Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / December 2004

Article at
http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/11/1101150396.html
November 22, 2004
A private jet on its way to pick up former President George Bush at a

I have a ticket to sell: ryanair from shannon to london stansted:
Dep: 24.12 at 7:00 from Shannon, arrives at 8:25 at London Stn (flight FR102)
Return: 5.01 at 20:15 from London Stn, arrives at 21:35 at Shannon (flight FR109)
If you are interested drop me an email on magdatella a/t ...

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Just booked 4 seats on Austrian Airlines, London to Vienna to Cairo. Having
looked at their webpage they dont appear to offer free refreshments!  Is
this right?
Thanks

I booked a flight through onetravel with a requested stop at JFK, and I
have a question about luggage....there are two confirmation numbers,
and I want to know if I have to worry about my luggage, or should it be
transfered automatically?  Any one have a clue?

I have about 180,000  "points" on a USAir Visa card.  I can convert
these to miles (or other hotel awards at what appears to be not very
attractive conversion rates).
I would like to use these miles for a trip for two to anywhere in

Is this the first time an airline is offering to fly passengers of a
bankrupt carrier for free?
http://www.skyeurope.com/bottom.php?lang=en&right_src=actualnews.php%3Flang%
3Den%26item%3D2%26aid%3D1701

source www.bbc.co.uk/news
Hotels and car-hire group Cendant has said it is to buy Ebookers, the struggling
UK-based online travel firm.
Cendant has agreed to pay $404m (£201.2m) for loss-making Ebookers, which has

Does anyone have any idea what the possible routes would be, should
Easyjet take up those slots next year?

They are, surprisingly, going to operate three daily services from
Manchester to Gatwick starting mid January.  Still room for more services to
be announced by them by next Summer!
David

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Microjets Catch the Eye of Wealthy Travelers
By Sara Kehaulani Goo
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 27, 2004; Page E01

We plan to spend a few extra days in Japan, ahead of a business trip.
Would be nice not to have to lug too much junk while catching trains,
buses and ferries in the coutnryside, and instead shipping the bulk of our
stuff to the hotel (in Hakone) where we'll be spending the last ...

I need to carry a cardboard box as checked luggage. If TSA opens it, will
they have packing tape and will they reseal it?
Should I take it to the airport unsealed (to be helpful and get on their
good side), or should I seal it on the assumption that if they cut existing