Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / November 2004

Papers Say Russia Is Better Off With Bush
By Carl Schreck
STAFF WRITER
Photo by IGOR TABAKOV / SPT

NETHERLANDS: Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease On Rise in Netherlands
Associated Press (11.05.04) - Monday, November 08, 2004
On Friday in Amsterdam, the Netherlands' National Institute for Public
Health said that an outbreak of a rate STD among gay and bisexual men

Cat Stevens wins peace prize
ROME, Italy (AP) -- The singer once known as Cat Stevens -- branded by
the United States as a potential terrorist risk -- has been awarded a
peace prize in Rome for his humanitarian work.

What to do about Bush
Rather than standing by, Europe can influence Washington's evangelical
myopia
Timothy Garton Ash

BBC's Fast Track program this week had some interesting information.
While airlines are preparing to allow mobile phones on aircraft by 2006, some
hotels have seen revenus from land line phone drop by as much as 70% in recent
years since customers now use their own mobile phones ...

I just got back from a trip on an MD-88 where I had the window seat of
the two seats on the right side of the aircraft (only 2 seats; NO
middle seat......).   Well, the guy next to me not only "claimed" the
common armrest but also ENCROACHED into MY space by "breaking the

Pardon my ignorance here, but when you vote in America what or who do you
actually vote for?  Do you have 1 vote or...?

It's time for Americans to abolish that useless anachronism.
Most Americans are under the illusion that they elect the President.
America isn't even a true democracy!
The Electoral College is proof that America's founding fathers knew

What is the best way to get from Heathrow to Gatwick?  What is the cheapest
way?  What is the cost?  How much time would it take on a Monday mid-morning?
Thanks

Ashcroft, Evans Resign From Bush Cabinet
By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft, a favorite of
conservatives, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, one of President

Papers Say Russia Is Better Off With Bush
By Carl Schreck
STAFF WRITER
Photo by IGOR TABAKOV / SPT

Hi. My young (5yo) son would like to fly on an airplane. What is the
cheapest way of getting a flight. I live in London (UK), so it would
make sense to fly from somewhere around London to go ... somewhere
else and come back again. Returning by train or coach would not be a

Conservative Backlash May Have Cost Kerry Crucial Ohio
By JAKE TAPPER and JODY HASSETT
ABC News
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2004 --  When Massachusetts' highest court

It was 10 years ago today that Eurostar innaugurated direct London-Paris train
service through the tunnel. (It also serves London-Brussels).
Carried 6  million passengers this past 12 months.
Eurostar seems to be competing very well against the low cost air carriers.

http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/11/1100037769.html
Looks like ATA is far worse off then a simple "reorganisation" bankrupcy.  One
analysts hjad originally predicted that ATA would return to being a charter
only niche market airline, and right now, it looks it this might ...