Bonjour à tous,
Je souhaite me rendre durant les vacances de la toussain 2007 à l'Ile Maurice. J'ai donc fait une recherche pour comparer les différents moyens de s'y rendre. L'option la plus pratique et la moins chère (1200 euros tout de meme) me semble etre un vol Emirates via Dubai. Si vous avez voyagé sur cette ligne ou sur cette compagnie j'aimerais connaitre vos impression concernant le confort et le service à bord. Le transit à Dubai est il facile et rapide? Y a t'il de quoi s'occuper à l'aéroport de Dubai? Les horaires sont elles respéctées?
J'attend vos réponses avec impatience!
A+😉
Salut, Emirates est une très bonne compagnie, nous l'avons prise une fois, rien à dire, les hotesses et stewarts très sympas, bon service, confort égal à lufthansa ou air france, les horaires respectés et l'aéroport de dubai est nickel, tu verra une magnifique fresque au mur en arrivant ; bref, tu peux y aller....Néanmoins 1200 euros pour Maurice; cela me parait cher...
Les naufragés du vol EMIRATES EK 095 DUBAI-ROME-NICE
26 HEURES D’ATTENTE EN ENFER
à l’aéroport de DubaÏ
Récit d’une galère :
Départ prévu le 12 Mars 2007 7H30 heure locale de Dubaï
Arrivée prévue à l’aéroport de Nice le 12 Mars à 13H10 heure française (16H10 heure locale à Dubaï)
En salle d’embarquement à 7 heures, le personnel navigant (équipage) est monté dans l’avion à 6H45.
A 7H30 il est annoncé que le départ est reporté de 4 à 5 heures sans aucune explication malgré les demandes répétées des passagers. (on apprendra dans la journée par les coups de téléphone en France qu’un avion de la Biman Bengladesh s’est crashé au décollage sur la piste.)
Le personnel d’embarquement Emirates disparaît ensuite en laissant les 300 passagers en salle d’embarquement.
Vers 13H00 nous sommes avisés par haut parleur qu’un repas est accordé au Mac Donald’s.(soit un mac do et un coca par passager). Signalons qu’aucune distribution de boissson n’a été effectuée depuis 7H00 du matin auprès des passagers ( parmi lesquels des enfants en bas âge) et ce malgré de nombreuses réclamations.
Pour les passagers qui se rendront au mac do, ils devront faire une queue de 100 mètres en concurrence avec les passagers des 30 autres vols annulés et/ou en attente. Bref panique noire ! ! ! !
La journée continue en salle d’embarquement(sans information ni présence du personnel Emirates ou de l’aéroport).
Vers 16H30 quelques passagers excédés par la situation se rendent au centre d’information pour demander un responsable et surtout l’heure de départ prévue pour le vol EK095.
Pour seule réponse : « on ne sait rien, il n’y pas de responsables. »
Nous insistons et nous nous retrouvons confrontés à des policiers appelés immédiatement et nous nous voyons renvoyés en salle d’embarquement sans ménagement.
Vers 17H30 nouvelle délégation de passagers plus importante au premier étage où nous avons su qu’il y avait un bureau d’un responsable de l’aéroport.
Celui-ci refuse de nous dire quoi que ce soit sur les motifs du retard et la programmation du vol EK095. Cela déclenche même une réaction de colère inconsidérée de sa part et l’appel de nouveau aux policiers pour nous refouler hors de son bureau.
Vers 18H15 un passager appelle l’ambassade de France à Dubaï pour avertir de la gravité de la situation à l’aéroport ( surtout par rapport aux enfants prévus sur le vol, au refus d’information de la part des autorités, situation sanitaire, manque d’eau).
Il parle à une employée de l’ambassade qui lui dit que l’ambassade est fermée depuis 18 heures, qu’il faudra rappeler à l’ouverture le lendemain matin et rajoute « quand on fait un voyage on assume les conséquences de ce voyage et on n’a pas à se plaindre à l’ambassade de son pays ».
