I'm new here!  I'm just looking for some advice and some guidance.  So, I feel like it's just better if I cut to the chase.  I'm from Scotland and this year I was accepted to study abroad in the USA for a semester.  It's something I've always wanted to do and the school is perfect for my degree, so I feel really fortunate to be given the opportunity.  I can't wait to get started!  However...I don't fly very well.  I've been to Ireland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal, The Netherlands, Cyprus (North and South), Turkey, USA (x3), Thailand and the UAE and it feels as I'm getting older, I am becoming a bit more anxious on flights.  I have a fear of heights, which I think contributes to it.  So, I have been looking for flights and I can find some really good prices from Scotland to North Carolina for around £360 (albeit with a monsterous stopover), however, it requires me to take a 10 hour flight from Glasgow to Toronto (on WestJet), then wait for 16 hours, then take another flight to New York, then wait again, then finally another flight to North Carolina.  Ideally, I don't want to be on any flight for 10 hours and ideally, I don't want to have to take 3 flights.  When I start looking for other ways to get there - different routes, less flights, less time on flights - and the price is creeping higher and higher.  I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good websites that have features that cater to my criteria? Any people/companies I could phone anything at all, that might improve my chances of getting a better price for a better flight.  I'm in no way asking anyone to do the leg work for me, however, if you want to, I'd pay a small fee haha.  Any advice or guidance would be really appreciated.
95117
Are there tips and tricks for people with fear of flying that can makes them have a more pleasant experience when flying? I know drugs can do magic, and . I'm ideally after official advice and recommendations, but other tips and tricks would be nice as well.
103198
Can anyone let me know if they have experience of someone who has applied for a UK Standard Visitor visa and had EVERYTHING in their application except flight bookings? Refused or accepted - anything at all.   My boyfriend has just applied for a UK Standard Visitor visa for a two week period and has proved ties in his country, proof of employment and holiday time, proof of theatre and excursion ticket bookings in the UK, train journey tickets in the UK, proof of address, his bank statements, proof of accommodation, two letters of invitation etc; just not booked flights.   So has anyone applied like this and been accepted or refused or do you know someone who has?  I'm asking to plan for if the application is refused based on flights not being booked.  Addendum: Thank you for the response - the question is does anyone have experience of a visa application being made without any flight information and if the application was refused on basis of lack of flight information or they had everything else and it was accepted. The question is not how do I book a flight without paying for the purpose of application or what do I need to put in the application, apologies if that was unclear.  As I said, the application has already been made and I am asking to make a contingency plan if necessary and considering most realistic outcomes by trying to find out if anyone has had a similar experience.
4297
I've read a few questions/responses on this but seem to be reading conflicting information  I've tried to find a number for immigration at Fort Lauderdale but don't appear to be able to call  My status is this I am a British citizen here on an esta which expires 1st April   I have a friend arriving for 2weeks 31 March and I would like to stay and spend time with her for 2 weeks   My intention was to fly to the abaco islands of the Bahamas for 3/4 nights then return to Florida and fly back to England with them on the 12th April   Hoping that my visit to the Bahamas would reset my 90 days even though il only be staying another week in the states before returning to my place of residence in the UK   Is this false hope/information tahrs going to get me in bother ? Would really appreciate some advice ?  Melanie
96322
I've heard unverified stories of people who wait around at airports until there is a vacant spot on a flight where they want to go, and then get on for insanely cheap. I would also imagine that it is theoretically possible to hitch a flight with a non-commercial plane where you want to go. I'm thinking international fares in the double digit range.  Of course, the kind of travel I'm imagining would not be comfortable or convenient. I'm thinking things that might be borderline "stowaway", but legal and ethical. I don't mean flight search websites, promotional deals, or other obvious ways of flying cheap.  Does anyone have any experience or ideas on how I could travel like this?
103807
I am planning to travel from US to Albania, and when I search on flight ticket websites such that US as origin and Tirana (TIA) as destination, then it costs me $1050 cheapest. However, it costs me $850 when I buy two separate round-trips through Barcelona (US to Barcelona round-trip, Barcelona to Tirana round-trip). I just checked Barcelona, but there might be other transfer airports in Schengen area which costs me even less. I don't need a visa for Albania but I need a visa to go into a Schengen country, so my question is 3-fold:   How can I learn which Europe airports have the international transfer area, so that I don't need a Schengen visa to transfer through the airport? I guess the airlines would take care of that when you buy the tickets together (I already have such an experience multiple times), but given that I will buy them separately, I need to have that information beforehand. The two separate flights I am planning to buy are through different airlines, and in my experience, the airlines check whether the traveler has a visa for the destination country before they let you into the airplane. So, would it be easy to convince the US to Barcelona trip airline that Barcelona is not my final destination, but I have a separate flight from Barcelona to Albania? Are there any Europe airports that have "international baggage claim" areas which are before the passport checkpoint? I mean, if I buy separate flights, do I have any chance to check-in a baggage for the US to Barcelona trip?
23855
(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.
35021
I am trying to find a neat, tabular, or clear depiction of how much time and money you'll need to travel to London from one of its six airports (that is Gatwick, Luton, City, Heathrow, Southend, Stansted).  I need this for comparing total prices among flights to London.   There are similar questions on this site, but they only partially answer this question.
