Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2003

truck crashes, customs hell, clueless flight attendants
July 13 SJC-DEN-YYZ (San Jose - Denver - Toronto)
SJC-DEN AC 4364 (UA 1278) B-737 Seat 2D
Depart: 11:20am PDT Gate C4 (11:30am actual)

Sorry - this is my first visit to the newsgroup.  Where and how is it
appropriate to post inquiries about transacting for flights, e.g., with use
of frequent flyer miles?
Much thanks for the guidance.

Anyone know of a "discount airline" flying Zurich-Vienna?
Thanks for your help! :)
---john

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3079439.stm
<quote>
British Airways' passengers face further chaos on Saturday following an
unofficial staff walkout at Heathrow Airport.

So, I'm sort of tempted to follow up the letter I just got in the mail and
sign up for Amex Platinum.  (I probably shouldn't be tempted, but there we
go...)
In large part this would be because of the free membership of Priority

Are these descriptions still accurate?
What's changed since they were written, two years ago?
Thank you kindly.
Toronto Pearson

I have read the newspaper accounts, usenet reports, and heard all sorts of
horror stories about the TSA. And I have personally witnessed all types of
idiocy on the part of the TSA, the airlines, and passengers in general. This
is my opinion on the entire situation.

FoxNews just showed a video from someone who filmed their pilot who fell
asleep!! soon after take-off from the Bahamas and said he didn't wake up
until just before landing in Florida.  
It looked like the plane was a 2-engined prop (5-6 pax?), didn't

The Dawn Patrol - 0700 Launch - AEaglet 3506 Saab 340 out of
Waco for DFW - a handful of business folk and middle aged (and
older turistas huddled together waiting to pad thru TSA in their
stockinged feet.  When your computer case is too big for the

My vote goes for:
grumpiest: United, hands down, stone cold lock.
most pleasant: Southwest

sorry, this may have already been asked in the past:
how is the Economy class service on Turkish Airlines from New York (JFK) to
Istanbul?
-On time record (esp. departure)

The Miguel Cruz FAQ
Part 1
1.  Who is this a.shole Miguel Cruz who floods all the groups with such
lame posts?

About Troll Flooder Michael "mrtravel" Voight
"mrtravel" is the usenet handle of a brainless usenet troll whose
real name is Michael Voight <mvoight@cisco.com> .  He works for Cisco in
San Jose and apparently they don't keep him busy enough so he has to troll

Here's a new profiling opportunity.  Any ten year olds with teddy bears
will now have to undergo automatic secondary screening:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/07/17/gun.teddy.bear/index.html

I'm doing a research on online travel "best practices".  I would like
to know if some of you has had a good experience on booking a flight
or a holiday online.
What are your favorite online travel sites in termos of easiness of