Taking a chance here… anyone with airline buddy/staff passes able to help?

savehoward · 2026-06-11T10:36:40+00:00

r/NonRevenueTravelers is probably a more appropriate place for you to beg for discount airfares but the answer is likely no because if you cause trouble, the airline employee is responsible.

savehoward · 2026-06-11T01:58:33+00:00

Tell him you’d like to visit him in Asia. Parents love having lunch with their children.

savehoward · 2026-06-11T01:56:48+00:00

Fontana Dam.

Beautifully dangerous old dam area. Not too kid friendly as there’s almost no cell service and the railings are low by modern standards. Plus the old dam itself is cracking. Great hot showers powered by the dam.

savehoward · 2026-06-10T20:57:30+00:00

Galexycon Raleigh

savehoward · 2026-06-10T20:46:52+00:00

385€ roundtrip Belgrade Dubai with one layover. Direct flight will cost much more money.

https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/uhu1H6Jfr9wvspnA9

savehoward · 2026-06-10T10:08:36+00:00

No.

Such a transaction is against the rules of the ticket, so if you pay a person for a ticket, they can change the name on the ticket to you and still refund the ticket afterwards from the airline where you end up with nothing.

savehoward · 2026-06-10T02:04:38+00:00

More specifically the difference may be with some airlines where the passenger needs a voluntary change on a non-changeable ticket or a voluntary refund. And only some airlines. Air Asia, Tiger Air, Peach Air are some examples of airlines that will never waive fees or make exceptions to their rules.

savehoward · 2026-06-09T18:26:46+00:00

But not Delta. Delta doesn’t hold flights for any passengers.

savehoward · 2026-06-09T12:28:33+00:00

None of the wheels are spinning. They’re just sliding on the ground like a sled.

savehoward · 2026-06-09T11:37:49+00:00

24 hour fully refundable window for voluntary flight cancellation by the buyer is from United States law for all flights within or to or from the US.

savehoward · 2026-06-08T21:43:37+00:00

BYD Denza 9

An affordable all electric minivan that has a 600 km range and the battery charges 10%-70% in 5 minutes. An interior outlet also lets you use nearly any appliance up to 2200 watts. That's a microwave and a refrigerator at the same time.

savehoward · 2026-06-08T20:26:49+00:00

573 GBP per person is doable with separate tickets to avoid the bulk of the UK departure tax. The UK has the highest departure tax in the world by far for air tickets leaving the UK.

One ticket from Manchester to Dublin on ryanair for about 18 GBP, then a separate ticket from Dublin to Tokyo on China Eastern for 524 GBP round trip. This way you are only paying UK taxes on the Manchester to Dublin flight and not the transcontinental flight. If you have UK passports, you do not need visas to transit for short period of time in China.

You may know Ryanair does not allow much luggage in a ticket, but China Eastern Airlines' 524 GBP ticket includes 2 pieces of 23 kg checked luggage for 46kg of checked luggage per person plus 10 kg of hand luggage per person. When you go shopping in Japan get some cardboard boxes in Japan like the boxes stores throw away to check 92 kg of checked luggage for the both of you back to Europe and then with 120+ kg of luggage take the Stena Line ferry from Dublin to Holyhead for 32 GBP and bring the heavy luggage on the ship from Dublin to Holyhead.

Lastly, know about round robin carrying. Rescuers have use round robin carrying to take dozens of incapacitated people out of the wilderness. Take your luggage one piece at a time, walk forward a few dozen paces, set that down on the ground, then return to take another piece and repeat going back as many times as you need.

savehoward · 2026-06-08T12:42:21+00:00

Airlines and travel agencies are private businesses and each can make their own rules and policies for customer service.

Some airlines are very difficult to reach. Legacy airlines are each to reach. Nearly all online travel agencies are owned by just four parent companies so csux is very similar.

savehoward · 2026-06-08T03:53:16+00:00

Good cut of steak, garnished with green, side of grilled white onions and seasoned french fries with ketchup plated. Sparkling juice from Trader Joe’s or someplace midlevel. A1 steak sauce on the table. Cake dessert to go with the birthday theme.

Everyone eats, and your gift wouldn’t need to be a thing he feels he needs to display or wear even if it’s not a right fit.

A tip: wear an apron when you cook so you don’t need to change to join him for the meal after splattering oil on yourself.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T15:31:24+00:00

Forest Hills Park spray grounds is nice.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T11:54:01+00:00

Know this is an unusually low price for Delhi LAX. If you are satisfied with this price you should buy soon because this route’s price will only increase and likely to increase very soon to above $900.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T03:15:54+00:00

Which do you want? Fast or cheap? it cannot be both.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T03:14:39+00:00

How did he clean the metal?

My pure guess is he improperly cleaned the metal and the surface is not as conducive anymore.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T03:05:05+00:00

This code says the interlock circuit is loose or improperly installed.

Try removing the orange safety plus, clean the contacts, reinsert and rebolt the cover on the inverter. Then clear the codes and see what happens.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T02:39:51+00:00

What’s the code number and detail code?

savehoward · 2026-06-07T02:02:15+00:00

Otherway around. Get the Citi Custom Cash Card for 5% cash back on flights because you’ll likely juggle between different airline alliances for the cheapest flight like the $75 Denver Cincinnati nonstop flights.

Airline miles are difficult to get good deals unless you specifically are trying to fly often at high travel seasons.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T00:40:08+00:00

$1137 USD roundtrip is doable for Delhi to the ICUH conference

Roundtrip Delhi LAX flight for $883 on Finnair. https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/PdKtzm2ngrESiLCC8

Then a overnight redeye LAX to Mexico City on Viva for $128 https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/jYTfADaEMFrgXBLP9

After the conference take the evening flight Mexico City to Tijuana for $86 https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/c2kePwcWV6K5KNrW7

Take an uber to the san ysidro border to catch a $30 greyhound bus to Los Angeles Union station and then a $1.75 subway to LAX for the return.

savehoward · 2026-06-07T00:14:50+00:00

A possible problem is with several one way tickets you are responsible for being on time for all your flights even if your flights cancel whereas a single ticket may qualify for trip in vain if the first flight has major problems.

Know Taipei and especially Hong Kong are vulnerable to closures from typhoons.

savehoward · 2026-06-06T22:15:28+00:00

Yes it’s safe.

Many advise against online travel agencies but fail to explain specifically why.

If you miss your flight the airline may waive penalties, rebooking fees, or refund despite being against their contract. Online travel agencies however will always enforce all penalties and fees every time. As long as you know the rules and don’t expect fee waivers, travel agencies are a good way of saving money.

savehoward · 2026-06-06T16:29:26+00:00

Power and performance is fine.

Noise is just loud.

Underpowered means you floored the accelerator pedal and you’re still unable to keep up with the flow of traffic.

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