Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / November 2005

Does anyone here know if there are any wlan hotspots at Malpensa airport?
Thanks for the info.

I'm a nudist and I think all clothes should be banned from planes to
save weight and to make it impossible for Al Qaeda ragheads to hide
bombs and guns.
Of course, fat and ugly people should be banned from planes too and all

Just curious as to if anyone has tried them yet, and has any comments to make?

"Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time." -
H. L. Mencken
People often misinterpret the meaning of equality among humans.
Equality among humans do not in anyway imply equality of capability,

Boeing details 787 improvements
Inch added to cabin width; stretched version will have more range
After a two-day 787 "summit" in Seattle with about 140 airline customers,
financial institutions and supplier partners, The Boeing Co. revealed several

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/21/smoke_plane/
"A French woman nearly disappeared in a real cloud of smoke when she
tried to open the door of an airliner so she could pop out for a
mid-flight fag."

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~hartberg/ft/SabretoolSetup.htm
This program used to work on my computer but now repeatedly gives an error
message. Is it still working or no longer supported?
David

Flying out tomorrow from Vancouver BC to L.A. Cal.  What's the first
thing I do when I get to the international departure level in
Vancouver?  I have my tickets.  It's a UA flight operated by Air
Canada.

Anyone know if pepper spray is allowed in checked luggage?

Where is everyone headed for Thanksgiving?

My wife and I have booked a return from LPL to CIA this weekend. My
wife now can't make the outward leg and has booked an alternative but
I still intend to travel as planned. We want to come back together on
the original booking. Will Ryanair want to cancel the return leg

Any know if the new airport Dubai is building in the Jebel Ali area,
projected to handle 120 million passengers/year and 370 simultaneous
A380s (supposedly), is a combination airport/seaport?  I heard this
somewhere but have not been able to confirm it.  If so, would this be a

Congress to exempt Missouri from Love Field limits
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators agreed on Thursday to
exempt Missouri from restrictions on direct air service from Dallas Love Field
to several states, an issue that has Texas rivals' Southwest Airlines (LUV ...

Have you seen the latest idea from Air Canada,
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051110/wl_canada_afp/canadacompanyair_05111016
3858
It says the weight of the paint a aircraft is 160kg/360lb, and airline plans

has anybody got any idea of the pay of stewards/stewardesses
on British Airways or Aer lingus.
I don't mean just the basic salary but how much would
they normally get per month including Flying hours,