Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / March 2005

I'm trying to set up a trip this June, using my Delta Frequent Flyer
miles.  It's actually from SLC to WAW for a conference, but my husband
and I are building in a little free time.  One of the choices we found
for using the miles is to get to Montreal, then take Czech Air to

Too many of you DWELL on the same subject and it get's ......BORING!!!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.....there's more going on in the airline industry than
harping on BA.
grow up people.

My brother and his friends are traveling from Detroit to Dublin, with a
layover in London.  They were supposed to have the layover at the same
airport, but at the last minute, his flight was changed.
Now they have to fly into Gatwick, but out of Heathrow.  They will have

.......allow itself to be "beaten on " every week as the subject of
every episode of A&E's show "Airline".  Do they consider this to be good
publicity for them?  I just don't get it.

I wonder whether anyone has any tips for purchasing decent-priced tickets
originating from Dubai (especially when I'm not actually in Dubai at the
moment).
I need to do DXB-AMM-PHX-AMS-DXB, which seems like a nightmare to sort out.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1499342,00.html
Flying faulty jumbo across Atlantic saves BA £100,000
By Ben Webster
Turning back after engine failure would have left airline liable to

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4344929.stm
"BA has defended its decision, saying the rules on syringes are well known."
What a poor defence. Not once has my husband EVER been asked for a
doctor's letter, by BA or any other airline, in all the 25+ years he's

I need to take a foreign trip. There are two options, both equally
convenient in terms of dates, available seats etc.
A. I can get a ticket, which would earn me frequent flyer miles, from a
reputed local dealer for $500 total including taxes.

This happened last week. I don't remember it making the news until today.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1436374,00.html
When Flight 961 literally began to fall apart at 35,000 feet, it increased
fears of a fatal design flaw in the world's most popular ...

Continental Airlines summonsed over Concorde crash
PARIS (AFP) - The US company Continental Airlines was widely expected
to be placed under judicial investigation over its role in the
Concorde crash five years ago which a report found was triggered by a

"The Italians say the car was swerving around cement blocks in the road when
a bright light went on and, with no warning, the car was pummeled with
automatic weapons fire for 10 to 15 seconds. U.S. military officials say
troops made hand and arm signals, flashed white lights and ...

[originally posted in r.t.e.]
Has anyone got experience with late evening connections at CPH? We're
thinking of flying SAS from MAN to BGO in late April, but the connection
time is only 40 minutes! Could we expect them to put us up in a hotel if

Does anyone have experience using this travel service?  If so, please
e-mail me privately.
yvettemichele@yahoo.com

Over and out: Jetsgo ceases business, strands travellers
MONTREAL (CP) - Discount airline Jetsgo isn't going anywhere -
announcing early Friday that it is ceasing operations effective
immediately.

I have to fly from Oakland (OAK) to Fort Lauderdale later this year.
I've done quite a bit of searching and the best combination of schedule
and fare that I can find is on America West.  I did a Google search and
didn't find any recent comments on America West.  Has anyone had ...