Why you should not post your flight details?

The vast majority of airline boarding passes now contain barcodes or QR codes. “And on these barcodes, there's a lot of information that hackers can use,” says Jardin. Along with personal identification and contact details, the code will typically contain your reservation number and frequent flier number.



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Depending on your situation, you might also want to tell them your name, seat assignment, cabin class, or any other personal information which they legitimately need to know. In general, there is no good reason to provide anyone with your booking code or confirmation number (or whatever your airline calls it).

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“Many airlines use only the data on the boarding pass, specifically the confirmation code and last name to allow full access to your online account. These can be abused to access your personal data that is stored by the airline.”

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Travel details are in fact confidential. No reputable airline is going to give a passenger's itinerary to a random person, even if the passenger is not a high-profile elite traveler.

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Specifically, the barcode on a boarding pass can pull up data like a frequent flier number, contact information, or other identification details. The information contained is “going to vary barcode by barcode, airline by airline,” says privacy researcher Bill Fitzgerald.

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Disadvantages of Codeshare Flights One such disadvantage is the lack of consistency in pricing between different carriers. As each carrier involved in the agreement will have its own fares based on the services they offer, prices may vary between individual segments depending on which airline operates them.

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Can I text on an airplane? Yes, but only using a Wi-Fi connection. The ban on using a cellular connection means passengers can't send SMS texts. Any communication has to be over Wi-Fi with a messaging app that provides similar functionality like iMessage, WhatsApp, or Viber.

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Yes, but only using a Wi-Fi connection. The ban on using a cellular connection means passengers can't send SMS texts. Any communication has to be over Wi-Fi with a messaging app that provides similar functionality like iMessage, WhatsApp, or Viber.

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All persons traveling on flights to, from, or through the United States will be affected by this program. If you travel on flights arriving in or departing from the United States (even if you are simply transiting through the United States), CBP may receive PNR data concerning you.

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Airlines and ticket agents regularly collect personal information from passengers in the course of business that may not be otherwise publicly available such as name, date of birth, and frequent flyer number. It is important for this information to be collected and maintained responsibly.

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If you don't want to end up being the next victim, the best thing to do is destroy your boarding cards before throwing them in the garbage or, better yet, use the official airline apps and by-pass the paper option altogether.

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Flight attendants and nutritionists both agree on this one. We now know that flight attendants hate when you order Diet Coke and other fizzy drinks on planes because they are hard to pour, which ultimately slows down service for everyone. Soda can also be pretty dehydrating.

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Confirmation Number. A flight number is not the same as the confirmation number you receive when booking a reservation. A confirmation number is typically an alphanumeric code used to identify your reservation and expedite the check-in process.

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If an airline cancels your flight, you're owed a cash refund. It's federal law: “A passenger is entitled to a refund if the airline cancelled a flight, regardless of the reason, and the passenger chooses not to be rebooked on a new flight on that airline.”

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Yes, the same flight number can be used to refer to multiple flights active at the same time. This happens fairly regularly if a flight is heavily delayed. The previous days flight may still be active the same time as the current days flight takes off.

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