Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2004

Two questions for any kind soul who knows the answers:
I get into Changi at about 9.30pm (on Qantas), then fly out (on Singapore
Airlines) at 8.50 the next morning.
Can I stay at the transit hotel (inside the transit area) without entering

I know the rules regarding American citizens leaving the US with
children who have a different last name from the parent with whom they
are travelling - requiring a letter from the other parent approving
this.

When is the best day of the week and the best time of day to find the lowest
ticket price on the internet?

Hi-Do the airlines really care if you book a priceline ticket if you
are 20 instead of 21?
Also, I booked a hotel on priceline in DC, will they ask for ID?  or
is a credit card good enough?  I didn't realize you had to be 21

July 20 -- Airbus SAS, the world's largest maker of passenger
aircraft, won an order from Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates, for 24 planes, including four A380s, plus 12 options worth
as much as $7 billion.

I see that Martin WY has been associated with 156 messages concerning
Ryanair. Are you an employee of Ryanair or just very pro Irish and anti
English,
Joe

Sleeping in Airports - LIVERPOOL, England (Contributed by Michael
Eustace)
http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/liverpool.htm
"April 5, 2001 - I arrived at Liverpool Airport after watching a

FRANKFURT (AFX) - Ryanair Holdings PLC CEO Michael O'Leary said he believes that
in 10 years' time at the latest, the Irish budget airline will be able to give
away its flight tickets and generate all its revenue from other sources.
"We'll get our money from the hotels that we're ...

Is anyone else getting spam from jonathan@hotelwizard.com?  (I think that
was the email address.)  I've had 6 in the last 2 days...
Hilary

1.  Is it possible to take a hand-held GPS device on board Delta flights?
2.  What is a cheap but reliable GPS device.
3.  What kind of map do you need to determine what city, town, lake, etc.
you are flying over by looking at the co-ordinates displayed on the GPS.

I flew Manchester/Sandford with Travel City( I have no connections to this
firm)
in the Sunshine first section cost approx £600 return but 50" pitch and
larger seats made the flight far better than economy.

According to Der Spiegel, the A380 is currently 14 tonnes overweight.
11 tonnes in the fuselage alone with other stuff (engines - 1 tonne)
accounting for 3 tonnes (some sources say the wing is 2 1/2 tonnes
overweight, man undercarriage 0.7 tonnes over, but wing box, engine

This is first time I have looked at a Boeing orders chart.
http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/index.cfm
I think it is 78 orders in total for the Year.   57 orders for 737
planes.   3 orders for the 777.

From:
http://www.bmibaby.com/bmibaby/en/index.aspx?p=43&cf=news&ID=271&year=all&month=
all&pagenumber=0
bmibaby are to set up a new base at Birmingham airport from January
2005, initially basing three aircraft there before expanding for

I will arrive in CPH and continue within 2h with a domestic flight.
Is there a ATM inside the airport building ??
Tanks very much
Rob