What nonstop flights are available from Houston to the Caribbean?
I am looking to travel to the caribbean out of Houston's Bush Airport - are there any islands that have direct flights - other than Puerto Rico, Aruba, or Jamaica? Specifically, I'm looking to get to Antigua, but not interested in the 12 hour travel time I'm finding through the travel sites. Advice or Ideas?
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They usually don't have direct flights from the mainland to the Carribean because it makes more sense to stop somewhere such as Miami where more people will be going and then have a connection to the Carribean destination. Around the holiday times when more people are going they will have more direct flights. The direct flights will be to the most popular destinations such as montego bay jamaica or grand cayman http://www.orbitz.com you can look at all the different dates and destinations. I wouldn't choose a destination based on the time it takes to get there though because most will take a while anyway.
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Go to http://www.travelcatcher.com/index.php?p=1_2_Flights#comparison Loads of flight comparison sites on one site Pick option that you prefer direct flights
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
What will happen if I miss my connection
What will happen if I miss my connection?
I have a flight into Houston that is suppose to arrive at 7:01. My flight departs Houston at 7:36. I realize the odds of me making the flight aren't extremely good. It happens to be Continental's last flight out of the day. Will Contintental pay for a hotel and next flight if I'm unable to make it?
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They will rebook you on a flight the next day - but if the early flights are full you will be on "Standby", meaning you get on the plane only if a ticketed passenger does not show up. Airlines never pay for hotel rooms, but they should be able to get you a "distressed traveler" discounted rate.
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That will depend upon why you were delayed, though if they scheduled you that tight you have a good argument to be put up overnight even if it is a weather delay. Normally if you are delayed for reasons outside of the airline's control, such as weather delays or breakdowns in the civil air traffic control system, you're on your own if you miss a connection. But if the delay is because of maintenance problems or scheduling too tight to reasonably be able to make a connection they should put you up at their expense for the night. One caution though. They will usually rebook you on the fist flight out of the day and that could be as early as 5:00 AM at most major airports. Don't be late for that flight! FWIW, I've successfully made connections that tightly at both of Houston's airports. If more than just a couple of folks are scheduled for tight connections, Continental will delay the last departure of the day to avoid a bunch of pissed off travelers and overbooking of flights the next day trying to get them all out.
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The TRUE story is that if you are arriving on a Continental or Continental Express flight, Continental Airlines will be aware of the tight connection and they will hold the departing flight for any arriving connecting passengers who are booked on that flight. This does not mean you can dawdle in the terminal. You'll need to go directly to the gate of the departing flight which they will give you before you deplane the first flight. If it is a long way between gates and you're worried, simply have the agent at the arriving gate contact the agent at the departure gate and say you're on your way over. It saves them guessing. If for some explained reason the flight departs and it is not your fault for missing it, then they will accommodate you on the next available flight, which might be with another airline. In extreme circumstances they will comp your hotel and meals. Don't worry, it won't come to that. Whether your bags will make the connection or not is a different story. If you can go without checking any baggage, so much the better.
I have a flight into Houston that is suppose to arrive at 7:01. My flight departs Houston at 7:36. I realize the odds of me making the flight aren't extremely good. It happens to be Continental's last flight out of the day. Will Contintental pay for a hotel and next flight if I'm unable to make it?
Aircraft - 3 Answers
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1 :
They will rebook you on a flight the next day - but if the early flights are full you will be on "Standby", meaning you get on the plane only if a ticketed passenger does not show up. Airlines never pay for hotel rooms, but they should be able to get you a "distressed traveler" discounted rate.
2 :
That will depend upon why you were delayed, though if they scheduled you that tight you have a good argument to be put up overnight even if it is a weather delay. Normally if you are delayed for reasons outside of the airline's control, such as weather delays or breakdowns in the civil air traffic control system, you're on your own if you miss a connection. But if the delay is because of maintenance problems or scheduling too tight to reasonably be able to make a connection they should put you up at their expense for the night. One caution though. They will usually rebook you on the fist flight out of the day and that could be as early as 5:00 AM at most major airports. Don't be late for that flight! FWIW, I've successfully made connections that tightly at both of Houston's airports. If more than just a couple of folks are scheduled for tight connections, Continental will delay the last departure of the day to avoid a bunch of pissed off travelers and overbooking of flights the next day trying to get them all out.
3 :
The TRUE story is that if you are arriving on a Continental or Continental Express flight, Continental Airlines will be aware of the tight connection and they will hold the departing flight for any arriving connecting passengers who are booked on that flight. This does not mean you can dawdle in the terminal. You'll need to go directly to the gate of the departing flight which they will give you before you deplane the first flight. If it is a long way between gates and you're worried, simply have the agent at the arriving gate contact the agent at the departure gate and say you're on your way over. It saves them guessing. If for some explained reason the flight departs and it is not your fault for missing it, then they will accommodate you on the next available flight, which might be with another airline. In extreme circumstances they will comp your hotel and meals. Don't worry, it won't come to that. Whether your bags will make the connection or not is a different story. If you can go without checking any baggage, so much the better.
Friday, September 7, 2012
How do i get my luggage if it boarded the plane and i didnt
How do i get my luggage if it boarded the plane and i didnt?
My family was on standby for a flight to Houston Texas which would connect us to Jackson Mississippi. After a few hours we decided to cancel our standby and just go back home, we were at the san francisco airport. Unfortunately our baggage went to the final destination and we didn't... How do we get it back?
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Call the airline you had the standby with. Have any claim checks on hand.
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Security says that can't happen. If for any reason you don't board the aircraft your baggage is unloaded. It might take awhile to get it back as security will check it VERY carefully. This used to be a ploy used by terrorists, remember PA103 and Lockerbie.
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it will be waiting for you at the airline's luggage office in Jackson. This happens all the time. oh....you mean you cancelled your trip? hmm....yeah, you have to hope that they will send it back to you in SFO...if that's the case, you should go to the luggage office in SFO and tell them what happened.
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That should never happen after Lockerby contact airport security they will help that is such a bad breach of security
My family was on standby for a flight to Houston Texas which would connect us to Jackson Mississippi. After a few hours we decided to cancel our standby and just go back home, we were at the san francisco airport. Unfortunately our baggage went to the final destination and we didn't... How do we get it back?
Air Travel - 4 Answers
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Call the airline you had the standby with. Have any claim checks on hand.
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Security says that can't happen. If for any reason you don't board the aircraft your baggage is unloaded. It might take awhile to get it back as security will check it VERY carefully. This used to be a ploy used by terrorists, remember PA103 and Lockerbie.
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it will be waiting for you at the airline's luggage office in Jackson. This happens all the time. oh....you mean you cancelled your trip? hmm....yeah, you have to hope that they will send it back to you in SFO...if that's the case, you should go to the luggage office in SFO and tell them what happened.
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That should never happen after Lockerby contact airport security they will help that is such a bad breach of security
Saturday, September 1, 2012
How do I track a flight from Cairo, Egypt to Amsterdam to Houston on KLM
How do I track a flight from Cairo, Egypt to Amsterdam to Houston on KLM?
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Check out this website.
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You can't. There are no internet flight trackers for international flights.
Egypt - 2 Answers
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Check out this website.
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You can't. There are no internet flight trackers for international flights.
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