Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2004

From 1st May 2005, they'll be basing a 747-400 at MAN to operate this route
and will also make it a daily service from its present 6 weekly frequency.
David

It could be me,  but I sense an air of elitism in this newsgroup?
Do I detect a grudging acceptance of no-frills airlines?
Are they only to be used when nobody is watching and you are paying for the
trip?

Are there facilities for taking a shower at terminal 2 in frankfurt
airport? I looked through various web sites and did not see anything
but I was told a year or so ago that these did exist.
thanks

I recently heard that the airlines will no longer allow travelers to use
the lead bags to protect thier film.  Is this true?   I have to pass
through a total of 6 x-rays during my trip and I know that film can handel
5 scans before going cloudy.

I appreciate any suggestion that are offerred.
I need to travel to bring my kid back home. The situation is there is
no coming-back one way ticket available for my kid but i can get a
round-trip ticket. I don't know if I can use the second half of the

I'm wanting to fly from the UK (any airport does but it'll probably end up
as LHR anyway), to Washington DC at the end of September.
Most airlines seem to be quoting around £300 return fare from both
Manchester and Heathrow, which is an acceptable price.

How long should I allow to get from terminal 1 to the TGV train station on
terminal 2  at Paris CDG airport ?
I am flying MAN to CDG with bmibaby next month, I have read reports that
they are not very reliable timewise, I want to leave plenty of time to get

 I'm glad to see that, as reported in The Los Angeles Times report below
today, illegal aliens who are being given free plane trips back home by the
gringos (in addition to free bus tickets to their hometowns once they arrive)
are also being feted with the virtually "first-class" ...

Following allegations made by drug dealers seeking to help the
authorities in return for reduced prison sentences, the founder of
Peru's leading airline has been charged with drug offences.  As he
fights to clear his name, insurance difficulties caused by the affair

Anyone used them?
The wife has to fly to Gemany next week and can either go via Heathrow on
the first morning flight out on one of the flag carriers or travel to
Birmingham which is 20 minutes down the road and use Eurowings.

we are looking for tickets from pittsburgh, pa. to orlando or
daytona,fla.on or about august 1.we will be returning from sarasota
,fla. to pittsburgh . we will be gone the first 2 weeks of august. any
ideas for special priced fares.    thank you,

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whereabouts during his service in the Texas Air National Guard were

How are the security lines at SNA late in the afternoon on a mid-week
night? Aiming for a 6:30pm flight, Alaska Air, no FF status. Airline
says check in two hours early....

This must be one of the worst airlines on the planet . badly
maintained aircraft that are always out of service , video screens
that dont work , toilets in a terrible mess ,the aircrew dont tidy
them up during flight when the arab pax piss on the floor of the

Hello. How strict are the British Airlines--especially BA and BMI-- on cabin
baggage in terms of weight? My bag fits their linear dimension requirments
but is probably a few kilos over their low weight limits. Do you think
they'll let me carry this bag on, or make me check it for ...