Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / September 2004

"The British airline industry is failing to provide high levels of
customer satisfaction and the airports are even worse, a survey for the
Telegraph shows today."
"Passengers say [BA] comes bottom of the list for value when compared

About rogue Cisco employee and netkook/troll/usenet flooder
Michael Voight, alias "anonymous", "nothilaryduff", "Really Me", "mrtravel",
"mrtravelkay", etc. etc. etc.
Currently posting as anonymous <anonymous@anon.anon> .

According to a pilot announcement inflight today, as of 1 September, AA no
longer allows coach passengers to use the 1st class lav. While there has been a
prohibition on congregating up front, this strikes me as being a bit overkill.
Anyone else heard of this policy spreading and ...

I am booked for a flight Oct 7 returning Oct 16. If US Air declares
bankruptcy  this month  do you think they will be a few months before
they end operations. Will i be safe with these dates or should i look
into a backup plan. Thanks John

I live in Canada and I  just discovered a new airline called Harmony
Airways.  I am planning a trip from Toronto to Vancouver in the next year or
so  Anybody out there have flown to Vancouver from Toronto  with them yet?
If so,  Are they any good compared to Air Canada and West Jet?

I noticed that CO recently stopped all service to OGG.  There are no press
releases from CO on this, and nothing comes up doing a google search.  The
OGG airport website also omits any mention of CO.
Anyone know what was behind this?  I assume lack of traffic or equipment was

War mongrels monkeys are marching under pretext of Oslo Conference on
"Road Maps to Peace in Sri Lanka" - 20 August 2004 Norway
representatives will be the victim of false propaganda. Sri Lanka has
been accused of terror towards Tamils in UN Human rights in Geneva. To

            [ Ouch. -Ed. ]
  Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs in 18 Months
  Sep 8, 11:38 AM (ET)
  By HARRY R. WEBER

WestJet, Cathay mull transpacific alliance
Details: http://tinyurl.com/65zsr
Cheers,
Geoff Glave

Apart from Emerites and BA, does anyone know of any companies offering
direct flights to Dubai?  Looking at Feb 2005.
London & Manchester are pretty much the same distance from us, but any UK
airport will do.

Will be arriving at Gatwick 2am. I understand we will be able to use the
self service BA check in. ( as our tix purchased through deckchair have a
magnetic strip). Will we be able to check our bag though at this time? We'd
like to get airside asap so we can get some sleep before our ...

Has jet fuel remained the same over the years, or has the formula been
changed?  Are there various types of jet fuel or regional variations?
And how does it compare in volatility to other fuels?
Todd

Any airlines offering WIFI enroute between the US and Europe now or in a
year or less?
Is so, which airlines and on which routes?
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I am having a big headache now ... I am relocating and need to take a
couple of turtles with me on the airplane.  I am wondering if anyone
has experience taking turtles through Northwest airline?  I bought a
plastic container, would that work?  Please reply to winimow@msn.com.