40880
I'm about to leave Malaysia and expect to get a much better rate for my Ringgit here in Chinatown than at the airport.  So after having paid for my plane ticket and transportation to the airport, are there going to be any surprise fees or costs between getting to the airport and departing?  (In other countries over the years there have been things such as departure taxes and airport improvement taxes that I was not expecting.)
7102
The question  only deals with flights in the US sourced from the  . Is there some similar source for EU, Asia etc?
29611
I'm a Saudi passport holder with permanent residence in the United States, and I'd like to book a flight from Washington to Edinburgh with a three-hour layover in Dublin. I know there's a Common Travel Agreement between the Republic of Ireland and the UK, and so I was wondering if I need an Irish transit visa to connect to a flight from Dublin to Edinburgh, or if a UK visa is sufficient. And are there any users who traveled US-RoI-UK under the same circumstances with needing a UK visa who can share their experience? Users who aren't visa-free for the UK or Ireland, that is.  From what I've read in these forums and others, it seems like Irish immigration in effect does controls on behalf of the UK government unofficially.  I have also heard concerns from people saying Aer Lingus employees could deny me boarding depending how confused an employee would be when looking up visa requirements on TIMATIC.
123138
Me and a friend are looking at taking a transcontinental flight together. It appears that for this particular flight, business class is $2000 more than economy. This would be too expensive for us to book, but what if we shared? Would it possible for me to fly in the business class seat for the first half of the flight, then swap with my friend who has booked an economy seat? That way we both get to sleep for half of the flight without spending too much money.
39707
I am an undergraduate student doing independent research. My research work is selected for presentation at a very reputed conference in the US. I am from India. I cannot afford to attend the conference at all. How should I fund my trip? The travel grant for students available from the conference is very low. It can hardly buy me a one way ticket. What are my options?
115273
I really appreciate your quick response on this and to have full review on my refusal decision.. like u said there must be some para missing i checked the letter again, my question too the letter is all the same just i missed the point he noted ""furthermore there are large transfer and cash deposits which are 6 times your claimed salary (amount) on the 23/02/2015 and on the 15/05/2015 a cash deposit for (1,006)pounds" so the small amount of deposit were the available cash we just deposit this to our saving account as we have two accounts how to verify this? what reason should be mentioned to them that we did'not present the supported documents to declare it.  As per your review we have all of the evidences ( Death Certificate, the Cheque receipt Voucher, Copy ob Bank Cheque from the Company, Power of Attorney to my husband by his legal guardian as a trustee of what his father left, and transfer permission from the ministry that he can hold his mother and sister sponsorship as they are currently living with us in KSA) are with us in Arabic form and we translated in English with the stamp of certified translator.. do we need at attest this from chamber of commerce?  "But it would be advisable to request a different ECO for your next application. They will do this without prejudice if you ask them to; plus an ECM will review the decision if it is adverse to you." how to claim for this in our future application if u can it would b very helpful for us.  the booking we submitted was ticket bookings it was mention in the guidance of required documents. for future application all of the personal circumstances are the same except the amount for the cost of trip we mentioned earlier my husband by mistakenly mentioned the whole family trip cost including (Plane ticket, living expenses and the money) he have for this trip instead of his personally. can we change it in each application the cost belongs to personally, It may make a wild change as compare to previous application. does it going to effect on the decision for the future application. We already submitted Invitation letter (original) from the family members in UK. Do we submit this time the copy of invitation letter because they already have the original one.
93599
I will be flying from Asheville, NC to Newark with a 2 1/2 hours layover before boarding United airlines to Dublin, Ireland.    Will I need to go through security again?  I will not have checked baggage.  I am an older woman with a bit of difficulty walking.  What is the easiest way to get from one terminal to another?
25382
Given the extensive time taken for immigration formalities in the US, what is the shortest time to consider between connecting flights in the US, when coming from abroad?  Until now I have always entered the US at my destination. This is not always the cheapest option. I was told that 3 hours is the advised time to go through immigration and boarding of a connecting flight. Online booking sites still offer connecting flights, with a transfer times sometimes even less then 1 hour.
31328
I'm based in North America and have a bunch of major airports on the Eastern Seaboard.  I'm level 14 and just unlocked the Pearjet, but I still don't have a plane with enough range to make it across the Atlantic.  What's the first plane I'll get that will let me make that crossing?  Or more specifically, what's the range from New York (or Boston) to London (or Lisbon) - the smallest range that'll get me across?
112028
I read on :  Passengers who have been in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (People's Rep.), Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe) in the past 14 days but are exempt from the restriction to enter the USA, must self-quarantine for 14 days once they reach their final destination.  I am in the United States (California) and must self-quarantine. Am I allowed to go to the airport to catch a flight? I am interested in both domestic and international flights.   Downvoters: the question is perfectly on-topic and the answer is not straightforward as you can see in the  and comment. E.g. . Close voters: 1) This is a problem I face. 2) I don't wish to disclose the reason for travel and subsequently I am interested to know in the general case, and not for a specific travel reason. 3) Opinion-based close voter: That's a purely factual question right here. Officials typically follow guidelines/regulations.