• It’s not as if Oneworld lacks reach. “Bringing Oman Air into the Oneworld fold gives us 95% coverage of global demand… so let's see if we can cover the other additional spots of demand through cooperation with existing members.”How do they have 95% coverage when they a...

  • APD is *the* reason I haven't had a stopover in the UK since 2009. I've had connections and short day trips, but nothing that will trigger an APD payment.

  • Everything in Las Vegas, especially on and around the Strip, is overpriced. Tourism there in general is down by large amounts and the city has been begging tourists to come back, while ignoring the main reasons that the tourists have stopped going. While Las Vegas can't contro...

  • Like at NRT T2 where domestic flights have an entirely separate check in, security and baggage collection area closer to the swing gate area.

  • The hidden story of the Airbus A380

    Oct 31, 2025, 05:12 PM

    The claim that the A380 "could only land at airports willing to spend millions upgrading runways, taxiways and boarding gates." is false. The A380 can land anywhere a 747 can. The issue for the airports is that the higher ICAO category that it was placed in, higher than what Airbus had wanted, m...

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  • JR East Timetables

    Sep 07, 2022, 07:13 PM

    Hyperdia, which most people used to look up Japanese transit options and timetables, discontinued showing the train timetables in April.It seems these are the remaining options:https://www.japan-guide.com/news/0057.html

  • Japan entry

    Jul 15, 2022, 05:11 PM

    Originally Posted by PERflyer Originally Posted by Ricky Not sure what Japan is playing at but my trip next week sure looks like a cancel unless they suddenly admit individual tourists. Anybody have any good inside info? I’m personally treating Japan like HKG for now and not expecting easy ...

  • Japan entry

    Jul 15, 2022, 05:00 PM

    Japan hit 10 million total cases yesterday. Their daily cases have been raising each day for the past 2 weeks. The newest daily figures are about the same as the peak of the last wave in Feb (~100k/day).The government is considering adding new measures but have thus far ruled out new restrictions...

  • Japan entry

    Jul 13, 2022, 06:01 PM

    I haven't seen/heard any new rumors about Japans border since they started the package tour thing.Everyone has been expecting that nothing will be considered with the election, which was this past weekend.They've delayed a domestic travel campaign with the local case loads starting to increase ag...

  • IATA Vaccination Passport

    Aug 31, 2021, 09:30 PM

    I would hope that any government or company that requires vaccine evidence will have an alternative way that doesn't rely on assuming that everyone will always have a working smart phone that is compatible with their chosen app.

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