Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / August 2004

1. Between JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark, which is most convenient for a
midtown Manhattan destination?
2. Do these airports have a left luggage facility for a couple days?

they also announced new routes from Luton to:
BARCELONA (GIRONA)                     ESJBERG ROME
BARCELONA (REUS)                       MURCIA STOCKHOLM
DINARD                                 NIMES VENICE

Allegiant Air is about to start non-stop service from Bellingham, WA  to Las
Vegas. Does anyone have any experience with these guys (service, seating,
professionalism, other...)?

Guess what is the pre-arrival meal for the non-stop CX JFK-HKG flight
given the local arrival time of around 8pm?
Breakfast!  Given that there are 2 other meals served prior to it, I
wonder if it is due to cost and/or galley space.

As predicted during a long thread on this earlier in the summer, the USA
has apparently made an important step towards delaying their October
2004 "Biometric passport" deadline for a year (although tptb were asking
for 2 years):

Is there a bus or shuttle from  Islip Airport into Manhattan
Any advice about most effective way to get there?

Calling around Indian travel agents for a Chicago<->Delhi flight I
notice that everyone is offering Kuwait Airways or Air India. I mean,
ou almost have to rudely pressurize them even to get a quote on a
European carrier, let alone another Asian one.

I sat on a RyanAir flight recently and every now and then got a
*very* strong and distinct whiff of body odour.  It lasted a minute
or two and my travelling partner was able to confirm it.
I thought the cause of it was me as it seemed so close by.  I

Announcing Q1 results, Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary said:
"We have recently filed proceedings in the High Court in London for the
recovery of overcharging on fuel levies by BAA plc, the monopoly operator of
London’s three major airports. The BAA has been charging a ...

Is there a definition anywhere of the difference between the two ?
And does it mean anything anyway ?
(I've got a 5.5 hours London to Egypt coming up).

Parking for the Chicago International
Midway Airport. The service handles your
bags, guards your vehicle and brings you
to the airport for convenience.

I heard it on the (usually VERY reliable!) grapevine.....
*    Virgin Atlantic are to begin codeshares on BMI transatlantic routes and
some domestic routes from Manchester from this winter
*    BMI are to commence services from Manchester to Barcelona, Paris CDG

source The Times
By Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent
CABIN crew on Europe's largest budget airline struggled to open
emergency exits during a fire because of inadequate training, a report

Does anyone know when the fares change U.S to Europe?  I know they
usually go down sometime in the Fall but for the life of me I can not
remember when that happens!
I am interested in BOS-ZRH  or possible BOS-CDG or FRA.

Hey,
I am looking for someone who would like a little adventure in life. I
am planning to follow a dream and move to Alaska. I hope to leave
around March 3, 2006, or 2005 money allowing. this person would have