse to work, or any other federal workers pertinent to travelling to and from the US?
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I found an excellent price for a flight to Chicago by Turkish airlines. My only concern is that the layover time is only 1hr 30min. Is this time sufficient to catch the next flight?
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OK, I will try and stick to the facts to explain this whole situation. I would really appreciate everyone's comments:   Me (Irish passport) my wife (Filipino passport) and 2 year old twins (Irish passports) all live in the UK. My wife has residence here. We are flying from Manchester to Doha. We're Planning to stay 3 weeks. As my wife had a UK residence stamp &amp; EEA Family permit visa, we called the UK home office to just verify if she could travel to Qatar without a Visa. They informed us (recorded conversation) that my wife had the same entitlement to me as long as she was traveling with me. I understand now, that our calls should have been straight to the Qatar embassy in London to Verify. We just took it from the UK Home Office as being correct. We arrive at Manchester Airport. We asked the Qatar Airways check in staff to verify my wife's passport to confirm she is entitled to entry in the state of Qatar. Check-in staff confirmed everyone is OK with my wife's passport as we board our 8 hour flight to Doha with our 2 year old twins. We get to Doha and my wife is refused entry at immigration as they say she requires a visa. Calls are made by Qatar airways to Manchester Airport - Qatar airways admit full responsibility for allowing us to travel when we should not have been allowed to travel. We have to re-book flights at Doha - Qatar Airways just changed our return flight to get us back on the next available flight.  We had to pay to enter a lounge in Doha airport with our own money, just so we can give our children some rest and food. We return to Manchester 8 hours later. The twins' double buggy is missing (still missing to date). I understand my wife didn't have the correct Visa, as we were given false information by the UK home office. But, they should not have allowed us to board a plane with those checks being done. If I had known at Manchester airport, I could have made the journey myself with 1 of my children, and I could have processed the Visa for my wife at our hotel in Doha. But, because were not noticed and all allowed to board, I was never given this option. Are Qatar Airways at fault? Should all our flights be re-instated? Are we entitled to compensation? Should they reimburse our expenses?   This is currently being reviewed by the airline. It would be good to get comments and peoples thoughts.
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When I buy my plane tickets there's often certain things I want such as:   Ticket valid for 12 months No fee for return date changes Stopovers in both directions   Now it seems that these days your E-ticket is basically a number. So you get an itinerary that your travel agent prints out with your E-ticket number, some other reference numbers, and some, but not all conditions of your ticket.  From what I know of air tickets there are all manner of codes for all kinds of conditions, including things like in my list above, but they are vastly complicated and don't necessarily map directly to the simple English phrases I used.  My question is How can I check that the ticket I bought actually does have all the things I asked for? What if the agent made a mistake or a wrong assumption or printed the wrong thing on my printout. It's not a printout the airline made after all.  I made sure when booking my ticket to ask multiple times on each point. But I didn't get the agent to put it in writing and sign it.  What just happened:   My printout says my ticket was valid for 12 months but when I called the local airline office to change the date they didn't think my ticket was valid for a year after all! (It turned out it was a year ticket after all this time.) My printout says date changes will cost $75. But the local airline office told me changes are free! (This time luck is on my side.) My travel agent only booked my stopover on the way to my destination and not the one on my return flight. They assured me I can change it while I'm travelling with no problem. But the local airline office tells me it's not so simple after all and if it's even possible it will require some fees! (This time luck may be against me.)   How can you make sure all of this stuff is what was promised / what is printed before it bites you?
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I was flying KLM from the UK to the USA with a short layover in Amsterdam.  Because of delays in the UK, I almost missed my flight.  The flight attendant told me my bag wasn't going to make it, but if I walk fast, my gate is just two over.  When I got to the gate, they had already closed the doors, but the counter was opened - I mentioned that my bag was not going to make it, but that's okay.  She said, "hold on," got onto her walkie-talkie, and said,  "Yep, that's what I thought: you can't fly if your bag's not going."  I originally thought that it might be a security concern, but that doesn't really make any sense.  Why can't I travel if my luggage doesn't make the connection?  EDIT: I should clarify that I have no beef with KLM - they treated my overnight in Amsterdam professionally and helpfully; I'm just curious what the reason would be.
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Vueling is currently experiencing , with many flights delayed by several hours. Assuming I'm at the airport and my flight is certainly delayed by more than 3 hours, can I simply book another flight and claim compensation later?  According to EU's :     In addition, if you are denied boarding, your flight is cancelled or arrives more than 3 hours late on arrival at the final destination stated on your ticket, you may be entitled to compensation of EUR 250 - 600, depending on the distance of the flight.   But it's not clear if I actually have to board the flight or if simply having a purchased ticket is sufficient. I presume it would be possible to negotiate with Vueling representatives at the airport, but I'd rather not wait in the inevitable 100-person line to their counter if I'm covered by EU law.