Peu après par haut parleur nous sommes avisés que le vol partirait vers 19H15. Puis deux agents Emirates viennent et demandent l’évacuation de la salle pour recommencer le processus d’embarquement ( nouvelle présentation des passeports et des cartes d’embarquement). Un seul agent (trois habituellement pour cette procédure) est affecté à la tâche et naturellement l’opération dure une heure.
Finalement vers 19H00, tous les passagers sont prêts en salle d’embarquement, l’agent d’Emirates se rend devant la porte d’embarquement de l’avion dont les lumières de cabine passagers sont allumées. A ce moment précis, nous n’avions vu aucun membre d’équipage monter dans l’avion ni mouvements de personnels au sol pour préparer l’avion au départ. Cela sentait le coup fourré.
C’est alors qu’on nous annonce par haut parleur que le vol est annulé et qu’un repas nous sera servi au mac do.
Colère et indignation générales de tous les passagers avec chahut. Les policiers veulent faire évacuer la salle de force. Des personnes se sentent mal, des enfant et des femmes pleurent. De plus les policiers sont arrivés pour arrêter avec des menottes trois ou quatre passagers qui s’étaient exprimés au nom de tous lors des différentes demandes d’explication. Un thaïlandais qui venait de filmer la scène d’intervention des policiers est également emmener entre 2 policiers. Finalement la salle est évacuée
Soit au total un thaïlandais, un italien et deux français sont embarqué »s au poste de police malgré l’opposition de certains passagers. Ces personnes resteront au poste de 19H30à 23H30 soit quatre heures. Leurs passeports sont confisqués pour être photocopiés. Un des français fait un malaise. Des infirmiers sont appelés et veulent lui faire une injection (de quoi ?)et une prise de sang.POURQUOI ? Le tout avec signature obligatoire de décharge de responsabilité. Ce qui a été refusé par ce français, l’italien a eu droit à la prise de sang.
Les 4 hommes sont maintenus dans une petite salle dont les policiers baissent le rideau à lamelles. Quelques françaises et français solidaires stationnent devant la porte du poste de police pour surveiller tout dérapage de la part des policiers.
Les interpellés se retrouvent dans une pièce exïgue face à 7 policiers qui fument et leur interdisent de fumer, qui ne leur donnent pas boire mais leur donne une orange à chacun ! Ils sont contraints de signer un document rédigé uniquement en arabe pour pouvoir ressortir avec leur passeport. On leur dit que ce document est un avertissement qui leur interdit de revenir à Dubaî. Pour le thaîlandais en sus, les policiers lui saisissent son caméscope, en extraient le cd rom et le brisent . Dans le même temps les policiers lui font signer un papier de décharge comme quoi le cd rom n’a pas été cassé par eux.
Ensuite comme tous les autres passagers des vols annulés (plusieurs milliers de personnes), nous devons trouver un vol pour quitter Dubaî et pour cela nous rendre aux guichets de transfert (des centaines de personnes s’y pressent depuis des heures). Pour notre part l’attente va durer 5 heures debout dans chaque file pour obtenir un billet pour n’importe quelle destination. Il nous sera proposé par exemple Casablanca. Finalement, à défaut de Paris (surbooké), nous obtenons Londres. Il est alors 4H30 du matin, les files sont toujours aussi longues et nous remarquons nombre de passagers du vol qui n’ont toujours pas pu accéder aux guichets.
Pour notre groupe de 9 passagers (bien solidaires dont les 2 emprisonnés), nous embarquons à 9H30 locales pour Londres sans avoir pu dormir depuis plus de 26 heures.
Nous arrivons à Londres vers 16H00. Après 2 heures de tractation avec le bureau Emirates nous obtenons:la nuit d’hôtel à Londres avec repas et petit déjeunerun vol payé Londres-Nice via Francfort pour le 14 Mars 2007. Départ Londres le 14 Mars à 7H00.
Nous parvenons à Nice à 14H30 et nous devons encore passer au bureau de réclamation des bagages perdus car bien entendu les bagages Vol EK095 sont restés à Dubaî.
Sortie de l’aéroport de Nice à 16H00.
Durée totale transfert Dubaî-Nice 57 heures de galère.
