Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / August 2005

Excerpts from
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/08/orlando_airport.html
Orlando Airport is piloting a new pre-screening program called CLEAR.
The idea is that you pay $80 a year and subject yourself to a

In reference to lithium ion batteries, the Qantas website
http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/beforeYouTravel/dangerousGoods
says, "Spare batteries must be individually protected to prevent short
circuits and carried in carry-on baggage only."

Any comments on VLM Airline? good, bad, indifferent, etc.
Thanks in advance
Paul

I would like to travel to both Frankfurt and Tokyo this year (personal,
not business). It's occured to me that, instead of making separate
trips, I could combine both into on trip by traveling to Frankfurt,
then to Tokyo, then back to the states. This seems attractive because

i'm planning on going from new orleans to tampa october 1.  anybody
know of any deals coming up?
also, does southwest offer more flights than they have listed on their
website?  the earliest return flight they got listed for me is 9 am.

If I want to fly to San Francisco from DC on September 23 or 24, when is the
latest I can buy my ticket before prices go up?  Does it vary by airline or do
they all raise prices around the same time?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/05/news/crash.php
Witnesses say plane didn't land normally  
By Don Phillips International Herald Tribune
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2005

http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Blame-flying-in-Toronto-runway-crash/2005/08
/07/1123353192782.html?oneclick=true
Blame flying over Toronto runway crash
August 7, 2005 - 7:39AM
Investigators trying to determine why an Air France jet skidded off a

"Quoting data from the ground radar and witnesses..."
I guess a $200 CCTV camera and $1000 digital video recorder running
24/7 is way too expensive or sophisticated to have at an airport to
provide a video record of take-offs and landings.  Instead we'll pay

As a loyal BA customer and having written good reviews in the past, I
must say that my last flight with them has left me with a bitter after
taste. I flew London to Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 31st in World
Traveller (economy). From previous flights on this route, I got the

The idiot claims he moved to Roseville to work at HP which is HIGHLY UNLIKELY,
but since you never know when to believe what a psychopath says, and psychopaths
are really good at committing fraud and crimes, you should also contact the following
authorities in Roseville and at HP in ...

The idiot claims he moved to Roseville to work at HP which is HIGHLY UNLIKELY,
but since you never know when to believe what a psychopath says, and psychopaths
are really good at committing fraud and crimes, you should also contact the following
authorities in Roseville and at HP in ...

It's obvious mrtravel's lonely desperate wife has left him.
After years of abuse and neglect by a husband who doesn't work,
doesn't provide for his wife or children, who sits at home trolling
the newsgroups 24 hours a day, downloading kiddie porn and preying on

in a moment of weakness I booked to take the family to Florida next week.
Whilst I fly regularly to Sanford and Tampa I've never flown there with
First Choice. I only paid £1350 (inc. meals) for 5 of us, which I thought
was pretty good in the school holidays. Now I'm wondering if ...

I miss TWA or Trans-World Airlines  took their 747 from the JFK
worldport to and from London Heathrow. also have flown TWA within the
USA   sad to see this airline not flying anymore  I believe they were
"eaten" by American Airlines.. AA also ate "AirCal" and a few other nice