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    #482
    robyntmorton
    Registered Users Posts: 4,263 ✭✭✭robyntmorton


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Cheers rob...have to book the father an aisle seat for his hols... never hear the end of it if I make a balls of it.

    The 3/3 aircraft are easy enough A-F. It's when you go away from that things get complicated. You're right to ask if unsure.


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    #483
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Agreed, for example a Stobart ATR72, Seats are 2-2, but the seats B and E are omitted, so it is A,C-D,F


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    #484
    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,820 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Turns out someone made a balls somewhere. I went to check him in and he's down as a teen fare!! He's 67!! It was booked through a third party (flights and accommodation in one package)....Looks like the guy taking the booking screwed up. Wonder what Ryanair are like for A DOB change? I noticed the flight prices were the same as adult fares.


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    #485
    maximum12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 666 ✭✭✭maximum12


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Turns out someone made a balls somewhere. I went to check him in and he's down as a teen fare!! He's 67!! It was booked through a third party (flights and accommodation in one package)....Looks like the guy taking the booking screwed up. Wonder what Ryanair are like for A DOB change? I noticed the flight prices were the same as adult fares.

    There are no teen fares on Ryanair and you don't give them a dob so there's nothing to change.


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    #486
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    maximum12 wrote: »
    There are no teen fares on Ryanair and you don't give them a dob so there's nothing to change.

    There is kinda on tickets from the UK, where if you're booked on a teen fare your ADP is refunded.

    As well as that it states Teen on the top of the ticket.

    And in order to check in, will the system not reject you if you're not between 12 and 15?


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    #487
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭VG31


    maximum12 wrote: »
    There are no teen fares on Ryanair and you don't give them a dob so there's nothing to change.

    The fares are the same but there is a teen (12-15) category when booking on the Ryanair site. I imagine that when checking in the DOB must be within that age range.


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    #488
    mfceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 12,820 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    There is kinda on tickets from the UK, where if you're booked on a teen fare your ADP is refunded.

    As well as that it states Teen on the top of the ticket.

    And in order to check in, will the system not reject you if you're not between 12 and 15?

    Correct!! It's a UK booking. When I try to enter his DOB for online check in it won't let me enter a date earlier than 2001. Sent them a tweet and am waiting on their live chat forum.


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    #489
    Pocaide
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Pocaide


    Will be travelling to London next week, and will need to use my phone quite a bit Google maps for directions. I will be travelling without bags and was wondering will I be able to bring a small power bank and connection for the phone through security and on board. Thanks.


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    #490
    A Dub in Glasgo
    Registered Users Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭A Dub in Glasgo


    Yes


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    #491
    Pocaide
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Pocaide


    Thanks for that.


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    #492
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,762 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    Seats are 2-2, but the seats B and E are omitted

    This is because C will always be an isle seat regardless of aircraft type.

    On widebodys A and K will always be window seats, weather it be 2-4-2 or 3-4-3. Additionally, "I" is also omitted. For example, EI A330's are AC-DEFG-HK

    I believe its so if there is an emergency the location of someones seat is immediately recognized.


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    #493
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/three-british-airways-passengers-treated-9502368


    Is this legit or a pr stunt.


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    #494
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,322 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Gamebred wrote: »
    http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/three-british-airways-passengers-treated-9502368


    Is this legit or a pr stunt.

    HArdly a PR stunt and full of exaggeration. Club Europe seats are the same width and pitch as economy (Eurotraveller in BA speak) but with an empty middle seat.

    The tickets could never have cost thousands and regularly cost less than economy (restricted business v flex economy). I'll guess both flights were lightly loaded and these were the stragglers.


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    #495
    Korat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭Korat


    Merry Christmas to all those who'll still be working tonight. You're very much appreciated. :)


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    #496
    sm3ar
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭sm3ar


    How long does this usually take?


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    #497
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,466 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    It can be done in 15 minutes on a good day. Can also take an hour or so depending on circumstances.


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    So, looking up flights to Vegas for Sept 2017, Club Travel and Tour America are giving me an option of flying DUB-LAX-LAS with AA (it says one stop) but when I look up the flight code it's giving me is for Charlotte to LAX. So if it's only one stop, do we not get off the plane in Charlotte? Do we have to de-plane making it 2 stops? How can they advertise it as one stop when it's really two then?


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    #499
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,762 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    I would guess its a tag on, i.e, the flight your on lands in CLT from DUB, then continues to LAX with the same flight number. Its nonstop because its the same flight number all the way trough.

    a nonstop flight and a direct flight are two different things.

    Non-stop = same flight number
    Direct = plane doesn't land until the final destination

    Someone else may have a more detailed explanation as to why this is.


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Thanks for your answer, expedia selling same flight as two stops (dub-clt and clt-lax same flight number and then lax-las as a different flight number). Not worth it when I could just fly dub-clt-las directly for around the same amount of money.


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    #501
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 10,710 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Note the cut off time before scheduled departure is 45 minutes. Going down just over an hour before departure should be fine. If you have not done it before they call specific flights at time.


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    #502
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭VG31


    Captain_Crash wrote: »
    a nonstop flight and a direct flight are two different things.

    Non-stop = same flight number
    Direct = plane doesn't land until the final destination

    That's the wrong way round.


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    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Also, as a note, AA722 is SFO-PHL-DUB, with a change from an A321 to an A330 in Philadelphia.


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    Also, as a note, AA722 is SFO-PHL-DUB, with a change from an A321 to an A330 in Philadelphia.

    It's AA725 that I'm looking at.


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    #505
    billie1b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭billie1b


    A nonstop flight does as it suggests, flies from one airport to another without stopping.
    A direct flight, makes stops along the way allowing pax to disembark and embark whilst other pax can stay seated until final destination.


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    #506
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    billie1b wrote: »
    A nonstop flight does as it suggests, flies from one airport to another without stopping.
    A direct flight, makes stops along the way allowing pax to disembark and embark whilst other pax can stay seated until final destination.

    Is a flight with the same callsign but a change of aircraft considered Direct?


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    #507
    billie1b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭billie1b


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    Is a flight with the same callsign but a change of aircraft considered Direct?

    I'm nearly positive that it is yes, each leg is also independent of the other, for example
    Flight 1234 DUB - SFO with a stop in NYC and change of aircraft continuing on as Flight 1234 can depart NYC as 1234 even if the 1234 DUB-NYC is delayed.


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    #508
    Pat Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,004 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    Captain_Crash wrote: »
    a nonstop flight and a direct flight are two different things.

    Non-stop = same flight number
    Direct = plane doesn't land until the final destination

    Someone else may have a more detailed explanation as to why this is.
    Non-stop, does that mean it doesn't stop? :)
    Direct, does that mean it doesn't stop? :D


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    #509
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,719 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    January wrote: »
    It's AA725 that I'm looking at.

    Still a change of aircraft at Charlotte from A330 to A321.


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    #510
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,762 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    VG31 wrote: »
    That's the wrong way round.

    Haha yes I did, I see its been clarified since... confusing as you can see:D


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    #511
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,798 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    billie1b wrote: »
    A direct flight, makes stops along the way allowing pax to disembark and embark whilst other pax can stay seated until final destination.

    Unless its United, who force you to get off (with you cabin baggage) and re-queue for the same damn seat in the same priority order as before.

    Former US Airways had quite a few flights with the same code through PHL or CLT to DUB; usually ones with actual non-stop flights from what I saw. Almost all involved a change of plane too.


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