émirates est une très bonne compagnie j'ai déja voyagé plusieurs fois avec eux maurice -dubai-bangkok ou cdg jamais eu problème ....par contre 1200 euro c'est peu un chère je pense ..
est ce que tu t'es renseigné avec corsair (ligne directe orly-maurice ), air austral via la reunion,
air france ou air maurituis (directe via cdg ) ????
la vie c'est un voyage dési la terre nou lé ké passager ouh ouh créole en profite ton liberté
Nous sommes allés à Maurice pendant les vacances de Pâques avec emirates au départ de Nice et avec un retour par Paris. J'étais très inquiète après avoir lu des avis négatifs sur le transit à Dubai car il était de 1h40 à l'aller et 2h au retour. Tout s'est très bien passé, la porte d'embarquement pour Maurice était annoncé dans l'avion et le passage à la sécurité s'est fait en 5mn.
Le confort dans les boeing est bon, l'airbus pour MRU était plus inconfortable. Le boeing 777/300 pour Paris avec le système divetissement ice est très bien, mes enfants ont beaucoup apprécié. Le personnel était très aimable et serviable.
Evidemment en cas de problème ce n'est pas une compagnie européenne.
Si vous avez besoin de plus de renseignements, n'hésitez pas.
Merci pour vos réponses!
J'ai effectué des recherches sur tout les moteurs de recherches possibles et inimaginables mais le prix que me propose Emirates est vraiment le moins cher excepté un vol de British Airways aux alentours de 1000 euros mais avec 5 heures d'escales à l'allez à Londres et un stop à Johanesbourg et à Londres au retour non merci! Maurice est une destination réputée comme très chère aussi bien au niveau des vols que de l'hotellerie. J'ai consulté Air Mauritius résultat 1700 euros a/r! Peut etre qu'en me tournant vers un package vols + hotel je trouverait un tarif plus abordable!
En attendant continuez de laisser vos avis sur Emirates.
Je vous tient au courant😉
Merci
confort, service : mieux que sur AF ( les A340-500 sont super)
système video (ICE): incomparable, plus de 500 chaines
repas: plutôt correct (manque toujours le camembert Président)
transit: ultra simple et rapide, sauf qu'il faut prendre un bus (comme à CDG), immense duty free (attention à la douane en France au retour), zone transit/embarquement bondée en raisons de travaux (très difficile de trouver un siège libre, des tas de passagers dorment par terre)
Des nouvelles du front:
J'ai trouvé un tarif abordable vols + hotel en passant par une agence de voyage. Je séjournerais donc à l'hotel la Pirogue et je voyagerais sur Emirates via Dubai.
Je souhaite désormais réserver mes sièges dans l'avion afin d'etre sur d'etre bien placé et à coté de ma famille. Les tajets
Paris-Dubai et Dubai-Paris s'effectuent d'après le site de la compagnie en "777-300ERJet"
Dubai-Maurice et Maurice-Dubai s'effectuent en "777-300" (formulation du site)
Les appareils sont configurés en triclasses
Je souhaiterais savoir si les "777-300ERJEt" et les "777-300" sont les memes appareils et si ils possèdent la meme configuration de sièges. J'ai également vu qu'il existait également une autre version tri-classe de l'appareil appelée "777-300ULR" je ne sait pas à quoi elle correspond et si c'est la meme que celle du "777-300". Bref je suis un peut perdu🤪
Help me!
Si vous avez des infos...
tu peux reserver tes sieges par telephone aupres d emirates mais il faut adhérer au programme de fidelisation skywards d emirates www.skywards.com et
tu peux t aider de www.seatguru.com ainsi que de www.skywards.com pour voir a quoi ressemblera ton avion,
Cette mésaventure, très regrettable (que j'ai vécu d'une manière comparable avec une compagnie européenne), ne pourrait pas se reproduire aujourd'hui; les choses ont bien changé avec cette compagnie, qui a aujourd'hui une politique entièrement tournée vers la satisfaction du client.
