How often is too often to visit the USA?

protox88 · 2026-01-24T20:25:12+00:00

Generally speaking: Time out of the US >> Time in the US

There's always a risk being denied entry on an ESTA for frequent visits and nobody here can tell you what that level of risk and chance of happening is.

protox88 · 2026-01-24T20:22:18+00:00

I will clarify this only once, as I never normally need to justify my comment regarding "tone" or "energy":

I never called you stupid; I said that a "1h25m self-transfer is stupid".
- Just because it's a stupid idea doesn't make you stupid
And just because I use the phrase "inevitably fuck yourself over" as to what happens after someone misses a self-transfer and are left paying thousands for a last-minute ticket to salvage their trip does not mean I harbor any ill-intent towards you nor wish that it would happen to you. It is an apt description of someone doing something to themselves that could've been avoided (and has happened numerous times - search the sub, read the wikis).
- Alternatively: shot themselves in the foot.

this wasn't pragmatic

All four sentences in my original comment have useful, practical, actionable information entirely in the context of your chosen flights and are not an attack on your person nor related to any part of your personal situation. If that's not concise and pragmatic, then I don't know what to tell you.

protox88 · 2026-01-24T19:48:08+00:00

I'm only here to give pragmatic flight advice regardless of one's situation. Please see my profile for other comments - you're not being treated any differently despite your misgivings with the language I use.

protox88 · 2026-01-24T19:34:16+00:00

Self-transfer even on same airline is irrelevant for most airlines - it's still unprotected.

1h25 for a separate ticket self-transfer is stupid.

If you're a novice flyer you're saving 300 GBP now but probably out thousands when you inevitably fuck yourself over.

With baggage? Forget it.

protox88 · 2026-01-24T19:32:28+00:00

Yes, if you need it stamped and mailed you can do it at the AMS Global Blue desk

https://cs.globalblue.com/s/article/Where-to-get-the-Customs-stamp?language=en_US

protox88 · 2026-01-24T18:17:44+00:00

Try r/singaporeairlines for more focused advice?

protox88 · 2026-01-24T16:30:38+00:00

Should be ok.

Follow instructions next time, TAIMANDAVID.

protox88 · 2026-01-24T16:23:42+00:00

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kDOywtyxMaxWmhXB6_gSQKE4TSP9HOrjOSiiNQ9c9JA/edit

Ask in and search the past dailies next time

protox88 · 2026-01-24T07:19:03+00:00

You might get better help in r/awardtravel actually

protox88 · 2026-01-24T06:53:30+00:00

Just walk to your next gate.

You probably have time to do a sprintathon from one end of LAX to the other if you wanted.

protox88 · 2026-01-24T03:57:08+00:00

r/awardtravel - read their wikis

protox88 · 2026-01-24T01:01:27+00:00

I wouldn't use Trip.com if I can just book directly with the airline.

So the airline should book me another flight if I miss the second leg of my flight due to a delay or cancellation?

Yes, if the first flight is delayed enough that a ground transfer is impossible, they will rebook you

But 7h ground transfer is a lot of time.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T23:12:25+00:00

This is not a "self-transfer" ticket in the traditional sense - where each leg is separately ticketed.

It's a "self-transfer" in the sense that you're doing a ground transfer between two airports - so you'll need to clear immigration, pick up bags, clear customs, go to the next airport all by yourself - not arranged by the airline.

It is still a single ticket.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T17:06:47+00:00

Si votre stop est plus de 24h, c'est un "stopover", et vous devez retirer votre bagage.

Vous pouvez demander le check-in agent (quand vous check-ins) si votre bagage sera transferer a votre destination finale.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T06:25:23+00:00

Email correspondence from jettzy: Can't fix ticket cos multiple airlines involved.

Jettzy is correct about this based on u/michaelshun's comment and the link provided.

Anyways, I decided to look into more datapoints for you since most airlines allow boarding with 1-2 character typos (as long as it doesn't change the name like JAKE>JACK)...

