I am glad to announce that travellers will have less departure tax to pay in New Zealand airports in 2012 comparing with last year, so travel experience to New Zealand is getting less annoying. In the second half of last year Dunedin airport joined Auckland and Christchurch airports and replaced departure fee passenger service...
Airlines become more and more strict about luggage you are taking with you. They restricted weight for check-in and carry-on luggage. And usually the weight of my carry-on bag was my biggest concern. But during my latest trip I noticed that budget airlines are become stricter about size of carry-on luggage and people are...
I am frequent flier and every time I am on the plane I surprised how many people do ignore seat bell sign. I am not talking only about stewardess reminders to wear seat belt all the time during flight. People are not wearing their seat belt while seat belt sign is on during flight...
UPDATE 2012 : check this latest update about departure tax in New Zealand. A year ago I was writing how is annoying to pay annoying departure fee in New Zealand at last minute at airport. During this year in Christchurch airport (CHC) were done some changes. Since 1 July 2010 travellers have no longer...
Especially if you are flying from summer in South hemisphere to winter in the North or otherwise. Like recently I was flying from Australia (where it is summer at the moment) to freezing Europe. When you are boarding plane in the country where outside temperature is +30 °C (86 °F) not many of us...
In most printed travel guides there is info about taxes you need to pay on departure from Tribhuvan (KTM) airport in Kathmandu, but as for this date (March, 2010) there is no such fee any more. All taxes are included into your ticket. At least this is correct for international departures, as I didn’t...
I am not surprised when officer in airport asks me for random(?) bag check. Usually I have big backpack, wearing not the cleanest clothes on after a long trip, so I can go directly to custom officer after collected my checked luggage. But last I was on short trip and had only small bag....
UPDATE 2012 : check this latest update about departure taxes in New Zealand. In last 3 years I been on and off New Zealand for may be 10 times. I always have great time there, but one thing really annoys every time I am coming to airport to catch my out bound flight. For...
Especially if you flying from summer in one hemisphere to winter in another one. When you are boarding plane in the country where outside temperature is +30 °C (86 °F) not many of us are thinking about what is waiting on other side of the world. Also I always expect get my luggage at...
Last weekend I was on short trip – just over an hour flight, but it made me to remember the post I wrote awhile ago about extra leg room for long flights. It looks like it worth to check seat map for shorter flights too. In this case I flew with Virgin Blue and...
