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Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / March 2008Novelist with questions re 1995
For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%) domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began; but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by email. >For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%) >domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began; >but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write >repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they >don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by >email. SFO to LAX $25. SFO to LHR $4-600 R/T Thanks. I didn't make myself clear. I need a moderately comprehensive listing, so as to work on the costs for a touring performer who must fly first-class. In news:30194d9f-fe73-4a12-9301-7edbc4d60fbc@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com boyk <boyk@performancerecordings.com> wrote: > Thanks. I didn't make myself clear. I need a moderately comprehensive > listing, so as to work on the costs for a touring performer who must > fly first-class. Maybe you can dig something out of this http://www.bts.gov/help/air_travel_price_index.html Your tax dollars at work.  SignatureBert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com > For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%) > domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began; > but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write > repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they > don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by > email. I paid £375 for an open-jaw in late August/September 1995. Outward NCL-LHR-SFO and return SEA-AMS-NCL. SignatureJohnT > For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%) > domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began; > but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write > repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they > don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by > email. Go over to www.flyertalk.com and ask there. You may find someone who can help you, particularly because airline personnel participate. > > For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%) > > domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began; [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Go over towww.flyertalk.comand ask there. You may find someone who can > help you, particularly because airline personnel participate. * Thanks to all. -jb This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- relations department, no number for exec. offices available, no nothing. (I've tried!) Some other airlines ditto, and the very few that allow mere peons to contact them, do not respond. Travel agents don't have data back that far, or don't remember about specific years. Newspaper archives show old ads, but those are mainly coach fares, where I need business- and first-class. OK, I give up. > This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the > novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Newspaper archives show old ads, but those are mainly coach fares, > where I need business- and first-class. OK, I give up. I suspect that a few hours (and subscribing - free - to www.flyertalk.com will get you more than you've bargained for, with plenty of the posters regular domestic and international travelers even before the 90s. Shucks, I recall DAL to WAS back about 1952 in a DC-3 (with stops), and my second trip to Europe (1962) was in the back of a C-130 (unpressurized), only a row of paratroop seats down one side, with a stop in Thule (plus Keyflavik & Prestwick) on the way to Rhine Main - Somebody will not only have prices but the original tickets, saving them in case some airline tries to cheat'em out of FF miles. TMO >>This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the >>novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I suspect that a few hours (and subscribing - free - to www.flyertalk.com This was recommended the last time he gave up. >> This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the >> novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >TMO Gee, Ollie, So many messages trigger memories of your adventure filled life. I swear, from reading many of your past messages, that you have had more scary adventures than Indiana Jones. When you die, your survivors should reserve about 20 pages to cover your obit in the newspapers. >>> This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the >>> novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > When you die, your survivors should reserve about 20 pages to cover > your obit in the newspapers. No, I simply repeat the same events for different audiences as posters come and go. My actual obit will likely not exceeding facing full pages (with 8 pt single space). >>>> This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the >>>> novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >and go. My actual obit will likely not exceeding facing full pages (with 8 >pt single space). Only two pages? How modest. After you pass on, please have your heirs send a message to rta containing the obit. It should make fascinating reading. > This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the > novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media- [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Newspaper archives show old ads, but those are mainly coach fares, > where I need business- and first-class. OK, I give up. How many times have you said you give up? I thought you gave up a week or two ago > I thought you gave up a week or two ago That recommended Web site requires personal information about me which is irrelevant and which I wouldn't give even if relevant. I'm trying to *get* information, not give it out. Thanks to all anyway. >>I thought you gave up a week or two ago > > That recommended Web site requires personal information about me which > is irrelevant and which I wouldn't give even if relevant. I'm trying > to *get* information, not give it out. Thanks to all anyway. How nice of you not to even think about giving false information to a website. |
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