The “freedoms of the air” are a set of nine commercial aviation rights granting a country’s airlines the privilege to enter and land in another country’s airspace. 1st – right to fly over a foreign country without landing 2nd – right to refuel or carry out maintenance in a foreign …

We’ve all had the experience of being ticketed on, say, flight 129 and then being notified that the flight is now known as 256. There are a number of reasons this may happen. Sometimes the change is a result of a merger or a new codeshare arrangement. Sometimes it is …

Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. Like so many issues, policies vary by airline. The most common answer is that the carrier will waive the change fee, but not any fare difference, for an emergency involving an immediate family member. To request this favor, the airline must be called directly, either …