Me renseigner sur les bonnes places dans leA380 d Emirates ainsi que l escale à Dubaï pour après aller à Bali le deuxième avion d Emirates A330 y paraît quelqu…
N'ayant pas beaucoup voyagé et jamais avec Emirates j'ai quelques questions. Je part de paris le 1janvier pour sydney avec une escale de 10h a Dubai avec un…
Back in February, I booked a flight with Air France-KLM from Lyon to San Diego with a layover in Amsterdam (flights operated by KLM). The flight is scheduled for late August.
My Lyon→Amsterdam flight was canceled by KLM in June, and a replacement flight the evening before was booked for me. So, I’ll end up spending the night at Amsterdam Airport to catch my flight to San Diego the next morning.
Since the cancellation happened more than 14 days before departure, I know I’m not entitled to financial compensation (EU Regulation 261/2004). But am I entitled to reimbursement for a hotel night in Amsterdam?
Hi there,
We had planned a trip to Sicily in August, and due to the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, my flight was canceled. The airline is refunding the outbound flight, but none of the non-refundable expenses: accommodation booked through Booking, rental car, and the return flight aren’t covered. My SUPER Gold card doesn’t work in this specific case! :( If anyone has been in this situation, could you let me know if you were able to get any recourse and, if so, how?
Thanks in advance
Bonjour,
Je pense partir bientôt pour la Malaisie
J'ai vu des prix interessant et vol direct de Paris avec Malaysia Airlines
Est ce une compagnie fiable?
Merci pour vos retours
J'effectue régulièrement des voyages depuis plus de vingt ans
maís c'est la première fois qu'un compagnies me traite si mal que Air France.
Deux voyages, deux fois des problèmes. Le dernier:
Voyage de Séoul à Rennes. Dernière partie de París CDG à Rennes par Air France.
J'arrive à Paris et je me rends directement chez Air France pour obtenir la carte d'embarquement jusqu'à Rennes. On n'y assure que mon bagage suit jusqu'à Rennes.
Arrivé à Rennes, pas de bagage, comme c'est le cas de 5 personnes.
Le bureau d'Air France est fermé et le oersonnel de l'aéroport m'assure qu''il y a rarement quelqu'un.
Avec l'aide du personnel de l'aéroport, je fais une réclamation par internet et Mon bagage est quadi directement localisé, en conséquence je l'aurai le lendemain.
4 jours plus tard, le bagage est toujours au même endroitvà CDG, rien ne bouge.
Le problème est qu'Air France m'a pas de service clientèle. Ce qu'ils appellent service clientes, c'est un service qui répond après une heure et qui vous répète ce qu''il y a sur le FORMULAIRE informatique. Aucune coordination, aucune moyen de faire bouger les choses, je suppose que Air France préfère me payer l'indemnisation après 21 jours que se bouger le cul.
J'ai déjà eu des bagages égarés dans d'autres voyages maís c'est la première fois que je vous un tel je-m'en-foutisme foutisme et manque de professionalisme..
Hi,
Air Cairo offers good prices on domestic flights and schedules that work for us, but is this airline reliable?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Hi,
I booked an Etihad ticket on their website for Dusseldorf-Abu Dhabi. In the first name field, I entered all my first names (something I never do and I regret it, but the site was confusing). Everything is spelled correctly, but the problem is that I just received my new passport and only my first two first names and the first letter of the third appear—there’s no trace of the last one.
I called Etihad, and of course, they tried to charge me $100 USD to remove that last first name. But I’m hesitant because usually, I only put my first first name and not the others, and I’ve never had an issue... So I’m wondering if having that extra first name, which isn’t on my passport, could get me denied at check-in.
Thanks for your feedback!
Hi everyone,
Next January, I’m heading to India.
My outbound flight is with Emirates from Paris to Dubai, then another Emirates flight from Dubai to Calcutta.
Could anyone tell me how the connection works? I’ve heard there’s a dedicated Emirates zone, but how does it actually work in practice—I’ve got a 2-hour layover.
Thanks so much!
Take care.
I’d like to fly to Malta from Lyon.
I’ve read a lot of negative reviews about KM MALTA, especially regarding baggage fees at the airport.
Of course, I don’t want to book through third parties (like SkyScanner, Opodo…).
