Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / August 2005

I have discovered a book previously owned by Harding Lawrence.  It is
Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich.  It was given to Harding Lawrence
by a man named John Force.  It is inscribed to him and there is a
letter to him from Force stating that he thinks the book is excellent

www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/16/opinion/16tierney.html
Op-Ed Columnist
Fighting the Last Hijackers

I'm talking about flight in the US starting at a destination and
stopping once before going transatlantic to the uk.
Do they let the passengers off the plane at the stop? (Its 90 mins)
Or do you have to stay onboard and wait ?

Pretend you work for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
You're a high muckety-muck at Houston Hobby Airport, and you've learned that
a flight with 136 passengers and 5 crew will make an emergency landing
there. It seems some passengers discovered a note in their seat ...

Heard on Radio 4 tonight that GateGourmet have sacked 500 staff at LHR after
an unofficial dispute, and that as a result there will be NO catering or bar
service on any BA service leaving (and possibly arriving!) LHR tomorrow
Thursday 11 August.

The sheep (I mean passengers) stayed in their seats as she tried to
open the doors.
What will happen the next time some terrorist gets up and tries to
pull a 9-11?

        [ Hell of a week, eh? -Ed. ]
Plane Crash in Venezuela Leaves 160 Dead
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A plane carrying vacationers home to the
French Caribbean island of Martinique crashed Tuesday in western

I have access to good booking online programs, but I want to make the actual
booking through an agent. If I give him the exact flight numbers, airlines
and other booking info, will most agents book for me and what would be
considered a fare commission fee, if any for doing this?

Greece Plane Crash Kills 121, 48 Children
By ELENA BECATOROS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GRAMMATIKO, Greece (AP) -

Please forgive my very basic (dumb?) question, but I have had no luck
googling for the answer so far.
Could a kind soul tell me what typical 'fees' are added to the cost of an
international airline ticket (ticket bought in the US for a flight

Where is the airplane related stuff store in TORONTO area? There is one
located near airport I heard but I don't know name or details to locate
it.
I am trying to buy an empower socket, its to plug a laptop into the

Poor "mrtravel" Michael Voight.
Seems to be having a meltdown.
Have you noticed the recent spike in posting?  He's been posting
euphorically lately, 24 hours a day, nonstop.

I have a flight booked with Emirates BHX-DXB-BKK. I have enough miles
for an upgrade from cattle class on the BHX-DXB sector. Business
baggage allowance is 30kg, economy 20kg. Will there be any problems if
I check in at BHX with more than 20kg?

I have been having a lot of trouble booking flights to italy with
skymiles Via paris (on air france/delta for may/june/july of 2006.)
The agent on the phone said it was because AF didn't release any
flights for skymiles even though it's 330 days in advance. She said I

Ryan Air are having another one of their fantastic offers. Two cheers.
How the hell do you book them?
I want to go to Perpignan from Stanstead on Tuesday 13th September
and return Thursday 29th September which according to their info is