Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / October 2004

Has anyone purchased tickets from them? Do you really save that much?
Any problems trying to use the tickets? Thanks!

In 2/3 months time I will be looking for flights from
HKG to CAN.Have any of the group experience of China Southern or
Dragonair?.I am open to any other suggestions.
Thanks in advance

Anyone out there know the aprox time to change an engine on a A310-300???
and associated time to test before return to flight??
Many Thanks
Andy

Newbie to US air travel has to fly Chicago to Minneapolis, one way, on
or around Thanksgiving. Travelocity, Orbits etc are quoting close to
$200. What's the best way to find a cheap ticket? Which airlines to
look at? Thanks.

Oil price hike adds $342 million to the bill at AA
Available Seat mile costs rise 2.7%
Average ticket price drops 4.8%
Will cut jobs (unspecified amount)

   I'm not a practicing jew, I'm not isaeli, and far from being it (I
don't simpathize with any religion nor with israeli politics), rather
my religious beliefs resemble that of an agnostic, but still, I come
from a jewish family and have recently been offered a position as a

i didn't see a published article, heard it on tv a coupla nights ago
meanwhile, the semi-wonderful delta american express card has been heavily
advertising lately with expensive full page advertisements
meanwhile, my usually non-pessimistic wife keeps reminding me of the eastern

No-frills passengers left stranded
A Dutch no-frills airline has gone bankrupt sparking warnings to
consumers about the lack of protection in the event of airline
failure. V-Bird Airlines offered flights...

Having traveled for many years and never experienced any major problems it
finally all happened in  one trip.
Arrived in Portland to see one bag going around on the carousel instead of
two. It was 10.45pm so there weren't that many bags on it and it soon became

You should tip a pusher atleast $3-$5!If you are a good tipper don't
be afraid to ask for extra
services.The pusher will be only to happy to help you!

Trying to decide which legs to fly and which to attempt overland on a 3.5
month trip to Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and probably a short time in Southern
Vietnam. Are there any airlines which are notably safer and more reliable
than others? I know about Myanmar but how about Laos and ...

It's a hotly guarded secret, but from next summer, EasyJet will start
services for the first time from Manchester. They will base 4 aircraft at
the airport!!
cgh1

Having to sit next to someone that smells bad.  Come on people....wear
deodorant.
Not that they are the only ones at fault with this, but is there some
religious reason Indian/Pakistani people don't wear deodorant?

Just as a matter of interest I have recently enquired about a flight using
Air Miles MAN-AMS-MAN. Have previously made this flight about once a year
for the past 4 years using a fixed sum of Air Miles [600].
However they informed me that they have a new system in force which does ...

'Pilotless' jumbo seconds from disaster
By Paul Marston, Transport Correspondent
Daily Telegraph
(Filed: 14/10/2004)