Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / May 2004

Just got this from a friend of mine in the crew. Complete with all the
"dialogue" in expletive Russian :-)
http://www.maxho.com/video/lexa1.mp4  (3.0Mb)
The file is in MP4 format optimized for Quicktime Player 6.5 and higher (

Is there a website somewhere that lists how many of each aircraft each
airline owns/leases?

A year ago on the day we invaded Iraq I was going to the Carribean.  I
volunteered to gave up my seat in exchange of a $500 voucher valid for
travel within year.  CO overbooked because the 757 scheduled to fly
was drafted by Pentagon so they are left with a 737.

This is to let you know that Airfare.com booking service has problems
with their website and technical support personnel.
Last night, I tried to book a US Air flight using Sidestep.com.  This
transaction then took me to Airfare.com where I entered passenger names,

I am arriving at LHR in September and plan to fly directly on to CDG.
What is the best airfare I can get and do I have to pay a departure
tax from LHR?
Reason I ask is that I have used the BMI site to find out this

US Airways has announced that they are going to demote Pittsburgh from "hub"
status to "focus" status.  Philly and Charlotte will remain hubs.
They will also put less emphasis on hub-and-spoke operations.
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=111&sid=14024

The demise of Duo, with some of my money still in its coffers, meant a
hasty visit to the copmpetition. Duo's death made the 1200 Radio 4 news
on Saturday 1 May. A flight to UK (STN) was available from Ryanair for
EUR 239 one way ex taxes, from Air Berlin EUR118 one way incl. ...

Can anyone tell me if the following is just conscience or if there is
some other reason? I  am booked on the following routing with UA next
month.
CPR-DEN-ANC/SEA-DEN-CPR

I have allways used a1travel.com
There site is unavailable or something at the moment, plus I had
allways wondered if some other sites where much better though I have
allways

Myself & two friends are looking for a weekend return flight to Amsterdam
next weekend. The flight needs to be either Friday night or Saturday
morning, returning Sunday afternoon. We are based in Birmingham UK so an
airport close-by would be preferable, especially if the ...

There's some rumour that the minimum taxi fare leaving Heathrow is now
GBP 24.  Can anyone verify?

I just booked some flights on Air Asia for incredibly cheap fares. Anyone
here who flew on them? Any experiences to share? I will do BKK -KUL and SIN-
BKK.
Thanks in advance.

It's been a while since I've posted here but I'm glad the group's still
going strong..
Does anybody have any experience of redeeming FF miles for flights?
Specifically, I have about 17000 miles in United's scheme which I understand

Did anyone see the documentary on "Airlines" on the Arts & Entertainment
Network just now?    The promos said it was about what really goes on with
airlines.   But it turned out to be a program that honed the camera in on
people who spent too long at the bar, and got back to the ...

This may sound petty.  What is the best way to JFK from NJ suburb for
a family of four travelling?  Looks like the flight out of JFK is
cheaper than Newark.  We'll be going two to three weekd in August.  At
$10 a day, or is $11? long term parking will be steep.