AIR FRANCE offers tickets to MALTA in partnership, if I understood correctly.
On AIR FRANCE, the tickets include everything (checked baggage, cabin bag, small personal item, seat), whereas with KM MALTA, everything is extra and the final price is almost double!
In this case, is AIR FRANCE considered the same as sites like Opodo or others?
Given the price difference, I’m hesitant…
Have any of you booked with AIR FRANCE for this destination? How did it go?
Thanks,
HERVE
Hi everyone, I’ve unfortunately only just noticed that I booked two flight tickets, but I made a mistake on the second first name. Basically, my computer auto-filled and typed my first name twice, so both tickets are in my first name. Only the last names—mine and my friend’s—are correct.
TAP Portugal refuses to make the change because they consider it a change of passenger, even though it’s clearly a typo (plus, my last name isn’t common).
I’m leaving in 5 days, and buying a new ticket would cost 3 times the original price. Has anyone been in this situation before? I’d like to try negotiating at the airport, but it’s a gamble… Thanks in advance for any advice!
Since it came into force, Regulation 261/2004 of the European Parliament and Council, which defines air passenger rights, has faced fierce resistance from airlines, backed by IATA (the association representing almost all passenger airlines).
Beyond the airlines' often abusive—and even frequently bad-faith—resistance to passenger rights, IATA has been lobbying EU institutions for years, with the Council paying close attention for a long time.
As a result, the Council and the Commission have been proposing revisions to Regulation 261/2004 for years that are particularly unfavorable to passengers. The latest attempt nearly eliminated the right to compensation for delays of 3 hours or more upon arrival at the final destination.
However, since this is a regulation of both the European Parliament AND the Council, the two bodies had to agree.
But the European Parliament has always stood firm, consistently responding that passenger rights must be preserved.
After 11 years of struggle, it seems likely that we’re finally nearing the end of the match between the European Commission, the Council (the 27 heads of state or government), and the European Parliament.
Indeed, the Commission and the European Parliament have agreed on a text that will be debated again on Monday, July 6, 2026, with a vote scheduled for July 7, 2026. It’s very likely that this text, which would come into force in a year, will be adopted.
The main changes would be as follows:
- Families with children will no longer be forced to pay to sit together on planes;
- A flight will be considered canceled (not just delayed) if it departs more than one hour late;
- Right to compensation for arrival at the final destination if the delay exceeds 3 hours (no longer "3 hours OR more"). The arrival time will be when the plane, having reached its parking spot, engages its parking brakes (no longer when the aircraft door opens);
- Airlines can no longer refuse boarding or charge extra on the return flight for a passenger who didn’t take the outbound flight;
- If a flight is canceled, the airline must, at the same time as informing passengers of the event, offer the choice between a refund and re-routing, and inform them of their rights to assistance and, if applicable, compensation;
- The airline must, without undue delay, inform passengers of the reason;
- In the case of a connecting flight, if the connection is missed and the delay at the final destination entitles the passenger to compensation, the responsible airline will be liable. This is very different from the current situation, where, under the KLM ruling, any airline operating a segment of the flight is liable for compensation. This promises more disputes that the Court of Justice of the European Union will have to resolve if two separate airlines operating segments of a connecting flight are both responsible for the delay. See this case for an example: https://retardimportantavion.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/swiss-international-air-lines-la-mauvaise-foi/
Moreover, this case demonstrates in advance another potential dispute: It could be argued that it wasn’t a missed connection since the flight was canceled before the first leg even departed.
- Within 96 hours of a flight that could entitle passengers to compensation, the airline must contact them to inform them of their rights and explain the next steps.
- Passengers must claim their right to compensation within 9 months. This is very different from the current situation, as Regulation 261/2004 sets no time limit. Currently, national law applies—in France, the limit is 5 years. The airline must respond within 30 days. If the airline refuses compensation on the grounds of "extraordinary circumstances," it must specify which type of case it refers to from the list in the annex of the new regulation. If the case isn’t on the list, the airline must explain what the event was, why it qualifies as extraordinary circumstances with "clear, substantial, and concise" explanations, and why it’s directly linked to the reason given. It must also declare what "reasonable measures" were taken to mitigate the issue. This is, of course, a huge change in the regulation, with the clear goal of preventing airlines from declaring just anything as "extraordinary circumstances" to avoid compensation.
