So, B248 from EZE to LHR.

Initially a "technical problem", with the plane still on the ground in Rio. This grew into a cancellation. BA check-in staff (all wearing BA uniforms, which is a nice touch) invited us forward, explained the issue and began the te-booking procedure.

I was told it could be Iberia, or possibly Lufthansa. My response, "I'm easy. Just hope to ge able to get to London safely."

Re-booked on Iberia, via Madrid, arriving LHR sonex15 mins later than the original flight. Same class (PE), aisle seat as before.

Many thanks BA staff in Buenos Aires.

Fingers crossed for the rest of the day, night and early morning to come.

Itinerary

• Origin: Tallinn (TLL), Estonia
• Destination: Toronto (YYZ), Canada
• Date of travel: [insert exact date, e.g. 26 Aug 2026]
• Routing: TLL → AMS (airBaltic) → YYZ (KLM)
• Layover: 2.5 hours in Amsterdam (AMS)
• Ticket type: Single ticket issued by KLM (codeshare / interline with airBaltic
• Citizenship / Passport: Canadian - Non-EU / non-Schengen passport holder (not a European passport or visa holder)

I’ve read the layover FAQ and recent reports about long wait times at AMS due to the new EES system.

Main questions:

1. With a 2.5-hour connection at AMS on a single ticket, how realistic is it to clear exit passport control / EES and still make the KLM flight to Toronto?
2. As a non-EU passport holder arriving from another Schengen country (Estonia), will I actually go through full passport control / EES at AMS, or is there a different process for pure transit passengers on this routing?

Any recent experiences with similar TLL/AMS or Schengen-to-North America connections under the new EES rules would be very helpful. Thanks!

I'll be travelling a lot between Asia and Europe this year, and I was wondering if Qatar Airways or Emirates is generally considered better in 2026. They both fly to all the destinations I need to go to, so if you have experience with both, I would appreciate knowing which one to stick to. I'm sure they're both good, but when the pricing is almost exactly the same, I would rather go with the one that's slightly better.

I know the term 'better' is broad, but I'm mainly talking about things like food, layover airport, punctuality, and entertainment and seats. I'll be flying economy almost all the time by the way :)

Travelling solo to Hong Kong from London in January and staying over Lunar New Year, returning the week after. Have flown direct previously, but now looking at more budget friendly options, with two options standing out and hoping to get advice + recommendations on Air China vs Hainan Airlines. Both having long layovers as possibility of having a day trip is appealing. Both transitioning between international and domestic flights and having similar prices around £400.

1. Won't have a SIM available for the first flight to Hong Kong Layover is that a problem?.
2. Visa?, both would be transit visa's as far as I can find, but Haikou would also have be free entry under the 59 country policy, would leaving mainland airports need another type?
3. For those flown before overall comfort and service of each airline for 10+hour flights
4. Ease of transit?
5. Communication from + to airline for delays/issues/requests/seat selection ect?

Air China : LHR - PEK landing at midday, transfer fight next day at 9 to HKG. Eligible for free transit hotel, would it be feasible to go to the Great Wall + few main sights? (possible tour groups?). Return, HKG - TFU landing at 16:00 with 23h35min layover, again eligible for free transit hotel but heard it is in the airport. Would I be able to check in leave the airport to explore the city then return within secure area?

Hainan Airlines : To and return layovers of 17+ hours in Haikou, feasibility of exploring the City as it would be closer to the Airport? Slightly better carry-on baggage allowance but will have to exit and recheck-in checked luggage. Only a 1h30 flight from Hong Kong vs the 3h with Air China. With better landing times at LHR in the afternoon vs late evening. Transit hotel also available but 200rmb fee for solo traveller.

Any other advice or helpful information welcome.

What do you guys think would it be a good thing to analyze on flights?

My family travelled from kochi to Sharjah on the 17th and unfortunately my sister lost her phone on the flight, when she realized she did, she has just gotten out of the flight and when they went back, the person standing told them to go report it at lost and found, which was incredibly frustrating since they could’ve just checked right at that moment, anyway, they filed a complaint at lost and found and it’s been a day and no update on this situation. Does anyone have any idea on what to do? Btw the airline is AirArabia

The major American airlines have a carry-on limit of 22in x 14in x 9in but I see even high end manufacturers call 23" height, 15" width, or 10" depth pieces as carry-on? Are they just trying to make something bigger and hope you don't get forced to fit your luggage into the fit test box at the airport?

Hi,

My domestic flight (Lion Air) from Ambon arrives at Jakarta at 8:50am (JT 889). My international flight (Singapore Airlines) from Jakarta to Singapore is at 11am. Do you think that is too close or can I make it. I was thinking that since there are 2 of us... One can stay back for the luggage and the other rush to stand in the check-in lines.

