Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / February 2005

I discovered the other day that the British Airways website is offering
a nice and easy way to choose your preferred seat on their flights. All
it takes is to type in the traveller's name and the 6 digit reservation
code which comes with your travel agents's booking confirmation. ...

The New York Times
February 2, 2005
Promised Seat on Air Shuttle Is Perk of Past
By PATRICK McGEEHAN

Can anyone share recent firsthand experience of allowable carryons with
United Express?
The flights in question are
United Express/AWAC 5486 and

I wonder if it's allowed to f.ck the pilot into the a.shole during the flight...

While travelling United Airline on a domestic flight, I experienced
what seems to be all too common baggage delay. When I reached the
destination city, my baggage did not arrive with me. The baggage
arrived after 24 hours.

What does all this jazz about gay men Have to do w/ air travel?? I want
to know about air travel NOT GAY MEN!! that thought is about
sickening....Gay Men ....... This don't need to be on the discussion
groups where Kids can view the SICK disgusting, gross, stuff. Lets keep

A warning - Things are getting worse. Don't fly Qantas with bikes any
more. It's too risky.
We got onto Qantas in perth without trouble. Bikes were boxed as required.
And the domestic flight on Air NZ from Wellington was OK, with a $20 per

Reading the most recent few comments about experiences on American
Airline flights on Skytrax's website made me almost sick. Sadly, some
of these comments by fellow passengers are not exaggerations. Why are
so many US based flight attendants such a rubbish bunch? The airlines

Apparently Euromanx all set to launch a thrice daily service between
the Isle of Man and Manchester starting 28th March using the
soon-to-be-delivered RJ70s; they'll also be launching a weekend Isle of
Man to Bristol service.

Anyone have any views on KLM's flights to the US from Schipol?
They seem to be offering good deals from AMS to NY, Las Vegas and San
Francisco and are throwing in the cost of getting to Schipol from the UK. In
my case it is quicker and less stressful to fly to Schipol from Cardiff ...

Gregory Morrow wrote:

Enjoy............................................

Is there a list/website available detailing the valid minimum connection
times at airports?
In my case I'm thinking specifically of DFW.
I'm flying back to the UK from Orlando via Dallas in early April and

Greetings all,
Years ago there was a Hilton Hotel that was virtually on the airport at
SFO.  Seems like they listed the address as Burlingame.
Hilton does not have this hotel listed any longer --- anyone know what

    Well, here we go, guys. It's tomorrow, streamed live on Airbus'
website. ZDF (Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen, Ch. 2, Germany) and CNN
International are going to be covering it as well. Starts tomorrow at
10am GMT (2am PST). Agenda as follows (times are GMT):

What's the lowest price I can expect to find for a ticket from Boston
to Amsterdam?
The specific dates I'm looking at are departing Boston (or Manchest NH
airport) the evening of March 11 or anytime March 12 and leaving