Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / January 2004

While browsing eBay I came across this auction which supposedly tells you
all the airline secrets to get free $ and free airfare or dirt cheap
flights, free 1st class upgrade, etc etc... I agree with the usual if it
sounds too good to be true it probably is...... wondering if anyone ...

BA 747 from London to Dulles (Washington).,
Plane restricted to airfield away from terminal while passengers and luggage
was searched. USA said it had credible information. They found nothing and
after 3 hours, the detained passengers were released.

Is the new consolidated car rental center at BWI a giant pain in the a.s or
what?

A pet peeve of mine is the way the media reports aircraft incidents
and accidents.  Rather than use the proper terminology to explain
the scenario "...pilots were to be attempting to return the crippled
airplane to the airport" they'll report "the crippled plane was trying to

So what do you guys think about the new 16 hour non-stop flight from
SQ from SIN-LAX. They only offer an upgraded business class and an
economy+. Not more expensive but cuts your travel time by 3 hours.
Cheers,

Hello, here is an interesting article about a proposed TV reality show about
airlines and airtravel. Looks interesting; however, it will be on one of the
specialty channels. Could be funny to see someone arguing about buying two
seats for one big b*tt.

Flight Groundings Lead Allies to Query Washington
    By Eric Lichtblau
    The New York Times
    Saturday 03 January 2004

I'm interested in hearing where you think the worst/rudest airport customs
personnel are. For me, it's got to be Australian airports.

are there any air fare sales expected this month,
I have a trip planned mid February to Asia  
the only sale I have seen so far is Korean Air and I would prefer not to take
them

Does anyone know of the name and author of the video documentary on
Pan Am that starts with the "all flights have been cancelled"
telephone message?  It has the entire history of Pan Am on the video.
Thanks!

For the longest time, it seemed that the media has been a puppet of
the U.S. government adhering to the official government line on the
events of 9/11 with absolutely no acknowledgment of anything that may
have deviated from that line.

From BBC's web site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3364795.stm
                     Egyptian airliner crashes into sea
                     An Egyptian charter plane has crashed

Are there any flight attendant that are male or is it just for women.

The USA has made a request (requirement) that "some" flights operated by
non-USA airlines whether destined or just overflying the USA be transporting
trained armed guards.
The British Pilots Association has made a request for international meeting to

Does anyone have any information regarding flying with globespan?  We are
looking at booking return flights from London Gatwick to Toronto Canada.
Has anyone got any experience of flying with this outfit?
Thanks