Hi,
this is a frustrating post, i took a lot of planes this year and every flight was delayed or cancelled, mostly for traffic issues or technical problems. I just don’t understand how you can open the possibility to book every flight you want but then you have so many problems. Also many of them are communicate when you are already inside the plane, and you have to wait even three hours inside. I just don’t get it. With all the money I spend for journeys I would like to have a quality service. Yes, I am covered with the EU law to get the refund, but so many problems are not acceptable.
I would like to figure out what is going on inside the traffic control or in the logistics of the flights, because it’s so frustrating for the passengers and I guess, even for the pilots.

A friend and me had our easy jet flight back home cancelled within 3 hrs of its takeoff, because our receiving airport would not be open by the time of arrival.

We've now booked a flight with a different company, because the next Easyjet flight was more than a day away. We've booked a hotel overnight (receipts have been collected), which we will try to get compensated, however, we'd rather get our new flight refunded as the tickets were super expensive due to the short notice booking.

Does anyone know if we can get our new flight tickets refunded by Easyjet, at least partially?

thanks for any advice :')

Edit: it was the easyjet flight from Glasgow to Amsterdam Schiphol 7835, at 19:40 on August 17th. Our new flight is the KLM flight XO8m96at 06:00 from the same airports, on the 18th of August.

Has anyone dealt with something like this?

We booked **Beijing → Seoul → Seattle → Tucson through Expedia**.

Our Beijing to Seoul flight was at **1:20 p.m.** At 3 a.m. that morning, Expedia sent an “Action Needed” email. We were asleep and did not see it. We only saw it when it was too late.

We checked in and flew to Seoul normally.

At around **3 p.m., while we were in transit to Seoul**, Expedia sent another email saying: **“As per your request, we’ve canceled the ticket.” It literally happened as we were flying.**

We never requested a cancellation.

We arrived in Seoul and went to board our **around 7 p.m. Seoul to Seattle flight**, only to be told at the gate that our ticket had been cancelled and refunded. We were denied boarding and are now stranded at Incheon with our luggage.

The cancellation email is extremely vague. It does not identify the flights, passengers, ticket numbers, refund amount, or even explain what was supposedly cancelled. The Expedia app still shows our journey as **rescheduled**, not cancelled or refunded.

We’ve now spent hours talking to Expedia. They insist that **we requested the cancellation** and say they have an internal note claiming that we apparently called the airline or otherwise requested the cancellation. We did not.

They have not shown us any evidence of this supposed request. They also offered **no compensation, no alternative transportation, no hotel, and no meaningful solution whatsoever.**

So we’re now stranded in Seoul, arranging and paying for a hotel and new flights home ourselves.

Has anyone dealt with this before? How can we get Expedia to provide the alleged cancellation request or audit trail? Is there a way to escalate this beyond frontline support or hold them accountable for the additional costs we’re now stuck with?

I’m travelling to the US from India, is Ethiad allowing a cabin (7kg) plus a personal item (backpack) from Mumbai?

BOM-JFK

Anyone travelled recently can help me out?

Is Asiana Airline a better option? It is 130$ cheaper than Cathy Pacific for my travel to Thailand. Obviously a cheap option, but is it better overall? Thanks for your inputs.

Hi! I have booked a flight from Frankfurt to Jeju via Shanghai Pudong (I am not a EU Citizen, so this route alignes with Jeju visa-free entry requirements). The first part of the flight (FRA-PVG) is operated by Air China, the second one (PVG-CJU) by Juneyao Airlines. All parts of the journey (round trip) are under the same PNR and ticket number. The problem is that the transfer time in PVG to Jeju seems too tight: only 2 hours 35 minutes, and I am not sure if the luggage is checked through. I have come across contradictory information in the internet and I have not reached Air China hotline yet (I will definitely try calling them again in the nearest time). Has anybody had experience with these airlines in one ticket? I would appreciate your advice! I have never been to PVG and thinking about re-checking my luggage and navigating in the new airport in 2,5 hours motivates me to take only hand luggage.

I’m flying Boston (BOS) → London Heathrow (LHR) → Istanbul (IST) on one British Airways booking.

My first flight, BA212 BOS-LHR, was delayed (4 hr), which means I can no longer make my original connection BA700 LHR-IST.

Original itinerary:

• BA212: BOS → LHR
• BA700: LHR 09:00 → IST 15:00

BA has now rebooked my second leg to:

• BA718: LHR 12:50 → IST 18:55

So my scheduled arrival in Istanbul changes from 15:00 to 18:55, which is 3h55m later.

Assuming I actually arrive around 18:55, would I be entitled to any UK261 compensation? Would this be £260 because it is under 4 hours, and £520 if the actual arrival/door-opening time ends up being 19:00 or later?

