Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2005

Obviously, you .....in this group, don't know what the "F" you're
talking about.......have a nice life and, PLEASE........don't show up in
my terminal........you are
MORONS...........AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Well, I haven't bought luggage, ever, although my parents did
"hand-down" a retro set of Royal Traveler suitcases, etc. that were in
style in the 1950s.
Pretty well made though (and I don't think they were close to the best

The option to search the closeby airports is a big advantage if you
live in a city with multiple airports. if so, Sidestep, Kayak and
Farechaser are better because they perform this search by default.
Kayak is simpler and much faster - it presents the results in a single

My girlfriend, who is a smoker, is flying to Indianapolis on business
Tuesday. She'd like to know what's allowed on board domestic flights.
Will she be able to take along a lighter or pack of matches? Or will she
be forced to seek these out in the airports she passes through? ...

I'm thinking about buying this shaver:
http://www.thebuzzelectronics.com/viewLarger.asp?item_id=110392
But I notice that it comes with a stainless steel "pouch".  I'm wondering if
this will cause any problems for me if I try to bring it with me in my

I recently posted that I was trying to book a flight to India: the best
deal seemed to be offered by Lastminute.com but since I need
flexibility I wanted to know the fare rules before buying the ticket.
Anyway, I have now heard from them.  In essence I have to buy the

How can I defend myself against reclining airplane seats?
Recently, more than one reader has written to ask about the use of
seatbacks on cramped airplane seats. Or, more to the point, whether
there's any way to defend yourself from the particularly obnoxious

I was traveling from LA to Mumbai on one of the quite known airline.
There was a male about 30 years and a woman about 55 yrs of age sitting
few rows away from.
Woman's health was fine while boarding the flight but with passing

My wife and I recently flew KLM Newcastle (UK) - Kiev and back. The
Amsterdam - Kiev was on a 737, but the Newcastle - Amsterdam uses Fokker
100s.
My wife suffers from low blood pressure and claims to feel dizzy even on

As far as the GLA-AMS hop was concerned we were delayed 20 mins.This does
not sound too bad but as the previous flight from GLA with KLM City Hopper
was cancelled the resulting problem for transit passangers especially those
booked on the earlier flight travelling to US & Canada ...

My daughter and I will be flying into Gatwick North terminal on separate
flights from the US in about 3 weeks. Our flights arrive appx 1 hour apart.
Once we clear customs/passport control, is there a place where one of us
can wait for the other, such as a restuarant, bar etc? I'm ...

has anyone experience of turning up at Gatwick with luggage to buy a last
minute holiday. I have heard that one can acquire really good bargains this
way, but needed to check it's not a folktale before I turn up with my bags
;0)

Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@earthlink.net> wrote:

Does anyone know if they have seperate online checkin counters at
Newark? Or do you have to go to the e-ticket line?
I know in Cleveland they have a special counter for online check-in and
it's very easy.  But if they don't have this at Newark, I don't get the