Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / August 2004

it appears that the naswer to the following question is not so simple,
so I would appreciate any help on this:
does a Gold Elite FD member can access the AF lounges when flying on
AF?

Ulf Kutzner <kutzu000@mail.uni-mainz.de> wrote in message news:<412C54F4.D2312D04@mail.uni-mainz.de>...

If I want to travel via United Airlines from North America to Europe
using FF miles to upgrade from steerage to business class, I can
either use 30K to upgrade from Y&B class or 60k from M&H class.
Okay, but how do I determine prices for these classes?  Using UA's

Check this out:
http://www.geographylists.com/survey.html.
It's a survey I've created where I ask people to where they've traveled
(both in the US and abroad), their favorite (and least favorite) countries

How long is a normal flight from Luton Airport to Athens?.
Many Thanks.
NUFC_1892

A friend of mine who is on a bit of an anti aspartame crusade, tells
me that SWA no longer allows pilots to be served diet coke for fear of
some dire medical consequences.
Let's keep out of the debate over aspartame's safety. This is an

For Americans traveling to Europe, connecting through Toronto seems
like a good idea.  Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa, among others, fly
from there.  The good news is that travelers only have to deal with the
TSA at their initial departure airport.  Are there any disadvantages to

Now that homos can marry each other and marriage no longer means union
between a man and a woman I was thinking, I really love my dog, he
loves me, we've been together for 5 years (long term commited
relationship) and we plan on spending the rest of our lives together.

According to Star's website, AirPasses can be bought from any Star
agent.  Does anyone know if the price is constant, or is it cheaper if
you buy the AirPass from the airline with which you will fly the most?
I think I will fly SK-SK-LH-OS, so I wonder if SAS will give me the

Now that Al Qaeda has taken responsibility for the two Russian
airplanes that crashed this week it has become clear that it is time
to abolish and eradicate Islam worldwide.
These motherf..kers are never going to give up.  Their faith was

Flights cancelled by BA shortage
BA passengers face a second day of delays after staff shortages and
technical problems forced the airline to cancel 25 flights at Heathrow.
Twenty-two short-haul flights were cancelled on Monday when BA failed to

Rumours rife at Manchester Airport that Skynet Airlines, which seem to be an
airline with no planes, pulots or cabin crew, are to start a three-times a
week Manchester to Moscow service this winter.
Transaero, meanwhile, have announced that their Manchester to Moscow service

(watch for wrap).
Northwest wants to charge $7.50 extra for any flight booked through Sabre.
Wants to charge $5.00 for flights booked through its own call centre, wants to

Anybody know the cheapest way to get to Singapore?
Thaks in advance
PS. Of course I checked all related internet sites.

  Some advice please on the best type of ticket please.
  I am travelling from Melbourne to Frankfurt (Germany) mid October
2004.   I have no idea when I am returning but it could be anywhere
from 1 month to 12 months.  I want the ability to use the return