Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / February 2005

Are there any DIRECT flights between JFK and Stockholm? Thanks, Noam

I have a little over 20K miles on United that will expire in April.  I
really don't plan on travelling before then, and it's not enough to go
anywhere.  You need a minimum of 25K if you're in the US.  It would cost
approx $175 to buy 5,000 more and it would cost someone $75 to ...

Just watched a Boeing promotional video filmed in 1974 but released in
1975 extoling the virtues of the 747.
It followed a Columbia airlines flight 409 through one eventful flight
over the USA rockies. Interestingly, it only had 120 passengers on it.

The Republicans have managed to turn the word Liberal into an epithet in the
USA.
They have demonized it and used it to tarnish any opponent they don't like.
Ever since Ronald Reagan and his Alzheimers-riddled brain made that famous "L

Two weeks ago when they had the big product roll-out of the
A380 they said something like the first test flight of the
A380 will be March or April.
My guess is that the date is a fairly big secret.  If reporters

Why the hell should it cost LESS for a ROUND-TRIP ticket between a
given pair of cities than it does for a ONE-WAY ticket between those
same two cities?
SNA to ERI, flying tomorrow, returning Feb 8: $635 on NWA.

According to one Flight Simulator site, the Boeing
7E7 is now officially the 787. They are currently
changing all references to downloads of the plane
from 7E7 to 787. According to the site's press

I thought that I'd worked out how to tell apart the A321/320/319 - and
then Easyjet go and put 2 windows above the wing on their A319s ...
seems a bit strange to depart from the normal 1 window ... anybody got
any idea why they did it ???

Next week Schiphol starts work on a new pier designed for low-cost
airlines' fast turnarounds. It will have 7 gates, but no airbridges,
passengers will walk out to the aircraft. The new pier is in response
to demands from low-cost airlines. Apparently charges for use of the

Why are there no lo-co operators to Belgium from the UK?!

I'm planning a trip to Europ in APril, and am considering Virgin
Atlantic from NYC to London.  My understanding is that the JFK flights
have the new "Upper Class Suite" arrangement of seats and features.
Has anyone tried this out yet?  If so, what are your thoughts?

I have a Yahoo email address I use solely for airline emails.  I've had
this address for years and never had any spam of any kind.  I never
used this address for newsgroups or email correspondence of any
kind.  A few weeks ago, all of a sudden, I started to receive spam.

Hi All: My son and two of his friends are planning a trip this summer
to Germany. They know three kids that were exchange students with us
that they are going to visit. My question, is about the timing of their
flights. Is it cheaper to fly at certain times of the late spring or

Welcome to the Fifth Term of the Ronald Reagan Administration
The Gipper Lives!
Back then it was Iran/Contra
Now it's Iraq/Osama

Wow!  A Canadair/Bombardier regional jet crash in China just yesterday, a
Canadair/Bombardier regional jet crash a month ago (Pinnacle Airlines), a Brit
Air Canadair/Bombardier regional jet crash in 2003, a Air Canada
Canadair/Bombardier regional jet crash in 1997, and ...