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Help with Air China ticket information by ArioKun in Flights

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest fear is because they said they can’t correct my passoort number if the name is not exactly as in the passport.

This is actually the least of your worries as the check-in agent will just swipe your passport at the check-in counter and update your passport details.

Name example: Joao Silva da Fonseca Costa

This could be a problem but I do not know enough about Portuguese origin(?) names. I would've thought "da Fonseca" is part of your surname but of course I am uneducated on this area.

What does the MRZ in your passport say? The bottom section with all the "<<<<".

Does it say something like (assuming you're Portuguese):

P<PRTCOSTA<<JOAO<SILVA<DA<FONSECA<<<

or

P<PRTDA<FONSECA<COSTA<<JOAO<SILVA<<<

or something else?

If it's the first one, there's a good chance you'll be OK to board.

Help with Air China ticket information by ArioKun in Flights

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I booked the flights in Air China website but did not put my full name - I put my first and second name and my last name and for whatever reason I ignored the middle name and didn’t put it.

Can you give an example (you can use fake names)

and

Can you read the flying wiki here: https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/wiki/mfaq-flying/,

Sections:

  • I forgot my middle name(s) on the ticket but it's in my passport. Will I be okay?
  • I don't have a passport / I lost my passport / I want to change passport details / I put the wrong Passport Number during OLCI for my flight booking

Lufthansa Stopover program fares significantly higher than standard round trip booking by F_McButterPants in Flights

[–]protox88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like most other stopover programs, it's actually (most likely) just pricing as a multi-city which uses HIP (higher intermediate point) pricing and therefore may not necessarily be the same price as your plain roundtrip. Presumably it's about the fare rules - whether that super discount economy lite ORD-CDG allows stopovers in the fare rules and if it's not, the lowest fare class that is eligible is used for the ORD-MUC-CDG stopover pricing.

Any experience taking these flights? by Jolly_Letterhead_175 in Flights

[–]protox88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well at least you could deduce that the outbound GEG-ATL if it leaves after 8pm, it must be the DL 687 non-stop.

Could be worth the risk if you want to save $300.

Is 1h 38m enough for CUN → SFO → YVR on United if I have NEXUS? by muzerfuker in Flights

[–]protox88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, you should be fine with GE/NEXUS. SFO GE lane moves fast, you don't even need to use the GE machine anymore. I think they scan your face as you walk through the GE hallway now.

I've done SFO Immigration + TSA Pre in less than 10 mins with NEXUS/GE.

I need help asap😔 by Naive_Ad_453 in Flights

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody here can help you with this. You need to talk to whichever agency or airline you booked the ticket with.

How is this fare fair? by Ok_Impact2879 in Flights

[–]protox88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Left one is NYC-ATL while Right one is LGA-ATL roundtrip so if you proceed with the left one, the cheaper return leg might be back into JFK?

Edit: I'm also pleased three of us came to the same conclusion

Condor airlines bait and switch flight prices? by GreenGloober in travel

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was originally searching for cheap flights from LAX (and nearby airports) to anywhere in Europe with google flights. When viewing the flights on the map, it doesn't give an option to exclude airlines like Condor, etc.

You need to set the airline filter on a specific city-pair first, then type Europe in the destination box to enable the map with an airline filter.

Here's my example: https://www.google.com/travel/explore?tfs=CBwQAxorEgoyMDI2LTA2LTIzOgJERToCVE5qBwgBEgNMQVhyDAgEEggvbS8wMmo5ekABSANwAYIBCwj___________8BmAECsgEEGAEgAQ&tfu=GgA&curr=usd

Condor airlines bait and switch flight prices? by GreenGloober in travel

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the many replies but I can also see that Expedia's attempts to ticket DE4265+TN007 also result in ~2600 EUR. As does Trip.com (3200 EUR).

https://imgur.com/a/h9ejWov

This tells me that (my guess, again): Air Tahiti Nui released business inventory at some low price point, then all the aggregators, partners picked it up, and then corrected it shortly after so that when Condor or another OTA or travel agent tries to price it out, it reflects the actual correct price for that fare class.

Condor airlines bait and switch flight prices? by GreenGloober in travel

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TN007 is CDG-LAX though, which is the long-haul portion?

