Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / October 2005

Southwest Airlines has announced that they will reenter the Denver
market early in 2006.  No details yet.
Frontier Airlines stock lost 29% of its value on the news.

For United frequent flier miles, I know that you can get a "saver" award for
a domestic round trip for 25,000 miles, but there are so few frequent flier
award seats available from the small airport I fly out of that it's very
hard to get the flights I want. However, for a "regular" ...

I can't believe his handlers let him give press conferences.  Without
them by his side whispering into his ear he doesn't know what to say!
He just says "ahhhh" a lot, looks down at the ground, and has a look
of strained constipation on his face, as if he's begging God to put

Latest details on the A350 from AvWeek:
- Currently holding 140 "commitments"
- Current design features 90% new parts
- A350-800 to weigh 8 metric tons less than A330-200 (not previous A350

Hi group.
I try to make this short. (Did not work!)
At the end of June I had to go to Sweden, for my moms funeral. It was
delayed until July 20, after I got over thee, due to people being on

I note that most flights from Miami or Ft Lauderdale to the Northeast
head out over the ocean and don't come ashore until North Carolina.
But Southwest always hugs the coast even though it adds a little
distance.

In the mid-late 1990s, I saw in the local newspaper that some senior
Delta captains were being paid approximately up to $500,000 a year, and
that the Delta Board of Directors pays the new CEO Leo Mullin millions
(how many?) and the other top management gets pretty nice pay too, I

It's because of high school kids like this that Bush can't walk the
streets of the country he governs.
It's because of terrorists like this kid that the President of the
United States is virtual prisoner inside his own country.  He goes

Good afternoon from Seoul.
What do you call these stuffs?
1. from airport A to airport C just directly.
2. from A, stopping at B, and C. You never get off from the plane.

I can't quite get my head round this, I know the clocks go back on 30th
October, although not sure what the official time is for this.  I want to
book car parking, we are due to land at 01.40, do I put 12.40 on the
booking?  We leave Cyprus at 23hours (local time) and its a 4.5 ...

Airline downsizing means more hassles, fewer choices for travelers
As noted in an earlier AskEd & AnswerEd, most of the U.S. legacy lines
are downsizing in an effort to cut costs. Depending on circumstances,
the impact of this downsizing on individual travelers could range from

Saw this posted on the A.V.L.V board:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/14/D8D7QS2O4.html

Any recommendations for Australia prepaid phone service. I have heard Optus
and Telstra and both ok.
I assume one can be purchased upon arrival at Sydney International (YSSY).
Thanks.

looked around for xmastime stuff , which i know is expensive. but it is
ridiculous. even southworst on xmas day -- traditionally a low-fare,
low-demand day -- is quite pricy, $180 to go cross usa 1 way.

Look how short and fat it is.
http://www.airliners.net/open ...