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I'll chalk this up to cultural differences. I grew up in the UK and with the exception of the odd weekend mini break I'd never heard of parents taking a holiday away from their kids until I got more ingrained into American society.
Seems crackers if you ask me.
What are you talking about? :confused:
Sitting in a different section on a plane from your kids is hardly taking a separate holiday.
As to being from the UK and never hearing of parents taking trips separate from your kids, how could you not be familiar with this? I'm pretty sure you've at least heard of the royal family? :rolleyes:
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I'd go with BA. Never had a problem getting a drink plus there's usually juices and water left in the galley for people to help themselves. Virgin flights often have delays, I've previously sat on a runway for 3 hours!!! Even ice-cream doesn't make up for that.
There is a website which tells you which airlines and their percentage of on-times, I'll try to dig out the name and post it here.
For the US:
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I know this got brought up in another thread (and got shot down) but I think there's something really poor about putting your children in a lower class of travel than yourself. It's treating them like second class citizens (although since we're talking economy class here maybe fourth class citizens?) suggesting they're not good enough. Why not put them up in a hostel as well?
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Not again!
Taking your kids on a trip to Europe is hardly treating them as second class citizens! They are getting an experience most US kids do not. When I was a child, I would have been thrilled to be sitting away from my parents. Economy seats have plenty of room for kids.
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I have stayed at the Grosvenor Square Marriott a few times as well as the Marriott Park Lane. Both are great locations and the Park Lane is just around the corner from Oxford Street, with a lot of great shopping, restaurants and many Underground stations.
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Please know that all you get on UA economy plus is extra leg room - nothing more. My home airport (IAH) has the non-stop choice to LHR of UA and BA. I've done both and if I had a choice, I'd always pick BA. However, as pointed out, in economy you must pay extra for seat reservations on BA. I'm thinking it's $35 each way, but I could be wrong. Also, you do get "included" alcohol in BA economy, but must pay in UA.
ALL you get is extra legroom and free seat selection? That's a much bigger bonus to me than free alcohol!
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There really is no weight limitation on carry-on - just size. The condition of carriage states a crazy 100 pounds for cabin baggage,
Just FYI, some airlines (yes, I know OP is asking about Delta) do have weight limits for carry-on luggage.
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If by direct you really mean non-stop, then if you have no status with any of these airlines, I'd go with UA and buy up to economy plus seats.
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Didn't expect all the criticism. :(Thanks, greatam and UKBayern for the kind responses.
Not thinking it is a bargain to fly thousands of extra miles to save a little money is not a criticism. Do as you like.
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For domestic tickets, booking two one way tickets is usually the same price as a roundtrip ticket (international tickets are a whole other story).
If you're flying Southwest, there's no reason not to book the outbound ticket now and your return when dates are released.
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I presume you are flying UA through Zhouston. If so, I just took my that flight and have no complaints other than we were an hour or so late departing am
Ns arriving. Mechanical issue iPod the inbound before it left Newark. But United kept me advised via text so was able to delay my trip to the airport.
This was not a good idea. You need to be at the airport in time to make the flight at the original flight time. It's not unusual for delay issues to be resolved sooner than anticipated, which means departure time can change and even go back to the original time. If you aren't there, you'll miss your flight.
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Good price, terrible schedule. I'd pay a lot more to avoid all those extra flying miles.
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I also had to present my new passport to get it updated........I'm Canadian but also have a NEXUS card as well Global Entry benefits (technically we're not Global Entry members, but are allowed to use it). They told me that updating the number online updated my administration profile, but would not be enough to use the new passport more than once. (She said the first use with a new passport, they usually let you use it that day, but say - and enforce - that it must be updated before you can use it again.)
It might be a NEXUS thing, though.
When I renewed my passport, I just updated the number in my Global Entry account online. I have flown internationally twice since then; no problems, no need to do anything else.
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14 CFR Part 243.
For international flights, passengers must be asked if they wish to give an emergency contact. They are not required to provide one, but the airline must inquire.
Perhaps it's just there in your UA FF profile. I know that DL asks for one from me every time I make an international flight, even to Canada.
This is news to me. Not once have I ever been asked this, and I have taken many international flights.
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Good grief, the point is if you need a policy with special conditions you do NOT need to wade thru [sic] anything! That's the beauty of these two companies, they have really knowledgable [sic] employees that can help you find the policy that is right for you....
