Ears block on flights because air pressure changes faster than the Eustachian tube can balance it, and a cold makes that tube harder to open. Swallowing, yawning and chewing during descent usually help. If you have a severe cold, sinus or ear infection, health guidance says to consider postponing the flight, and to see a
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If both flights are on one booking sold by an airline as a connection, the airline is generally responsible for getting you onward, and your bags are usually checked through. If you booked two separate tickets, each airline owes you only the flight you bought, so a missed second flight is typically your own risk.
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Yes, you can fly with a surfboard in India, but only as checked special baggage, never in the cabin. IndiGo lists surfboards under special baggage and charges a sports equipment handling fee, cheaper when pre-booked. Air India has waived that fee on some fares. Akasa lets you pre-pay it online. Always confirm size limits and
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Yes, keep your phone in flight mode on Indian flights. Since 2014 the DGCA has allowed portable electronic devices in non-transmitting mode, commonly called flight or airplane mode, in all phases of flight. Wi-Fi works only where the airline offers it and devices are permitted. Power banks are a separate matter: they must not go
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Oxygen masks drop from the panel above your seat automatically if cabin pressure falls too far. Pull one toward you, put it over your nose and mouth, secure your own mask first before helping anyone else, and breathe normally. The mask does not supply oxygen for the whole flight. It keeps you alert while the
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To avoid the middle seat on an Indian flight, book early, choose a window or aisle on the seat map while many are still open, and pay for seat selection if it matters to you. Most economy cabins on single-aisle jets are laid out three seats on each side, so a third of seats are
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Cabin crew are on board first for safety and second for service. The minimum number of crew for each aircraft type is set by the operator and the regulator so that the cabin can be evacuated quickly, and international guidance says crew should be assigned to the floor-level exits. Serving snacks and drinks is the
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A flight number is the passenger-facing code for a scheduled service: the airline’s two-character code plus digits, such as 6E for IndiGo. A callsign is the name pilots and air traffic control use on the radio, such as IFLY. A tail number, or registration, identifies one physical aircraft. In India it starts with VT, as
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The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop that seats between 44 and 78 passengers depending on configuration, according to manufacturer ATR. It is built for short sectors and short runways, and ATR’s website lists a takeoff distance of 1,315 metres at maximum takeoff weight. That suits smaller Indian airports, which is why several Indian airlines
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After boarding, the doors close and a tug pushes the aircraft back from the gate. The engines are generally started during pushback, then the crew completes checks and asks air traffic control for taxi clearance. At busy airports, aircraft queue at the runway, and takeoff happens only after ATC gives a separate takeoff clearance. Updated
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