Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / September 2003

Please, help me in that question:
Suppose that I am flying Madrid-Milan-Athens, and return
Athens-Milan-Madrid with a low-price ticket, which does not allow any
change or cancellation.

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0903/091603a1.htm
Legislation introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would extend airport
construction and security funding for half a year, allowing lawmakers
time to rethink a compromise version of the 2003 Federal Aviation

Hey there,
               has anyone been to Laos recently?
I was there 10 years ago and it was beautiful but mostly closed.
I'm concerned that it's now full of tourists and expensive.

My wife and I are planning a WorldCon trip in 2005 from Portland OR, USA to
Glasgow, Scotland. Many questions come to mind:
1. Are transcontinental fares better if we start from Seattle than
Portland?

Sorry, just looked at a previous message and the information there gives the
flight number as 001996 out of Newark New York.   I guess if I know the
carrier, I can work the rest out.  S

I bought tickets via Hotwire.com and I was bill by another company in
addition to Hotwire.  The credit card bill shown the proper Hotwire
charges and there was also another charge from "A Better Airfare" plus
a $20 charge from Travel Services.  Both Travel Services and "A Better

My girlfriend and I are probably moving (back) to the US from the UK
at the end of October.  Is there some way to transport all of our
stuff (roughly 6 boxes weighing 80 pounds each) without paying
thousands of dollars?  

hi!!!
Is it a good idea to fly to San Diego and take a trolley to Tijuana and rent
a car there. I figured you have to buy Mexican insurance anyway.
Thanks for the input

I flew with Lufthansa 2 months ago but I did not have an Air Miles
account. If I get an account now, will I be able to retroactively gain
reward miles for my trip? If not, is there some other company which
allows this?

The deadline is Tuesday, 30 September 2003, to file
comments with the USA Department of Homeland Security on
the latest version of the proposed "CAPPS-II" airline
passenger surveillance and monitoring system.

What happens if you buy a round-trip ticket and only use it one way?
Does the airline have some recourse or do they just hassle you next
time you fly with them?
And, come to think of it, what's the airline's motivation for charging

Does Continental have an equivalent to AA "You're Something Special"
program? This program allowed VFF's to reward good service with
coupons that gate agents and flight attendants could use for various
rewards.  In the good ole days, four of those coupons could get them a

Do you feel that a very overweight individual should have to pay for 2
seats? I was seated between 2 people who couldn't bring the armrest
down and I had to ask to be moved. It was embarrassing for all of us.
Gwen

Soon i am planning to travel on Arkhangelsk airlines to Murmansk, probably
on a AN-24 Antonov. Never having heard of this airline before, I was
wondering what their saftey record was like? AFAIK they are not one of the
demerged former aeroflot companies, which gives me (some) ...

 Air Canada operated DC-9s for over 35 years - the last commercial
flight was in early 2002 and the last flight was in September 2002
when they delivered one to the Aviation Museum at Rockcliffe in Ottawa.
 I recently found that the decision to buy them, announced on November 23,