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Finding fares
How airline pricing works
When to book
Search tools and how to use them
Flexible date searching
Positioning flights and hidden city risks
Error fares
Fare classes and what they buy
Round trip vs one way
Multi city and open jaw
Booking direct vs OTA
Fare buckets and why the same seat has ten prices
When airlines load schedules and open sales
Sale calendars and when they repeat
Cabin bag only fares versus bundles
Point of sale and currency differences on the same ticket
changing
cancelling and no-show
Married segments and why a leg cannot be dropped
Booking through an online travel agent and who is responsible when it
Screenshotting the total price before you pay
What is included
Hand baggage rules by airline
Checked baggage allowances and fees
Seat selection charges
Cabin bag size enforcement
Meals and onboard purchases
Priority boarding: worth it or not
Low cost carrier fee structures
Basic economy in Europe
Total price vs headline fare
The requirement to display the total price including taxes and charges
Seat fees and family seating rules
Bag drop, airport purchase premiums and gate bag fees
Cabin bag gauges and disputes at the gate
Oversize, sports and musical instrument charges
Infant fares and what they include
Refundable taxes and charges on an unused ticket
Card surcharges and payment fees
Name change and correction fees
Your rights
EU261 delay and cancellation compensation
UK261 after Brexit and how it differs
When compensation is not payable: extraordinary circumstances
Rerouting and duty of care
Denied boarding
delayed
damaged
lost and the Montreal Convention
Refunds versus vouchers
How to claim, step by step
Claims companies and whether to use one
Escalation and national enforcement bodies
The delay thresholds and distance bands that set the amount
meals
hotel and transport
and that it is not capped by ticket price
Downgrade reimbursement
Package travel rights and how they differ from air passenger rights
Alternative dispute resolution bodies and how to escalate
Small claims and court routes by country
Time limits for bringing a claim
Assigning a claim to a third party
Where reform of the regulation currently stands
Airports & routes
Hub connections and minimum connection times
Self transfer risks
New routes from European airports
Seasonal routes
Which airline flies where
Alliance and interline ticketing
Minimum connection times by airport and terminal
Self transfer protection products and what they actually cover
Interline and codeshare ticketing and why it matters when you misconne
Seasonal route launches and cuts
Airline hubs and what each connects well to
Night flight curfews
Slots and why a route disappears
Loyalty & upgrades
European frequent flyer programmes: Flying Blue, Miles & More, Executi
Earning on cheap fares
Status and what it is worth
bidding
points
at the gate
Avios and points transfers
Programme devaluations
Credit card points transfer partners in Europe
Status match and status challenge offers
Household accounts and family pooling
Points expiry and how to reset the clock
Taxes and carrier surcharges on award tickets
Airline shopping portals
Buying and transferring points and when it makes sense
What happens to your points when a programme changes
News
Airports
Heathrow
Gatwick
Stansted
Luton
Manchester
Dublin
Charles de Gaulle
Orly
Schiphol
Brussels
Germany, Switzerland and Austria: Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna
Madrid Barajas
Barcelona El Prat
Lisbon
Porto
Fiumicino
Malpensa
Athens
Copenhagen
Arlanda
Helsinki
Warsaw Chopin
Istanbul as a connecting hub
Terminal transfers and airport to airport transfers in the same city
Security rules, liquids and scanners by airport
Lounges, fast track and what a membership actually gets you
Assistance for reduced mobility and the 48 hour notice rule
Getting to and from the airport, and the last train
Disruption
Air traffic control strikes and French overflight disruption
Airline and ground handler strikes
Weather cancellations and de-icing delays
Airspace closures and diversions
IT outages and system failures
Airline insolvency: what happens to your ticket and your money
Missed connections on separate tickets
Rerouting onto another airline and when they must offer it
Hotels, meals and transport during a long delay
Getting home when the airline stops answering
Included
Every included we cover.
Ryanair
Easyjet
Wizz Air
Vueling
Transavia
British Airways
Lufthansa
Air France
Klm
Norwegian
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