- If, within 3 hours of a last-minute canceled or delayed flight, the airline hasn’t offered re-routing under comparable transport conditions and as soon as possible—whether on one of its own flights or another airline’s—the passenger will have the right to arrange their own re-routing and demand a refund for the new ticket, up to 400% of the original ticket price. This is a significant improvement that would have likely prevented the case described here: https://retardimportantavion.wordpress.com/2024/01/12/reacheminement-catastrophique-droit-indemnisation-meme-circonstances-extraordinaires-2/
- If a flight is canceled due to "extraordinary circumstances," the airline will only be required to offer up to 3 nights in a hotel. This is a major change, as there’s currently no limit. Expect disputes if the extraordinary circumstances end while the passenger hasn’t been re-routed.
- The price of a flight, as first displayed, must obligatorily include a cabin bag. This doesn’t prevent the airline from offering a price reduction if the passenger waives the cabin bag. This will put an end to abnormal practices, such as (just one example) Condor charging extra for a cabin bag on long-haul flights like Frankfurt (Germany)–Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)–Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)–Frankfurt.
- Free correction of a passenger’s name if requested 48 hours before departure. Note: This can’t be used to replace one passenger with another—just to correct a typo, e.g., Dupont instead of Dpont.
- Airlines’ websites and apps must include information on how to file a claim.
It’s clear that, despite a few details, these changes are very positive for upholding passenger rights. It remains to be seen whether this text will be definitively adopted on July 7, 2026, as is very likely, and, more importantly, whether IATA will encourage airlines to loyally respect these new rules or persist in their old habits.
I’m planning a trip to Georgia this summer and I’ve been comparing some airlines. I’m not particularly set on flying with Pegasus (though it’s convenient with direct flights from Lyon to Tbilisi), but right off the bat, Pegasus states this:
As of January 1, 2026, all foreign nationals traveling to Georgia for tourism purposes will be required to present valid travel health insurance. Guests who fail to provide the relevant health insurance will not be accepted on our flights to Georgia.
Sincerely,
Pegasus Airlines
In other words, if you don’t show proof of travel health insurance, you’ll be denied boarding.
Personally, my credit card insurance has always been enough for me, and I’d rather not take out extra coverage...
Have any of you run into this issue before? If not, what do you think? Why is Pegasus asking for this proof? Other airlines don’t mention it at all.
I bought my flight ticket with my first (usual) first name, which appears first on my passport. However, I have two first names on my passport, and of course, it’s mentioned in the machine-readable zone at the bottom.
I booked with Turkish Airlines (through an online agency) for a trip to South Korea.
I wanted to know if it would be a problem that I only used my first first name on the ticket, while my passport has two. I had requested through the agency to add the second first name, but the airline refused because it doesn’t meet their general conditions. (They must have seen that the last name and first name were the same, and only the second first name was added.)
So, my ticket has my last name and first first name correctly spelled, and when I check in online, I’ll enter the passport details correctly.
I’ll have a layover in Istanbul on the flight.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Have a great day.
Hi there,
I traveled in June 2025 with Nouvelair Destinations to Hammamet.
I had one checked bag and one carry-on sized 40x24x30, which I usually take on low-cost flights, and I didn’t have any issues. But I just read on a website that Nouvel Air only accepts carry-ons of 40x20x15. I’m flying back to Djerba in June—what do you think? Especially since that size is impossible to find??????? Thanks
Hi, it's my first time taking a plane and I chose EasyJet for a Geneva -> Barcelona flight.
I booked my ticket.
I received my booking reference by email, but I don’t see the actual ticket (barcode or QR code?).
Then I checked in to get the boarding pass with the flight details, QR code, etc. But does this boarding pass act as the ticket?
Because I’ve seen several times online that the flight ticket and the boarding pass aren’t the same thing.