Or is your purpose simply to argue and cause issues where none are needed? This is a site for cruisers who offer valuable advise and information. Exactly what I am offering you.
I have no interest in continuing to offer you information I deemed valuable and informative for other CC posters, when for some reason you want to be argumentative. JMHO
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Good grief! :rolleyes:
I'm not sure why asking the poster (not you, by the way; why are you answering for this person?), who mentioned this mythical policy for the name of the policy is arguing and causing issues? I do not need this information for myself, so why would I waste my time and an agent's time with an inquiry?
Enough said. This policy doesn't exist.
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I gave you the two sights [sic] to check for such coverage (though you are right about it being toooo far before sailing).
Those sites are Insuremytrip and Theinsurancestore, I would recommend speaking with them directly as they know the ins and outs of various policies better than you trying to figure it out by yourself.
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This is not helpful; who has time to wade through these sites? Additionally, this doesn't answer the question. A PP said there is a policy which would cover an increase in airfare if a flight is canceled, the original ticket is refunded, and one has to buy a new ticket at a greater price. This poster was asked to provide the name of this insurance company; he or she has not done so, probably because it doesn't exist.
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We just recently came back from Italy and did experience trouble with our card but the machine did not eat it. Lesson we learned. Take 3 cards and make sure the card has an out of country number to call in case of problems. Our card only had an 800 number on it which is no good in Europe. You need cash for most things in Italy. A credit card is not accepted everywhere.
You do not need cash for most purchases in Italy. Credit cards are very widely accepted.
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I agree with the above. The reason you had to pay was that your flight was not canceled. You acted too soon; your original flight will probably be fine.
Don't count on any airline notifying you of flight changes or cancellations.
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If I had to buy a new ticket because my original carrier changed the time of my flight, I would file a claim for the difference in the ticket price, if the difference was significant. I buy full coverage, expensive insurance. I don't know if the claim would be covered, but I would give it a try.
I still don't understand why you think you would be entitled to money in this situation. You would not.
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If Cathay Pacific is an option then go with them! Best airline ever! They were high tech and had a lot more room in coach. That was a flight between Hong Kong and Manila, but not sure if they fly from US. Staff was great. That was 7 years ago, but it was a great flight.
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Don't you know you are not allowed to comment on an airline if you haven't flown them recently, ;)
See this thread:
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The 9:50 flight makes more sense to me. Out of curiosity, what was the fare difference? If you have insurance you might ask your insurer to cover it. If you don't have insurance, find out if your credit card gives you any travel protection if you miss your Southwest flight.
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It's unclear why you think insurance would cover this. The OP got a refund.
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You could also pay for EarlyBird Boarding $10 per segment which automatically checks you in and gets you into the A Boarding Group. Its totally worth it if you won't be near a computer and do not want to rely on someone else to do this for you.
I have used EarlyBird Checkin when I was away from any internet connection and it worked like a charm. I just went to the EarlyBird Checkin line at the airport printed my boarding pass and checked my bag.
EBCI on Southwest is for early check-in (Southwest checks you in 36 hours before your flight), not early boarding. It costs $12.50, not $10.00. Getting in the A boarding group is not guaranteed; it is not unusual to get B boarding when using this.
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I would guess one of the issues at that airport is that it has a higher than usual number of elderly people riding the escalators.
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It depends on what country you are visiting.
I have travelled to Europe many times and not once has anyone looked at my meds, even prescription ones, which I often don't even carry in the original bottle. If you are concerned, just bring them in their original bottles, as suggested.
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I know very little about Norwegian. But do note that airlines move people to non-alliance/partner airlines at times. Some airlines like Southwest won't, but I've been moved from, for example, US Airways to Delta and from BA to Lufthansa before.
That being said, I have no idea of Norwegian would. But other airlines do, at times.
US Airways and Delta porbably have interline agreements. I don't believe that Southwest has interline agreements with any airline. Norwegian airlines does not have interline agreements with any other airline either.
This causes problems when there are flight issues.
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You are wrong. It is the norm for families in the US to vacation together. Sitting in different classes on a plane on the way to a family vacation is not vacationing separately.
You said you hadn't heard of parents in the UK traveling separately from their children. Surely you are familiar with your own royal family, who travel without their children all the time! In a country where upper class and upper middle class families think nothing of sending their children away to boarding school at age 8, maybe it is is important not to seat Nanny and the children in a different cabin on a family holiday, ;)