Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / May 2005

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why do ryanair block off rows of seats at the front and back of their
aircraft, is it to squeeze all the passengers into the smallest
possible space ?

I have a ticket from Nairobi to Billund, via Amsterdam, dep. 10.10. Now I am
buying a ticket from Mombasa to Nairobi, but unsure on which plane to take.
When should I be in Nairobi airport, in order to make the connection? Can I
check the baggage all the way in Mombasa, when it is ...

WOW!!!  With tonight's performance, John Kerry guaranteed he will be
elected the next President of the United States!!!
Kerry: 3
Bush: 0

Twice in the last year (OK, so I don't travel much) I've seen women
changing their baby's diapers right there on the seats in the gate
waiting area. Does she think future pax are going to enjoy sitting in
her baby's excrement? These airports spend thousands of dollars to

United Airlines could be flying into uncharted legal territory next week
when it asks a bankruptcy judge to throw out the contracts of more
than 41,000 flight attendants, mechanics and machinists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0505060122may06,1,1902532 ...

If I want to pack my own meal on AA flight from Chicago to SanFransico what
are the does and don'ts?
Thanks

Bali , An Island Paradise
The island of Bali has long been characterized in the West as the last
"paradise" on earth a traditional society insulated from the modern
world and its vicissitudes, whose inhabitants are endowed with

Atlanta airport likely to be undisputed No. 1
By Kirsten Tagami
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/21/05

I need to know if it is possible to change the flight date of a Ryanair
flight from Dublin to Glasgow.
It is a return flight that went from Glasgow to Dublin a couple of days
ago and is meant to be returning on Bank Holiday Monday but now

Poor "mrtravel".  One could almost feel sorry for him, if he weren't
such a psychopath.
What else can one call a FIFTY year old man who spends his life
trolling newsgroups and harassing posters instead of working to

Apparently there's an offer plastered all around posters in Birmingham
stating that Air India are doing Birmingham - Toronto for £130 return.
However I can't find that fare on the site at all, it's just quoting me the
normal price of £400-odd.

I'll be travelling to China via Dubai (3 nights out and 4 nights on the way
home) from the UK in August.
I already own 2 film SLRs (Canon and Minolta) but I want to buy a Digital
SLR - Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT in the US) and was wondering where I can find

American Airlines, according to recent ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, is
adding midday flights to NYC from Hartsfield.
No big deal I suppose, except the news report strongly implies that the
competition will result in a lose-lose-lose for the carriers, and will

America West has low-priced options to upgrade a ticket to first
class, but only for 30 hours before a flight.    I assume that
for a large number of flights those first class seats are all
taken and no upgrades are available.    What percent of the time

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4572277.stm
Airline BMI is to turn most of its Heathrow service into a low cost
operation by scrapping business class on all but four of its routes.
The company plans to introduce low fares - starting at £25 one way - and