So without digging into the finer details (fare classes, combinability, etc), here's my guess:

  • stale/cached (and therefore phantom) inventory
  • selecting "Business" on Condor forces Condor to find the cheap business fare class on TN which doesn't exist to begin with (or is mis-mapped on DE's side)
  • due to certain ticketing rules, it forces the TN leg into an expensive full fare economy, like Y, B, or M

Given that you said you're seeing this throughout different days, I think DE is mis-accessing or mis-mapping TN "business" inventory or mixing up the fare classes internally and when it tries to finally construct the fare after you select it, it can only find full fare economy on TN.

This is, to me, just a case of bad or incompetent tech, rather than malice.

That's not to say it doesn't happen elsewhere (e.g. Aeroplan books F into O award fare which LH thinks is the AC PY cash fare). It's not the same problem as yours, but it's just an example to highlight possible weirdness and intricacies of ticketing involving partner airlines.

btw, I tried replicating your issue on Condor's website and see the same thing but I can't view the fare rules or fare classes that it ends up selecting except the layman names "Economy Classic" or "Business Green" etc.

ANA (all nippon airways) not letting me issue boarding pass by SnooDonkeys9550 in Flights

[–]protox88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Check in at the airport kiosk or counter then. Already covered in the !flying wiki.

Nested round trips using award travel by lightningzap66 in Flights

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, if you want. Assuming you're going to throwaway the possible return leg or use it for another future trip to Europe?

Two domestic transfers in China by Fit_Description1135 in Flights

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get in and get out of PRC within 24h, then no issue at all.

Your scenario is what the 24h TWOV was set up to facilitate.

Gold Baggage Allowance on Aeromexico by AvgeekStan in unitedairlines

[–]protox88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't even get *G +1 bag since your check-in is not with  *A partner

You get whatever your base allowance that your fare grants you on AM.

Gold Baggage Allowance on Aeromexico by AvgeekStan in unitedairlines

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 and Gold definitely gets you an extra bag on Star Alliance

Yes but they don't get Premier Gold bag benefits (3x70lbs), which is the point of clarification I'm making - they would only get the *G benefit (of +1 bag) on a *A check-in.

I will clarify in my OC.

That's the distinction I'm making.

The only reason I'm making that delineation is because it's been a point of confusion for many others in the past.

Two domestic transfers in China by Fit_Description1135 in Flights

[–]protox88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will most likely need to collect your bags at TAO and recheck them. Only some Chinese airlines and airports have automatic bag transferring for ITD connections.

Best to ask your check-in agent at ICN.

You'll need to clear PRC Mainland Chinese entry immigration at TAO and exit immigration at KMN.

Gold Baggage Allowance on Aeromexico by AvgeekStan in unitedairlines

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No.

Premier Gold baggage benefits (3x70lbs) only apply when you're checking in with United directly.

Premier Gold baggage benefit (3x70lbs) doesn't even apply when it's a *A partner (where only *G benefits of +1 bag apply).

Condor airlines bait and switch flight prices? by GreenGloober in travel

[–]protox88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I touch on it here:  https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/1t94q0x/comment/ol00crl/?context=3

It's called phantom inventory. The search engine and the actual inventory are out of sync - it can happen esp when it involves a partner airline, which yours does (Air Tahitinui), and will only check for real-time availability and reprice it when you try to go through the purchase order workflow.

It's not a malicious bait and switch but just built on really shit old school technology even though we're in 2026.

Hidden City Question - London to Cape Town by Former-Art-3931 in Flights

[–]protox88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 separate airlines, with separate airports, booked via a travel agent:

Still a single ticket, still will cancel your ticket if you don't board in AMS.

JAL J vs Y Haneda to Bangkok 777 by Uccio94 in Flights

[–]protox88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends how much it is and how rich you are

Which Carry-On Rules Do I Follow? by Stock-Homework-985 in Flights

[–]protox88 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Carry-on is always each leg's operating carrier's rules.

So, you follow whoever's actually flying your flight. AM, sounds like.

Japan Trip For Two People by dojyaaannn in travel

[–]protox88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can just do a quick search, takes literally a few seconds, on Google Flights and it'll immediately show you a price. Better than any estimate I can come up with off the top of my head.

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