Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2005

Since we are around the world, shall we try to learn what a basket of
groceries costs?
For this purpose, let's ignore quality: price the cheapest. Before
posting the amount for the basket, let's agree what to add or delete

Likely to be going to Indonesia July time and being north of
Birmingham then Birmingham or Manchester more convenient than Heathrow
and certainly Gatwick.
Are Emirates comfortable?  Been reading some not so good things about

Hi - I always like on-line search tools that display the available
fare classes for a flight... how many seats left in Y class, how many
in K class, etc.   I used to use American Express Travel's online
system to see this, but they recently changed and that option doesn't

I am going on my first flight ever soon (yay!) and I wanted to ask,
just because of incertainty, how it will be with the luggage. . . the
route is HAJ - AMS - PVG
. if I check in my luggage at HAJ, to fly to AMS with the cityhopper,

Southwest Deep-Sixes Booking Bonus
http://www.frequentflier.com/ffc-042005.htm
Issue #344  --  Apr. 20, 2005
For Southwest Rapid Rewards members, April was the cruelest month. For

I need to travel from London to Kiev.
I have the option of booking with Ukrainian Airlines (Gatwick - Kiev) or KLM
and Austrian Airlines.
The prices are just slightly cheaper on Ukrainian Air. However, the biggest

[On on topic, non-political dicussion topic. What is Usenet coming to?]
I am having an ongoing discussion about this topic with business collegues whom
I travel with.
For US Citizens returning to the US, is it required to itemize each item on the

An Asian  client of mine travels frequently from Sydney to the US.
She recently expressed pleasure that Singapore Air might be flying that
route and said ," At last I wont have to put up with the way
Qantas treat Asians"

I am new to this. I have done Easyjet to Venice and to Faro before.
I am looking for flights to Kefalonia in September.
Where should I start?

Does anyone know where/if I can book open return flights?  I've looked
on the main websites (Expedia/Ebookers) but they don't seem to offer
the option?

Airport security contraband - only $1 per pound: So what happens to lighters
and all of the other items that get left behind at airport security
checkpoints? In Maryland, the state's Department of General Services has
turned the items into a money-maker, selling the items in bulk ...

    Aviation, especially passenger aviation, to become obsolete as the
world moves toward ecological sustainability. After that, only birds will be
flying.

Which air line do you think is best for long distances - British airways,
Qantas or Singapore airlines? Safelty is, of course, the main thing!!

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Planning on traveling from Chicago to Denver in July.  While I have a
departure date,  I'm unable to commit to a specific return date.  To further
complicate matters, there is also the possibility of having to fly from
Denver to Albuquerque and returning to Chicago from there.  ...