Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / January 2004

I flew from Bristol to Belfast on a Dash 8 with flybe this morning,
departing on time at 08.50. The flight was about 70% full, but because flybe
has allocated seating the last three rows at the back were empty. The
trolley came up and down the aisle with few purchases being made, ...

O'Neill and Suskind on NPR: '60 Minutes' misrepresented Iraq oil map
The plot thickens.
Just days after ‘60 Minutes' told the world that the Pentagon in 2001
mapped out how it would divide up Iraq's oil fields among "foreign

Is this still a franchise operation or do BA fly it themselves now?

What is the rationale behind charging fees for booking last minute
(under 21 days) award travel when using the AA website?
The transaction is automated and there is no FedEx involved.  How do
they justify the fees?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8410742%255E643,00.html
HAWAIIAN Airlines is headed for Sydney - the first time in a decade
a new US carrier has started scheduled services to a major
Australian city.

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The last sales From United , Northwest and American have good prices to Europe
but do not have much to Asia.
Are there any plans for a fare sale to asia soon ?
Yeah I know they do not announce them , but maybe experiances from the last few

Can I take my swiss army knife abroad if I leave it in my check in luggage?
Do I have to declare that it's there if I can?
Thanks.
GW

Just curious what the thoughts of the general public are.
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml It's under the
terrorism targets link.
There's a fair amount of outrage in the pilot community about this but

I will be flying from MME-LHR and return on BMI. To LHR it's on a Fokker 100
& return is on an Embarer 45 and would like to know what the best seats
would be.
Thanking you in advance

I have seen a few (closed) threads with discussions regarding internet
access whilst visiting the US, and offer the following from my own
experiences. I usually visit the US 4 or 5 times a year, but with no
fixed regularity, and I definitely fall into the non-techie category.

Just booked an e-package (flights & accomodation) to Orlando through
Expedia.co.uk
Flights are with Continental Airlines operated by Virgin. So thats Virgin
planes and staff then? Do I receive a lower level of service because I'm a

US Airways just announced that it is contemplating selling off its East Coast
shuttle service and one of its hubs.  We've seen this before (Eastern, Pan Am,
TWA).  I guess this is the beginning of the end for another "major".