Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2004

I'm looking for a decent, safe motel/hotel not to far from LAX for one
night.  Will be arriving in afternoon during June prior to a driving trip
throughout Southern California.  Shuttles not required as will have a rental
car.  We're traveling with our 20 month granddaughter and ...

BA is reported to be flirting with bankruptcy -- if my experience is an
example, I am not surprised. Rather I am surprised they have lasted this
long.
To briefly update -- I booked in September for an April-June trip. In early

My wife and I are flying to Shannon on  May 10th for a week and need to
rent a car.  Will be driving small roads thru western Ireland.  Two
adults with a large suitcase each.
Essentially, the entire rental system is so confusing, so we're looking

Anyone else take pictures of roadways when they fly?
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/564051/L/
More pics at
http://public.fotki.com/apjung/roadgeeking/

I'm trying to fly to Bombay from the east coast, but spend a couple of weeks
in Europe on the way.
I know nothing about online consolidators, and the many websites I have been
to have been filled with popups and cookies, so I'm not sure about trusting

I'm booked on VS 22/VS 21 IAD-LHR-IAD during May in "Premium Economy" on an
Airbus A320.  They've got me in 20H.  From the seat map, it looks like a
decent seat, and I've heard good things about Virgin, although I've not
flown them yet.  Has anybody out there flown VS' Premium ...

I spend a lot of time in Hollywood, Florida and looking over the ocean I
often see a 747 descending into the MIA traffic pattern. Their size is very
evident even at the distance from me. I was wondering if anyone knew exactly
how far offshore and what is the altitude of a jet coming ...

I'm looking for a decent, safe motel/hotel not to far from LAX for one
night.  Will be arriving in afternoon during June prior to a driving trip
throughout Southern California.  Shuttles not required as will have a rental
car.  We're traveling with our 20 month granddaughter and ...

Dear _____ ,
Thank you for your letter concerning our employee Michael Voight.
We are aware of the situation and have received numerous complaints about his
usenet posts from work.

Note: Alitalia not likely to be buying any planes anytime soon.
Boeing Launches 7E7 With 50-Plane ANA Order April 26, 2004  (Reuters)
Boeing gave the final go-ahead for its first new passenger jet in a decade on
Monday, with an order for 50 7E7 Dreamliners from Japan's All Nippon ...

Two friends and I have a Rail pass together with all 3 of our names on
it. Can 2 of use the pass without the 3rd person being there ?
Thanks.

During my early experiences as a regular passenger on commerical
airlines, in the early 1970's, it seemed that once you took off and
flew through the near-surface clouds, the flight was usually very
smooth, the air was clear, and the sky bright blue (during the

Further to my problems with a single from London to Lisbon, it has been
suggested that I book a single with Air Luxor which will cost about £60 inc
Taxes.  Does anyone have any experiences of flying with Air Luxor that they
could share?

Does anyone know if/when airports in the 10 new EU countries will be processed
as other EU airports from the point of view of customs/immigration starting
May 1st ?

My parents are flying to Dubai today for a short break. They opted to go for
the cheaper option with a 3 hour layover in Milan on Alitalia.
Alitalia are on strike today.
So they've been put on the direct Emirates flight instead :)