Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2005

I'm trying to get a reasonably cheap airfare from the US (Chicago) to
Almaty, Kazakhstan, for sometime in July or August. So far I went to
major airline websites who have flights to Almaty  (KLM, Lufthansa,
Turkish, Asiana) and a round-trip ticket is more than $2000. Does

A friend who's a Captain for United told me that as of the 14th of this
month cigarette lighters are banned on commercial aircraft. 2 books of
matches only. Can anyone explain the logic of this latest TSA move?
Eric

What you youg people don't realize is what we need in the good ol USA.
We need a couple of good statesmen like
Marshall Petain an Nevile Chamberlin
to straighten thingss out      Minot Piper

I'll be arriving by coach from Gatwick to Heathrow to stay overnight at the
Park Inn Hotel (old Meridian) and then on to terminal 3 at breakfast time
the next day.
Where should I get of coach at 9pm?

Has anyone here flown with Biman Bangladesh Airlines, just wopndered what
they were like,
Are they likely to fall out of the sky? or not!

Source:
http://www.dailytrojan.com/news/2005/03/29/Opinions/Boeing.Gets.Bad.End.Of.The.D
eal-904919.shtml
Boeing gets bad end of the deal
By Sean Sachdev

Quote:
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Can somebody help me planning my trip from Germany (Düsseldorf/Cologne) to
Bristol. Would love to have the cheap and convenient options.
Thanks

I am making travel arrangements for a first-time visitor to the UK.  He
will be arriving from Turin on a Sunday, either on easyJet to Luton or
Ryanair to Stansted, and will then proceed to Paddington Station and so
by train to Exeter.  Any comments as to which flight will offer the

Has anyone flown BMI from Chicago to Manchester? I am thinking about doing
it this summer but I'm not sure on the service. I would be flying coach (the
cheapest way). Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Please let me know.

anyone no of a web site for cheap airfares

Having just returned from another international trip, I've discovered a new
trick that certain airport vendors are starting to play: Incidental credit card
purchases at the airport are converted from local currency to US at a less than
favorable rate.

BackGround Info:
Depart Flight Number:NW100
Return Flight Number:NW200
Depart Origin:LAX

where can I book cheap flights from china (Beijing or Shang Hai) to
germany (Munich)? Flight to Munich in May, back to China in august.
Michael

I am a freelance journalist trying to find people who are using search
engines like Sidestep to find fares of low cost airlines like Jetblue
and Southwest.
These people I presume are tired of sites like travelocity and expedia