Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / November 2003

From today's Rocky Mountain News.  They say the long-awaited discount
carrier United Airlines is forming is to be called, "Ted".  The full article
is at
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/business/article/0,1299,DRMN_4_2409439,00.html,

Hi,
I remember a website where I can find a whole lot of information about
the different airlines, but I can't recall the address. Most important
for me, the distance of the rows in compairsion.

   I am traveling on American Airlines in February and have a question.  My
seat is equipped with a powerport so I can use my laptop while in flight.
My question is, what do I need to be able to use it.  It is a Dell Inspiron
600m and there is no adapter available yet for it to be ...

Looking for an open-jaw specialist who can ticket SFO-HAM, return FCO-SFO
during peak Christmas seasons.

Some articles from the Denver Post in reference to the announced deal at DEN
between UA and F9.
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E26385%257E1756518,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E26385%257E1756455,00.html

Has anyone used Airmiles to get "business" or "first class" flights? It's
5460 + Taxes to fly economy to Las Vegas with Virgin and wondering how much
are the higher classes. Would double for business and treble for first class
be roughly correct?

For the first time in 10 years I had to purchase RT tickets for airport bus in
Manhattan. The girl quoted me the price of $19. I questioned the fare and she
says that is what it is and no discount for seniors. Time running out, I
purchased the tickets, yesterday, my first ...

Información de la
Serrania de Ronda.
http://arunda.soizadesign.com/index.php
Actualizado a diario.

Anyone know what aircraft MYT use of the MAN - CUN route? I suspect it is
the A330 but could be the b767

My wife and I are thinking about the "two passengers, three coach seats"
gambit for a long trip next year.  Has anyone tried this?  Any
unforeseen headaches?  
Can you book, i.e. purchase, all three seats on the web, either on the

My first flights with LH in a long time.
MAN have they gone downhill.  I was in Business.  The flight attendants
were surly.  The food was no better than normal coach shoveled into a
glass dish.  The plane was dirty---no TP in the restrooms-----and nobody

As a small follow-up to a discussion a while back about KLM no longer
serving drinks in economy on European flights: At the beginning of October I
travelled HUY-AMS-ARN-SFT again (and started to write a trip report but gave
up as everything had gone very smoothly, oh well). Anyway, ...

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Dear Sirs:
This story from the TELEGRAPH is rather off-putting.  Removing this

  ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (AFP) - Pakistan's top court has overturned the decision  
of a lower court allowing airhostesses to work with state carrier Pakistan
International Airline (PIA) beyond the age of 45, a lawyer said Thursday.
  Nine airhostesses had challenged their retirement ...