Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2005

Does anyone have any info. on getting from Charles De Gaulle Airport to
Central Paris ?
Are the airport taxis very expensive ?  We are only carrying small
hand-luggage & wondered whether or not it would be worth getting a bus /

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JF MEZEI
The "nobody" troll of rec.travel.air and "John Doe" troll of the

All,
Any tips on driving between Philadelphia to BWI Airport. I need to take
my wife to a flight out of BWI on Friday afternoon. Pickup will be
Sunday evening. I am thinking about 2 1/2 Hrs driving time. I have

I am planning a journey to India, and for similar fares I could fly BMI
in Premium Economy or Qatar Air in standard economy.  The Qatar flight
would involve changing in Doha and flying direct into my final
destination; BMI would fly non-stop to Mumbai, and I would then need to

Um, do ya think there might be some cheap(er) flights to the UK in the
next few weeks?

Does anyone know where we can get a flight time calculator from any
destination to any other destination in the world?
Thanks

Is their any rule about this, either medical or legal?
Had a fractured arm for 10 weeks, nearly healed but still in a
lightweight cast. Got the chance to go for a few days sightseeing in
Prague, so only a 2 hour flight from BHX.

I have availability to use either an upgrade or a Saver award to travel
First class on United.  Can I be bumped by an elite or any other member with
either of these tickets??  If so, which has the least chance?
Thanks in advance,

I'm looking to book a domestic flight from Manchester to Gatwick return
with BA in September. I have tried BA's site many times over the past
few weeks, but it has not been working.
Am I doing something wrong? I.e. does it work for you?

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2005/07/09/etndvt09.xml
Virgin pays for lack of legroom
(Filed: 09/07/2005)
A Daily Telegraph reader unable to fit into a seat on a Virgin

Rode the new elevated train at DFW about a week after it opened. Was back there
this week and have to say I wasn't impressed. Essentially what they've done is
to build an elevated version of the same TRAAM that's been running below ground
for 30 years.

Any one recommend any airlines that fly cheap to brazil from the us ,
prefrably chicago ?
thanks
jg

Scant details.
My brothers just had a phone call from travel agents to say the airline he
was flying on his honeymoon to Thailand with on 24th July has gone bust.
They've got him seats on a Qatar airlines flight - for which he will have to

Goodbye seat, hello free flights!
Bumping, in the context of air travel, refers to "denied boardings"
for travelers with tickets on an oversold flight. In many cases, it
can be an annoyance. It can also be an opportunity to gain free

Is NW phasing out the DC-10s anytime soon?
On airliners.net and jetphotos.net I've seen lots of pictures of NW 744s
at HNL, but I've never seen a sked that lists such flights.  Are these
military charters?