Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / October 2004

Having recently been to Prague (jet2.com from LBA) I was impressed by
the low prices, good beer and nice architecture.
So I am thinking of other options in eastern europe.
Suggestions for getting cheapo flights to these places from North of

OTTAWA - A Boeing 747 cargo jet registered in Ghana crashed and burned
on takeoff from Halifax airport in the eastern Canadian province of Nova
Scotia on Thursday, killing all seven crew on board, police said.
The MK Airlines jet was taking off for Spain with a cargo of seafood at

Good article at:
http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/10/1097182740.html
Essentially, Boeing may end up hurting itself more with this escalation since
it might result in jeoperdizing the billions of dollars of subsidies (both US

Body Found in Inner Harbor
http://wjz.com/localstories/local_story_281073749.html
Oct 8, 2004 7:30 am US/Eastern
Baltimore, MD (WJZ) The Baltimore Police Department has now identified

didn't anyone notice that Kerry brought up Boeing v. Airbus in the last
debate?

Bombardier is looking at Canada, USA and Ireland to see which government will
give it the most subsidies to help it launch its new 100+ pax business jet at
an estimated cost of $2 billion bucks.
Interesting to see this happen at a time where the USA is so angry at europe

Greetings flyers....
Has the outlook for US Air changed any since a few weeks ago (when
current info was that they might well liquidate in early 2005)?
Just hoping.

I heard a rumour amongst AA staff at MAN yesterday that they are to start a
MAN - LAX service from May 2005.
cgh1

Anyone know whjat the big FlyBe announcement is going to be tomorrow? Aome
say it is about expansion from Manchester, other say Liverpool.....
cgh1

I am going on my honeymoon to Australia in December on United.  I
wanted to get first class, had the points and they told me they were
sold out when i got my tickets--5 minutes after they became available.
What are the chances of me playing the honeymoon card and actually

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United Airlines on Wednesday said it would reduce US flights and increase
capacity on more lucrative international routes, in keeping with its
aggressive cost-cutting efforts.

Hello, all.  In pricing up some intineraries from St. John's,
Newfoundland, Canada (YYT), to various destinations both within and
without Canada (Calgary (YYC), Manila (MNL), Narita (NRT) and Sydney
(SYD)), the best fares that I found almost always involve part of the

Nuevo portal de la Serrania de Ronda, Hoteles , restaurantes, Turismo
Rural,
Senderismo, MTB, sus servicios, articulos sobre Bandoleros, y noticias
actualizadas a diario, asi como galerias de fotografias, los monumentos y

I have another car rental question. My family will taking a Princess
cruise out of Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale this coming February
and most likely will rent a car for a day or two before or after the
sailing. Other than Hertz  can anyone tell about other companies that

"Keep those motherf..kers away from me"
Bush Taking Anti-Depressants to Control Mood Swings
By CHB Staff
President George W. Bush is taking anti-depressant drugs to control his erratic