Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / December 2003

On a direct 2 hour evening flight from Spain to London, Britannia Airways
lost my bag. They offered no assistance at all in obtaining any necessary
replacement items and wanted to put the whole thing off on their contract
baggage service. The baggage service in turn said it was the ...

Just heard on the news that 3 flights from Paris to the USA were cancelled
at the last moment at the request of US security.

When they tell you to get to the airport 2-1/2 hours before departure for a
domestic flight, they aren't kidding. Even a smaller airport like SNA had
security checkpoint lines that looked more like the lines at Disneyland or
Universal Studios than the usual airport check-in lines.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/17/eveningnews/main589137.shtml
9/11 Chair: Attack Was Preventable
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2003
Panel: 9/11 Preventable

The severe devaluation of the US dollar is starting to cause problems at
Airbus.  Airbus had made its business plans with the Euro rising to a maximum
of USD$1.20. It is now at $1.24
Airbus has announced that should the US dollar fall further, bringing the Euro

 I booked a flight on United Saturday afternoon for 262.50 Orlando-Reno now
I see that the same flight is $223.50 so I called UAL and told them about it
and since it has been 25 hours 16 minutes since I booked they can not credit
my purchase.  Had I called when I first say the drop ...

Hi, I have several friends who work for the airlines, and have used
buddy passes frequently. It is true that they can not be sold, and
there is a dress code. Also sometimes you can be deplaned, and bumped
off a flight at a stopover, like I was in Chicago on my way back from

BBC reports that Boeing is expected to formally launch the 7E7 today. (their
exact wording I think was "start production".
For the A380, Airbus gave the authority to offer once they felt enough
airlines were interested, and then officially launched the beast once they had

Here's a warmed-over tree I've been sending to ngs and LISTS for
at least a decade, making its first appearance in THIS newsgroup.
To Y'ALL, "foreign", "domestic", and other CREATURES of rec.*  ...
                             +

My husband and I have started looking at getting a RTW ticket on
LH/AC/JL/UA for October 2004.
A couple of questions -
LH has not published their season or pricing details for 2004 yet -

I haven't been able to find good rates on Travelocity for a while now. I
was wondering if anyone else has found this to be true too. Even ITA
Software seems to be lagging behind what I can cobble together on my
own, using Travelocity to pick flights.

While look something else up, I noticed that BAA claim Gatwick is the
world's sixth busiest International Airport.
I think Atlanta and Chicago tie for busiest, then Heathrow. But Dallas,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, JFK, Schipol, Tokyo, Frankfurt and several

I have been asked to bring some prescription medication for an
American friend who is staying Costa Rica for several weeks.
Should I expect a hassle with customs security at the airport when I
depart the USA or at the Costa Rican airport when I arrive?  Do I need

Flights on various routes have gone on sale today. Remainder in the next few
days.
Mike
www.alloverhotels.com

I know it's early, but I'm winding down ready for a 4 week summer
holiday, including 12 flights! So a happy Christmas to you all, and
see you in January
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