International Association

Hello, How do you pay for an International Flight to Paris? Do you pay cash or use a credit card to pay for the flight?

Most people pay with a credit card. If you buy the ticket from a travel agent or at the airport, you can pay cash or write them a check if you want.

Hi i wanted to know the procedures and ways you can take a guinea pigs and a hamster on an international flight. And i wanted to know if it is safe for my pets.

You may be relocating to a new city, or perhaps you want to take your pet on an extended vacation. Flying with a pet is not impossible, but it can be complicated. Follow my step by step guide, How to Fly With Pets, to get your pet to your destination safely.

Destination restrictions
Your pet may not be allowed to travel to your destination. For example, birds, hamsters, and other animals are not allowed into Australia. Other countries have similar restrictions, especially on pet birds. Check your destination’s regulations before you travel.
Some countries, as well as the U.S. state of Hawaii, require lengthy quarantine periods before they will admit a pet. Check before you book your ticket, or your pet could have a very boring vacation!
Airline restrictions
If your pet is under 8 weeks old, it will not be allowed to fly.
If your pet is not weaned, it will not be allowed to fly.
Take your pet to the vet within 30 days before traveling. Some airlines, and many states and countries, require a certificate of health in order for your pet to travel.
Most airlines place greater restrictions on pugs, bulldogs and other short-nosed breeds (this goes for cats as well); as the American Kennel Club notes, these breeds are exceptionally susceptible to heat.
Pit bulls are banned from most airlines.
Step 2: Determine which airlines will allow your pet aboard
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See below for U.S. airlines that will accept your pet. This does not include certain international carriers.
Then, check whether your specific pet will be allowed.
Will the airline accept your type of pet? Some airlines only accept dogs and cats.
Is your pet small enough to bring as carry on baggage? Your pet and its carrier must be able to fit beneath the seat in front of you. If not, many airlines will not accept your pet.
What time of year are you traveling? Most airlines that accept pets have significant restrictions during summer and winter. Check for details.
Below are links to the policies of domestic airlines that do allow pets, as of August 3, 2007. A summary of each policy is provided; please check the links for details and updates. For animals not listed, try Continental or Frontier Airlines. Poisonous reptiles, insects and arachnids are not currently allowed on any airlines.

Hi, I am planning to go on a international flight this summer alone and I am under 18 but over 12. I know that I no longer need the service but can someone tell me what customs and immigration is and also when boarding the plane if I don’t get the service does that mean I’ll board with everybody else instead of with the people who paid for the unaccompanied minor service and people with special needs?

You’ll have to have the documentation required to enter whatever country you plan to fly to, and you’ll be subject to whatever customs and immigration laws that country has for everyone.

If you do not get the UM service, then you’ll be subject to the normal boarding procedures of the airline. You’ll board with everyone else, and you’ll get to exit the plane as soon as the door opens at your destination, instead of having to wait for everyone else to deplane before you can leave.

Check with the airlines, though. Some require the UM service on international flights up through age 15. Others allow you to travel on your own as early as 12. There isn’t a uniform policy, so be sure to check with the airline you plan to fly.

Hi all,

I am flying on Delta from LAX to Minneapolis, then catching another flight to Paris. Will I need to pick up my luggage between flights? I know you don’t have to for domestic flights, but I don’t know about international.

Thanks!

The general rule is that you have to pick up your bags any place where you have to clear customs.

Since a US to US to France flight only has you clearing customs once you get to Paris, your bags will be checked through. If you were doing something else like LAX to Montreal (Canada) to Paris then you’d have to grab your luggage at each step.

On a international flight that has multiple stops and layovers, at what point do you have to go thur customs and recheck your baggage. Would be flying from Omaha to Denver to LA all on United Airlines but switch planes in Denver, then from LA to Korea to Malaysia on Asiana Air switching planes in Korea.

