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They are doing some works on one of the runways - it started on Thursday and
is causing minor chaos. I was booked on a 1 hour (ish) layover, luckily I
arrived early enough at BOS to get a stanby on an earlier flight and got a
seat, I also booked the penultimate EWR-LGW and got a ...

I've just flown BA from CDG to LHR and unusually the palne was massive, well
bigger than usually, it had a 2 - 3 -2 seat layout. Just out of curiosity,
what is this aircraft??
Thomas

September 9, 2003
FBI Probes Man Who Shipped Self to Dallas
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS (AP) -- Charles D. McKinley had himself shipped from New York

Someone recently told me that the only way for a U.S. citizen to obtain a
passport is through the mail, as opposed to getting it in person. Also, it's
now necessary to submit your birth certificate at the time of application;
it'll be mailed back you you when you get your passport ...

I am planning a trip to BRU in November.  I am looking at a good fare with a
Continental Code Share on Virgin Atlantic to LHR on the first and last legs.
This would be in the cheapest Economy.  How is the leg room/pitch compared
with Lufthansa or United?  Do they charge for beer or ...

Last spring we purchased UAL tickets to London to be used in September.  The
price was over $1200 each.  Now I see the same flight offering seats at $500+.
How can we benefit from this substantial drop in prices?  

Midwest Airlines   (nee glorious Midwest Express)  has launched "Saver
Service" (read: "back to sardine service") on a few of its routes.   I made
a booking, and was the only person so far to get a seat assignment.   The
computer put me in 10A both directions (the DC-9's have 2/3 ...

I tried to use seatmap.com to check availibility. I do not know how to
interpret the output from Galileo. Any help sites?
What does the following mean? (why the 7's after each class name?)
763 = aircraft type, C=?

I am flying for the first time next week.
I bought my tickets on line, but not from an airline
My tickets say call Airline 24 hours before fight.
My Tickets say Check in required

It's been quite a few years since I had occasion to fly through Detroit on
Northwest.  My recollection of past transits is of an unpleasant, crowded,
ugly and noisey terminal more appropriate for receiving Greyhound buses than
aircraft.  Wow, have things changed!  Northwest's new ...

In shrinking the STL hub effective November 1, 2003, AA is ending 27
nonstop routes. Included is the service connecting Missouri's two
largest cities -- Is any carrier planning to add this to their
services? The only alternatives to driving are probably the ailing

Greetings! I shall be taking a plane trip  on middle of this month
inside USA. Shall I lock the suitcase or keep it unlocked? With
thanks.

I was wondering ..is there a secret to getting FIRST CLASS UPGRADES with a
paid coach ticket on NW Airlines? I have like 19K miles racked up and I
would like to enjoy my trip to NY by going First Class.  Does anyone know
any secrets??/

 I am planning another trip to Australia in Jan 2004.  I made a lot
of  use of my GSM unlocked Motorola phone that I brought to OZ last
year.  My phone number and SIM chip has since expired.  I would like
to have my brother, who lives in CBR buy a prepaid mobile kit and plug

On the 22nd I am scheduled on AC 1118 - YVR -YUL, and then 40 minutes later
on AC 884 - YUL - CDG. Each day I check the status of 1118, it usually
leaves Vancouver late. On two occasions, today included, passengers
connecting to 884 would have been out of luck, and stuck in Montreal ...