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Benefits of checking in online when checking bags
What is the benefit of checking in online for a flight when you intend to check bags at the airport? I understand some airports have special lines for people that are already checked in but are checking bags. Are there any advantages for airports…
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London on public transport: what kind of tickets to use?
I'm visiting London for a couple of days, and planning to use public transport while there.
What kind of ticket(s) would it make most sense to use? Do I get the most value out of single tickets, day travelcards, an Oyster card, or something else?…
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What does the (+1) mean in flight search engines?
In Skyscanner results, when I click on details, it shows the arrival time, then (+1), but it doesn't do this for return time. What does (+1) mean?
I thought it might mean up to an hour delay, but I would have thought +/- would have been used…
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Toilet laws for Transgender people in Japan
I'm a trans woman heading to Japan on holidays soon.
Are there any particular laws surrounding the toilets in Japan for transgender people? I will be presenting female - but I will be visibly transgender sadly.
I don't really feel comfortable…
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Is it dangerous to drive through Death Valley?
I planned to drive through Death Valley with a rental car during end of May or beginning of June. Now a friend of mine told me that this is a little bit dangerous, and that a lot of rental companies as well as other organization advise against…
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Is there a faster route between Milton Keynes and Cambridge, England than taking a train via London?
It's ridiculous to find that Google recommends taking a train to London then to Milton Keynes. This really looks like a roundabout route. But I can't find any bus services that are faster than this route. Does anyone have a better idea?
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Can I swim to Litle Hjartøya from Nyholmen, Norway?
I would like to get to this island, marked by a red marker (on Google Maps):
The obvious route would be to swim across the strait marked by the green stripe. Distance is not that big, ~270m, I can swim that much.
(I know there is a shorter…
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How can I buy groceries during a mandatory 14 day quarantine?
I'm flying back to Berlin, Germany next week and as it stands, I have to do the mandatory 14 day quarantine. I tried to call the Health Ministry a few times, but I never got through to a person, so I ask my question here.
How am I supposed to buy…
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Risk of not turning Airplane Mode on, on a mobile device while in the air?
When travelling from the UK-Portugal, my travel partner and I were both told the usual message:
“Turn airplane mode on for your mobile devices”
My partner accidentally only turned their phone onto Do Not Disturb, when approaching to land they…
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Passengers with baby asked to move across the aisle
While travelling a domestic flight in India we (my wife and I) were seated on seats 7E and 7F (3-3 configuration) and the rest of the seats in the row were occupied by a family who had a baby which was with someone seated in 7B
The air hostess said…
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Direct flights between cities with the same name
One can fly from London (YXU) to London (LHR) (via Toronto), from Glasgow (GGW) to Glasgow (GLA) (multiple stops), or from Moscow (PUW) to Moscow (SVO) (via Seattle). There are others (Sydney, Manchester, Portland, ...; I'm not aiming for a…
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Conflicting information: does the Hikari 535 Shinkansen exist?
I wish to travel by Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto in the evening of 24 February, as late as possible, keeping in mind that I will have a Japan Rail Pass and thus cannot use Nozomi trains.
The Hyperdia website is often recommended, and it shows that…
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What can I do if an airline cannot provide the meal I requested?
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I was flying from Brussels to Toronto via Brussels Airlines. While buying the ticket, we specify the type of meal that we require as it was a long flight.
I am a vegetarian, and at least 80 people on that flight were from India, flying this…
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Can you sneak into Premium Economy Class?
People ask whether they can sneak into business or first, it's virtually impossible.
But what about sneaking into Premium Economy Class?
What if I stand at the end of the boarding line, and just sit in an empty Premium seat (that I know is empty…
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Who to complain to about the speed of airport security at Frankfurt?
Usually I'm flying several times every month or two in Europe, and in the last few years I have seen that the situation at security check is worse and worse.
One week ago I had a flight via Frankfurt. I had a connection for 1 hour and 10 minutes;…
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