Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2005

After entrusdting myself to the tender ministrations of AA last week -
ACT/DFW/DCA/MIA/MCO/DFW/ACT - I'm off again....
30 March:
DPT ACT 308P aboard one of those aging SAAB 340s, 25 minutes to DFW if the

Airport's photo policy reviewed
Airport bosses are to review the practice of photographing passengers as
they pass through security before boarding domestic flights.
Tim Hedgley, 45, was awarded £4,000 after he had his picture taken without

There is usually a point where it is cheaper to do it yourself than have
someone else do it for you.  What I'm wondering is what would that point be
when it comes to trans-world air travel.  When does buying your own jet and
employing your own pilots make economic sense than using ...

A relation of mine flew LGW to MSP lon NW043 last Sunday but the plane had
to turn back over the Atlantic and  land at Schipol. The relation was put up
in a hotel overnight and flew onto MSP the next morning. Why would the plane
return to Schipol rather than return to Gatwick or, ...

Caution to all: A close friend recently bought a "free voucher" on eBay
to fly AA worldwide and booked a flight to Europe. He even made it
there. But on return he found his ticket canceled with no explanation
besides some fine print that allowed them to do so. Anyway, stranded,

Several years ago, we used an airport shuttle service
from CDG to our Paris hotel.  I can't remember the name
or find any information on it, however, and wonder if anyone
here can tell me (if they still exist) and - better yet -

Prime Cars are the best way to get from /to Central London .Public
Carriage Office -registered, open 24/7.Pre book on 0207 485 2000.

Any1 had any experience with this airline company?
It looks like I could be spending 18 hours in one of their planes in a
couple of weeks so any info would be appreciated!

Came to Taipei from Newark on March 31.  From Newark to Tokyo CO was
the carrier.  Then Japan Asia Airlines from Tokyo to Taipei.  CO really
socks it to the economy class on trans-Pacific flights, two meals and a
snack, alcoholic beverages are $5 a pop.  In comparison the three hour

Hi anyone know if there is a hotel booking agency at the above Aiport
many thanks Frank

Any news update on this?
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I booked some flights into the caribbean. I'm on a major carrier to an
island that serves as an international hub. The next leg is on an
interisland carrier with only a 50 minute layover. The problem is,
after booking and charging my credit card, I found out that the

Do you globetrotters have any great links for sites that searches and
compares the cheapest tickets on international flights?
I am thinking about sites like www.kelkoo.com and www.itasoftware.com
Hallrar