When switching to another flight directly after arriving at an airport. "layovers" is a related tag.
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What commercial flight route requires the most (minimum possible) stops/layovers from A to B?
For travel hacking (and interest) value, colleagues and I have been trying to work out which routes worldwide might have the highest number of required legs.
That is, for a one-way flight from airport A to B, how many legs minimum are required to…
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Why do Ryanair allow me to book connecting itineraries through a third party, but not through their own website?
Yesterday I booked trip to Rome.
I found this journey through Skyscanner and booked it through Kiwi.com.
Before booking with Kiwi, I tried searching the same flights up directly with Norwegian Air and Ryanair, to see what the prices were there.…
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Missed the connecting flight, separate tickets on same airline - who is responsible?
I have missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to New York. The time gap between incoming flight and connecting flight was about 2 hours. The incoming flight was delayed for about 90 minutes. Both flights were operated by same airlines but both…
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What does the "Kiwi.com Guarantee" cover?
Kiwi.com sells different kinds of connecting flights:
"Connection protected by the carrier"
These are the same as on any online travel agency: they include the usual support of the airline as defined in the contract of carriage.
"Connection…
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Compensation for missed connection due to delay with same airline but separate bookings
Long story short, I had to fly from A (in Spain) to C (in the UK) and I booked two separate flights with the same budget airline, so the actual route was A (Spain) -> B (UK) -> C (UK).
The first flight was delayed by 90 minutes, which means that I…
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Flight was rescheduled, now I can't make connection (flights have been booked together, same airline)
A couple of months ago I booked a flight from Managua (Nicaragua) via Houston, Texas to Munich (Germany) on United Airlines. The date of the flight is more than four weeks ahead.
Today I received an email notification that the first flight has been…
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How to avoid luggage being lost in transfer?
I'm a frequent flyer, I'm ALWAYS booking non-stop flights because I'm terrified of my luggage not being transferred to the correct plane and getting lost. This happened to almost every person I know. This summer I'm planning a trip and price for…
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International-to-US connection in Vancouver in 40 minutes, possible?
I'll be transiting Vancouver tomorrow, arriving on an international flight and continuing to the US (meaning I'll clear US customs in YVR). Transit time was originally scheduled to be 1:10, which i already found pretty tight -- but as of now, my…
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US international arrival: At what point can or should you abandon your bags to catch a connection?
Inspired by this question: Minimum Layover Time for International Arrivals at Fort Lauderdale Intl. Airport
Lets say you have a single ticket itinerary with a connection at the first port of entry in the US. When arriving in the US, you need to…
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Arriving in Atlanta after US Preclearance in Dublin. Will I go through TSA security in Atlanta to transfer to a connecting flight?
For my specific flights, I'm flying out of Dublin (Terminal 2) which has US customs pre-clearance. I arrive in Atlanta before connecting to San Francisco. I'd like to shop at the duty free store in Dublin, but I don't want to risk having a bottle of…
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I wasn't allowed to check in for my flight because I didn't have a Turkish transit visa
I was going to Dubai, with a transit in Istanbul. I was to land in Atatürk International Airport and, on the same day, fly from Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Both flights were on Turkish Airlines.
When I got to Murtala International Airport in Lagos,…
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If you get pulled for secondary inspection at immigration, missing flight, will the airline rebook you?
M. A has a single, international-to-domestic ticket.
They however get pulled into a further secondary inspection, which makes them miss their flight, but is ultimately admitted.
Does the airline have to accommodate and rebook or can they treat it as…
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Can airlines leave you stranded?
Say I book an itinerary in Europe with separate airlines:
A -> B, B -> C
C -> B, B -> A
This is four separate flights, meaning neither of the transfers are guaranteed. The A -> B, B -> A is a return flight package, and the B -> C, C -> B one…
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What if I miss a connection and don't have money to book next flight?
What happens if I miss a connection flight and it's my fault? Let's say I got distracted or something. The airline may not book me onto the next flight because it wasn't their fault. And if I don't have the money to book another flight I'm stuck in…
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Is a 1hr 3min layover at ORD (Chicago) enough when coming in international?
So I'm flying in from Ottawa, in Canada, and I have a 1 hour 3 minute "layover" between flights. Is this enough time? I booked through Expedia and it's both with United Airlines and I believe it'll be on one ticket because it's the same itinerary. I…
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