We're leaving for Albania on June 18th. When I validated the flight tickets with Wizz Air on Booking, I only put my son's first name but forgot to include his other three first names on the ticket.
On the passport: SURNAME: Dupont, FIRST NAMES: toto titi tutu tata
On the flight ticket: SURNAME: Dupont, FIRST NAME: toto
I can't seem to reach anyone at Wizz Air to get an answer.
Booking and Wizz Air's chat say I need to modify it, but ChatGPT says it should be fine.
I wanted to know if he can fly like this or if I need to change his ticket?
(It costs 140 €, I know I shouldn't have made a mistake🙁)
Basically, all airlines have been blacklisted because they don’t meet European safety standards. They’re banned from flying in Europe but continue operating in Tanzania.
The main issue is that travel agencies’ civil liability no longer applies to blacklisted airlines.
So we can’t allow clients to fly with these carriers.
Of course, there’s huge pressure from European agencies, which are forced to disrupt their plans or even cancel trips because of this.
Personally, I’ve got a trip planned for February 2026 to the southern parks in Tanzania, so I’ll be keeping an eye on how this develops.
Do any of you have updates?
Thanks!
Right now, with the war raging in Iran and affecting all the neighboring countries of the Persian Gulf, many airports are completely closed to all traffic.
Several airlines like Qatar Airways, Emirates, and others have almost completely halted their operations.
Whether in the Middle East or Africa, many travelers are stranded—maybe for a long time... A heartfelt thought for them and the struggles this will cause.
Four months ago, I was in Kenya with a flight booked through Qatar Airways... I can’t even imagine how I’d react if I were stuck there now. ??
Wishing all these travelers courage, patience, and success in making it back home.
Hello, some (potentially) good news for Brazil lovers—GOL airline is launching a route to Europe from Rio, starting in September for Lisbon, then Paris at a later date that hasn’t been announced yet.
They’ll be using their new A330-900 neo.
No prices have been announced so far, but hopefully we’ll find direct flights from GIG at a more interesting fare than AF or Latam…
I’m really surprised because in TUI’s new tour packages, the airlines they’re using are of low quality. Before, they used to prioritize major airlines, but now it’s small airlines from small countries—companies with terrible ratings and borderline safety concerns. I even just noticed this note for a Tanzania trip: "We inform you that the domestic flight segment in Tanzania included in your trip is operated by an airline listed on the European Union’s list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the European Union. This ban only applies to European Union airspace, meaning this airline is not permitted to take off, land, or fly over European airspace. However, this airline is authorized to operate in Tanzania."
This means they’re using airlines on the blacklist!! It’s pretty worrying for safety. What do you all think?
We’re planning a cruise to the UAE/QATAR/OMAN starting from DUBAI, with flights departing from Paris CDG.
Which airlines would you recommend for round-trip flights, with or without a layover?
We need assistance for check-in and boarding/disembarking (my husband is a mobility-impaired traveler who uses a cane and/or a walker).
We’ve done a cruise return from Dubai to Paris CDG before in 2016, with a layover in Istanbul, but we booked the transfer and return flight with COSTA.
For our current plan, it would be with Celestyal, which doesn’t offer round-trip flights from Paris to Dubai.
Should we book very far in advance, or is a few months before departure enough (4/6 months)?
We’re thinking of arriving the day before the ship departs, so we’d need to stay overnight in Dubai—either on the way there or for the return flight, depending on the flight schedules. Could you recommend a hotel not too far from the airport, and how to get to the port from the airport?
Thanks so much for your advice. Have a great Sunday! Mum49
Hi,
It's all in the title—this means nothing's getting through, so no more oil.
In Europe, kerosene reserves are still good, but by the end of April, flights will have to be reduced.
European airports fear running out of kerosene if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened within three weeks
I’m reaching out to ask for your help with a bit of a problem:
I booked a flight to Berlin from Orly for April 15th—it’s coming up fast. But I just made an annoying discovery: my passport expired two weeks ago.
From what I understand, in principle, I can still travel within the Schengen Zone with an expired passport as long as it’s been less than five years. However, EasyJet’s website explicitly requires a valid ID (and just to add to the fun, my national ID card has been expired for a while now).