Customs and checked baggage are two completely different things. You will have to check your bag with United in Omaha, and they can do all the transfer work for you until you get to LA. In LA, since you are switching airlines, you will need to pick up your bag and check it with Asiana. Assuming you are flying all on Asiana within Asia, they can do the transfer work for you until you get to your final destination. When you arrive in Malaysia, you will most likely go through Malaysian Customs with simply your body and your carry on bag. (This is fairly easy). When you pass through customs, you can grab your checked bag at the baggage claim. On your way out of the airport they may ask to see your bag one more time – its no big deal, just let them see.

On your way back, you will need to check your bag with Asiana. When you arrive in LA, (I have traveled in/out of LA several times) you will be guided down to US Customs. Clear them, then go grab your bag. Again, they will probably ask to see your bag again. Then, go to United and check it with them. You can now travel freely within the US, so you can just grab your bag in Omaha, as long as your let United know you need it transferred to their other flight.

Hope this helps.

I’m leaving NYC for Sydney Australia soon (my first international flight) and I was wondering how much cash I should carry. I will have my credit card as well, but just as a precaution.

Enough to cover any emergencies in the airports until you can get to an ATM machine at your destination. A little bit of advice, I had $200 lifted during TSA inspection, had put my money in my carry on bag. The inspector was doing something with his hands and since there was a curtain there I couldn’t see what he was doing, he acted like I was trying to rush him. I had the money when I ate lunch and it was there when I put my wallet in the carry on bag. I decided to be more careful and bought a zippered Bible cover before my next trip, put my Bible in that and the cash in the inside pockets, and put a back pack (not a TSA ) lock on the zipper pulls. I put the Bible cover in the carry on bag and decided if they wanted it open I would open it and watch them. No more stolen cash.

I think some of the TSA are worse than pick-pockets, and wish I’d checked my cash while waiting for my flight. My bag always stayed with me and with the lock on it so I know it didn’t happen while I was waiting for the flight.

I am going to be on an international flight & need to take certain prescribed medications in my carry-on. Do they need to be in the original bottle with the prescription on it, or can I take them out & put the amount I need in a baggy?

you are better keeping them in the original bottle you will have no problem with the airline or security then

This will be my first international flight (US to England) and I was just curious what is served on a Continental flight from central US to London, England on a regular seat (not first class or anything fancy like that). Hopefully we get more than peanuts and a drink, lol!

they usually give you two options to chose from for every lunch and dinner. One being a vegetarian meal if I’m not mistaken.
They can serve anything from pizza to tortellini, from chicken to fish. The food is not great of course but at least its a hot meal. Plus gives you something to do on a 10hr flight!

My Visa in colombia expires on June 1st, but my flight doesn’t leave till 13th of June. The flight plan is Cali, Colombia to Bogota, Colombia to New York, USA to Tokyo Japan to Perth Australia. It now needs to be changed, because i will probably get deported before my plan leaves. Im not expecting any exact numbers, but would just like a guess price from anyone has been through similar circumstances with having to change international flight plans about two or three months before departure date. Help would be much appreciated. Gracias

I don’t understand your flight plan. Are these all layovers for a few hours or are you vacationing in these spots?

It costs roughly $250 to change an international flight plus if the new ticket is more expensive than the old one, you have to pay that additional cost. Because you are changing so far in advance, the new ticket probably won’t be more expensive.

If you bought all those locations separately (they are vacation spots, not layovers) then you will have to pay the $250 multiple times.

So I am taking my first international flight very soon and I am flying to Germany, Czech Republic and to Spain. My question is in regards to services to expect. I know inflight movies are standard or am I wrong? Meals? Would I need to pay for one? Drinks? All for free except for alcohol beverages correct? What if I am sitting in Business Class? Would the services be any different than those in coach?

Thanks!

You get what you pay for… in business class you would get much more personalized service… It would be quieter, you would get a much more comfortable seat, probobly better entertainment, better meals, priority boarding, ect… but in coach, you still get to where you want to go… you would get free drinks, except for alcoholic ones, you would get entertainment of some sort.

It is up to you weither you think the added cost associtated with the upgrade in service is necessary… I sit in first class on some domestic flights and I think it is worth it on any flight where a meal is served or you are in the air for more than 3 hours or so…