Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / October 2003

Someone one sent me a powerpoint file showing a crashed Mandarin Airlines
jet.  I have put the file at http://www.runningpage.com/Mandarin.pps.
Does anyone have any details about this crashed airliner?  Is it a faked
photo?  What airport is it at?

Hello, I will be traveling early next year between LAX and MNL on
China Airlines in economy.  (already know about their safety record,
etc.  Still much better odds than when I drive to work every day!).
Anyway, I've never flown with this carrier before and was curious

What is the experience of Austrian Airlines on Asian flights?
Any bancrupcy plans yet?
/Anders

Does anyone know if there is any kind of database available online to
everyone where you can choose a nationality and a destination and find out
the correct visa requirements?
Thanks

Flight Switches at London Heathrow Airport
Starting from 26 October 2003 British Airways is embarking upon a programme
of flight switches between London Heathrow terminals 4 and 1.
Why we are switching flights between Terminals 4 and 1

I'm hunting around for low cost airlines in Europe.
Does anyone know if there is a more comprehensive list of budget
airlines than the one at:
http://www.attitudetravel.com/lowcostairlines.html

GALA WRIGHT BROTHERS' CENTENNIAL
COMMEMORATIVE WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD FLIGHT
"AROUND THE WORLD OVER BOTH THE EARTH'S POLES"
From March 13-15, 2004 a Northwest Airlines will operate a specially

I would have bet money that one of the museums would be the
Smithsonian.  Maybe one of the Air France Concordes has been
promised?
http://news.airwise.com/stories/2003/10/1067546275.html

Are there any companies that specialize in reasonably priced airline tickets
to Europe?  I need to fly out in a couple of days and most standard services
want half a kidney for a ticket.  Los Angeles to Madrid.
Thanks,

I'm holding flights to London Gatwick-KL  for January 2004 for £381 + Tax.
Total for 2 people £837, Which from my searches seems a very very good
deal.-unless you know better!!
We usually fly MAS. I know Emirates has a very good reputation but- is there

I'm searching for information on the statistics of the global air
routes. What I would like to know is something like:
- statistical distribution of the overall rhumb direction of flights,
or

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) --A federal jury has ruled in favor of American
Airlines ( AMR) in a lawsuit over the death of a Maine man who suffered a
heart attack on a flight three years ago.
Lawyers for the family of David Johnson contended the jet should have made

I once remember seeing a site that told you where different internet cafes
were located.   I am trying to find out information on where I could find
cafe's at NRT,SFO, and DEN airports and in BKK when I am there also.
Thanks,

What are the advantages/disadvantages of the A330-200 or B767-300 from a
passengers point of view (charter configuration)?

Would like to go from north of England to Ibiza.