So, I’d love to know: how strict are EasyJet’s ID checks? Do they enforce validity rules strictly and refuse boarding if the ID isn’t valid? Or is it more of a luck-of-the-draw situation?
Basically, should I just write off this trip now, or should I still try my luck—maybe with a little tearful plea? Has anyone here had a similar experience? I can’t be the only one, right!
I booked a flight with RyanAir for next month, with the priority+ option and two cabin bags. So I can take a 10 kg bag with dimensions 55x40x20 in the cabin (plus another smaller one).
The problem is that the smallest suitcase I have (which is supposed to be designed specifically for cabin size standards, according to the manual) has the following dimensions: 55x37x21, so it's just 1 cm over (wheels included) on one of the measurements.
I wasn’t too worried at first, but I’ve read dozens of stories about people’s misadventures and the hassles they’ve had with RyanAir.
Since I don’t want my suitcase to end up in the hold (that would waste time picking it up when I’m already arriving late and need to get to the city center), nor do I want to pay an extra fee (apparently 50 €) for the outbound and return flights for just 1 centimeter—especially since I paid for the "priority+" option and I’m not exactly rolling in money—I’d love some advice.
Have any of you been in the same situation? I’ve read that with this airline, they check bags in templates (testing them in different positions) and are completely uncompromising. I tried contacting customer service, who, as luck would have it, "don’t handle this kind of request," and a rep I spoke to wasn’t much help.
I know it’s a low-cost airline, and I don’t expect luxury or even kindness, but come on—just 1 cm on a short flight with the + option... I’m a bit overwhelmed by everything I’ve read...
Just to clarify, since I’m going for 8 days, I can’t just take one bag for my stuff. I’ve done that for shorter trips before, and it was a hassle—I even had to buy an extra bag for the return trip... Luckily, the inspector was nice about it!
Thanks so much!
I’m a newbie when it comes to air travel :) Hope I posted this in the right section!
When I run searches on Skyscanner, I see that only Lufthansa has flights to Seoul with just one stop. Air France doesn’t show up, even though I thought the French airline served Seoul?
I can’t even log into the Air France website—it keeps glitching.
Hi there,
I’d like to return to Uzbekistan next April for 10 days with my husband to visit our son who lives there. We went last July and I bought the flight tickets (direct flight from Paris on Uzbekistan Airways) about 2 months in advance at very reasonable prices. I’ve been checking for late April for a few weeks now, and the tickets are much more expensive and keep rising. I can’t figure out if the prices are going up because it’s still a bit too early to buy and they’ll likely drop if the planes aren’t full, or if it’s because the period is actually in high demand. For reference, last year I bought my son’s ticket on May 30th for a departure on June 3rd—just 3 days later—at a very low price that didn’t budge at all.
Just in case, does anyone know the pricing trends for this airline and can advise me? Should I wait or not?
Thanks, and feel free to ask if you need any tips about the country!
My wife bought a flight ticket (Lucky Air) under her Thai maiden name and was issued a Chinese visa on her new Thai passport but with her French married name (due to administrative requirements). She was denied boarding by the airline in Bangkok for the flight to Kunming—resulting in the loss of our round-trip flight tickets, including mine since we were traveling together—despite presenting both passports at the airline counter at the same time.
Hi there.
I’m planning a trip to Chile, and the fares from the Colombian airline Avianca are really appealing.
Way cheaper than Air France, for example.
That said, the reviews I’ve seen online aren’t great.
What do you think of this airline?
Have any of you taken long-haul flights with Avianca?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Eric
This might be a silly question, but I’m traveling to Japan from CDG and returning via Osaka with EVA Air, and I have a pretty bulky aluminum knee brace.
It’s this model:
https://enovis-medtech.eu/fr_FR/OA-FullForce-74358.html
Has anyone had any experience with airport security checks or flying with one of these?
I can't seem to find flights between the Cape Verde islands on the airline's website. No matter the date or route, I always get the same response: "no flights on this date."
See the photo.
Would anyone have an explanation? Surely not all flights are fully booked in July?