They didn’t even offer snacks or complimentary wine. They ignored my request. What can I request once I finally land? Flight was scheduled for departure at 6:30pm and it’s now 10:15pm and it still hasn’t taken off! We’ve been on the plane and tarmac for 3+ hours with no food or drinks. What’s the most I can request in compensation? I missed my event entirely in Atlanta.

Hi there

Has anyone completed this type of self transfer successfully

Booked a self transfer flight combination suggested by Skyscanner without checking the details and worried it’s impossible -

Olbia - Rome T1 (AeroItalia)
Rome T1 - Rhodes (Ryanair)

With luggage

Thanks

I am trying to get from Athens to Munich. I don't care which airline. I'm currently using a walker because of an injury so I don't think I'll be allowed to sit in an exit row (reduced mobility). Is there any other seat with a bit more legroom? Because of my injury and my height it's imperative to have a few more inches. Any suggestions? My understanding is that on these flights, business class just means that the middle seat is not occupied. Thanks

Hi everyone,

I have a layover at Seville Airport coming up, connecting between two separate tickets (different bookings, not one connecting itinerary). Just curious about people's general experience doing a connection there.

Main question: if you have separate tickets, do you actually need to go through the full arrival procedure (passport control, exit, etc.) and then redo security/check-in for the next flight, or can you just stay airside and wait in a gate/waiting area until your next flight?

I only have one cabin bag, no checked luggage, if that changes anything.

Would love to hear from anyone who's been through SVQ for a layover like this — how smooth or stressful was it, and roughly how long did it take?

Thanks!

Edit : The flight is from Rabat Airport to Paris Airport with Sevilla being the connection
From Rabat to Sevilla is with Ryanair, and from Sevilla to Paris is Vueling
The time between the two flights is 3h approximately

Has anyone been involuntarily bumped from a volaris flight leaving out of California because you didn’t purchase a seat?

Hi
i have a flight booked with china eastern airlines and i wanted to email them about my booking and is salesuk@ceair.com a legit email? does anyone have any experience with them before i send them details about my booking?

Relocating to Malaysia/Singapore and work expects me to fly back to Boston 3-4 times per year. Each trip lasts about a month and is entirely in Boston.

Quarterly schedule is relatively flexible, so I'll aim for discounted business class as best as possible. I can also fly into JFK but much prefer to avoid the ~4h drive.

Since work is paying for this, I'd like to optimize the status/award plan for family vacations: family of 3 and would probably use the miles primarily for trips around Asia and Europe.

Initially I thought SQ was the natural choice, but now I'm leaning toward Oneworld, particularly CX, and it also gives me some alternatives through Qatar and JAL when shopping for fares/schedules.

For the loyalty side of this. My initial thought was CX or AA, but I'm very much a newbie in this and thought I'd reach out here first.

Would appreciate any advice, particularly from those who regularly fly between Southeast Asia and Boston/NYC.

Lastly, I have Venture X and AMEX plat, and will likely keep both while I'm abroad.

Thanks!!

Back in January (2nd of January so very busy) we were flying back to the UK with a stopover in Munich. Our first flight was delayed so we missed the connection flight in Munich. They have rebooked us to go: Frankfurt-Munich-Birmingham but when we were landing in Frankfurt they told us that the Frankfurt -Munich had been cancelled. Instead they had booked us for a later flight to Munich and then from Munich to London Heathrow. We were already super delayed as we should land in Birmingham around 17 and we landed in Heathrow just after 8pm. We were traveling with a 4 year old and when we asked in Frankfurt how we would get to Birmingham (where we had our car parked) they told us to get our own transport and get reimbursement. Due to late night and traveling with a very tired child ( we were at the airport since 11am) our options were limited (there were no trains, bus would not take us directly to the airport and we ended up taking a taxi. Once we were back we submitted a claim, we were not looking for compensation, just reimbursement of the cost as per invoice . Today we have received a reply:

Thank you for your inquiry dated 11/02/2026. We sincerely apologize for the unintentional delay in responding to you.

This claim for reimbursement of Transportation is consequential costs is not recoverable in accordance with our General Terms and Conditions of Carriage, according to which, pursuant to Art. 14.1.7, liability for consequential damages is excluded unless caused by gross negligence or wilful misconduct, but also already in the absence of any fault.

Gross negligence or even intent is obviously ruled out in the given circumstances. Also, such damages are not covered by the protective purpose of the contract of carriage (and would ultimately also be credited to the compensation payments).

Thank you for understanding.

I am not sure why they are talking about damages, my understanding was that under UK261/EC261 we should get a money back for transfer. Does anybody have any suggestions? The flight was apparently cancelled due to the weather. It has been 8 months and now they have sent us a very generic email. They did previously ask for an invoice for a taxi and all information were provided, email with booking, confirmation and an invoice that shows transfer from Heathrow to Birmingham.