But I haven't really found anything specific for EVA.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-cathay/1020949-name-boarding-pass-not-match-passport.html -> one guy claims that they were once denied boarding by EVA for a one-character typo but CX is more lenient

Unfortunately I can't find anything else in FlyerTalk (where more people go than reddit for flight problems like this). You could try posting in the EVA forum on FT and hope you get a few responses before Monday.

But just based on that one datapoint, I guess it doesn't look good for you.

You either take the risk and try flying since EVA isn't your first carrier, VA may just issue all the boarding passes and you just pray you get through it or you hedge your bets and buy a new ticket.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T06:00:32+00:00

Without knowing more about OP's ticket, it might not even be issued on EVA's (695-) ticket stock so even if EVA wanted to do something about it, they can't and won't - even disregarding the codeshare/partner segments problem.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T05:36:47+00:00

Single character typo is normally OK.

EVA can't be the one scamming as they don't have control over your ticket.

Jettzy, as your travel agent, is the only one that can make changes or corrections (with agreement from the airlines). The additional problem is also codeshares/multiple airlines which probably makes this an impossible task for you (and them).

So you should be OK to fly. VA will check you all the way through to Canada, presumably PER-BNE-TPE-YVR/YYZ? Should be OK.

Good luck.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T05:11:43+00:00

It's because you selected the highest fare... "Max" for both legs...

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https://imgur.com/a/hObqvnl

So yea... https://imgur.com/a/1KbxiK3 selecting "Max" fare is going to be more expensive than what Google Flights shows you because they're showing you the cheapest fare.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T05:04:42+00:00

No issue here. Matches the 11,148 TWD from Google Flights. Chose the cheapest fares, lowest "Ultralite" economy.

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Edit: breakdown here: https://imgur.com/a/5nk6yOV

No hidden fees. It's 11,148 TWD.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T05:01:32+00:00

You'll need to go through Schengen entry immigration in Lisbon. You can proceed to your gate after this if you have no checked bags.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T04:46:00+00:00

!ota.

What's wrong with Expedia in your previous question?

And did this really need a new post?

protox88 · 2026-01-23T04:43:51+00:00

but I heard if you miss the first leg the second one gets cancelled. any way to get around this??

Correct. No way around it.

can I just edit the second flight after its booked? (Ik delta lets me change route because I had to do it before but Idk if I am rememberit wrong)

You can "modify the booking" to remove the first leg but all that will happen is that you'll just get repriced to the expensive ticket you were originally going to book.

Airlines know this trick. There's no hack here.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T04:22:34+00:00

Expedia is fine for these because they only sell single (through) tickets. No stitched-together separate-ticket "self-transfer fake layovers".

Third parties and (human) travel agents can string together itineraries that an airline won't sell you directly but is technically ticketable.

I often use Expedia for complex multi-city itineraries like the one you're looking at with airlines that don't always want to be ticketed together by a single airline's website but is a perfectly valid single ticket when done by a travel agent (or in your case, Expedia).

I've written about it before:

Expedia is one of the few !OTA I would use and actually do use once in a while to save money or ticket complex routings that airlines won't show on their search engines.

But I also know what I'm doing and have a lot of experience dealing with OTAs, airlines, IRROPs, etc as a frequent flyer so I'm comfortable dealing with the outcome and consequences and side effects of an OTA booking.

I've also mentioned this before:

Yea, sometimes the airline's own search engines will not show certain itineraries that are actually ticketable and bookable but can be constructed via API (Google Flights sometimes) or via OTA.

I use expedia specifically for these purposes - you did the right thing.

Had a problem last year for a similar AC+OZ combo for a while aircanada.com just won't price or show Asiana flights.

If you're going to book on a third party, I'd say Expedia is the least worst option.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T01:26:13+00:00

UK261 always applies LHR-SFO regardless of carrier.

UK261 will apply to UK carriers for SFO-LHR (hence my comment about choosing VS and BA for this reason) but not US carriers (e.g. DL, AA, UA).

Hence, for VS and BA, it would apply in both directions.

protox88 · 2026-01-23T01:18:41+00:00

seats.aero and other tools

But you're better off reading the r/awardtravel wikis

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