Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / March 2005

looks like this airline might be around for awhile..
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Carrier has seven daily flights to Washington, D.C.
Saturday, March 12, 2005

I had chosen to fly Lufthansa because they were cheap, and expected a
horrible journey.  As a result, I found most aspects of this trip a
pleasant surprise.
According to their web site, Lufthansa allow you to check in over the

What is the best airline to travel from US East Coast ( Boston ) to
Europe/India ?
Any recent experience with Swiss Air ? Not sure if it is out of
bankruptcy, how is the service/food etc. ?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/08/business/worldbusiness/08air.html?ex=111094920
0&en=a8ef80ec613e88a4&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS
F.A.A. Accuses British Airways of Recklessness
By DON PHILLIPS
Published: March 8, 2005

There has been a lot of publicity regarding the loss of the rudder
from an Air Transat Airbus A310, Air travellers along with many pilots
have been posting comments in bulletin boards advising travellers to
avoid travel on these two aircraft.

Pope Message Shows Devotion to Virgin Mary
By BRIAN MURPHY AP Religion Writer
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY After being shot in St. Peter's Square in 1981, Pope John

The security checks at airports have grown more and more rigorous. In October
of 2001, flying to New Orleans, I was required to X-ray my belt at San Jose
airport. Flying out of San Jose again after the terrorist trying to light C4
that he had in his shoes, I had to put my shoes ...

BMI accepted and confirmed by email a booking for LHR-AMS last week. I
paid with a UK switch card same name as passenger.
This week they send me a mail as below. No Email to reply to (Note the
last line!). Just 'call us'. It's a hassle since I'm in Argentina and

Excerpts from Patrick Smith's "Ask the Pilot" column -
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My new favorite Web site is the Great Circle Mapper
(http://gc.kls2.com). I've yet to find a source that more adroitly

Just visited to get some sou-man tickets and getting a server not found
error.

Meena Travels, Inc.
3139, Coney Island Ave,
Brooklyn NY 11235
1-718-891-4700

OSAMA'S N.Y. BEAUTY
By JEN KELLY and PAULA FROELICH
She walks down the street on the Upper East Side, thin and stylish,
another well-heeled beauty chatting away on her cellphone.

F.A.A. Accuses British Airways of Recklessness
By Don Phillips
International Herald Tribune
Federal Aviation Administration officials said yesterday that they

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4333469.stm
Near-miss after plane door falls
A couple had a near-miss with a falling door from a British Airways
passenger plane while taking a walk in Surrey, an accident report

Does anyone know how easy it is to get from one to the other?
ie how to do it, how long it takes and how much it costs?