Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / January 2006

Will be arriving at LHR by rail, timetable says 1102. How much is a suitable
margin to leave before booking the flight time, taking into account
reasonable rail delays (nothing too unexpected), getting from rail terminus
to terminal, finding the check in desk, checking in as early ...

A number of people have been calling for a boycott of Aruba, since the
government there seems to be dragging its feet in the Natalee Hollaway
case.
Might Mexico open its eyes if all we gringos called a tourist boycott?

British low-cost airline easyJet appealed Tuesday for a review after the
European Court of Justice upheld rules on compensation for passengers facing
flight delays or cancellations in the European Union.
In response to the Luxembourg decision, easyJet called on the European

I was watching the old Charles Bronson movie Evil that Men Do, and in one
scene, they show an Iberia DC-9 landing in Guateamal City. When did
Iberia ever fly DC9 aircraft? I thought that Iberia only flew 727, 747, and
767 aircraft. And when did Iberia ever serve Guatemala City? I ...

I am travelling out from the UK to Newark International on a friday
afternoon and returning 2 days later on the Sunday evening.
I have searched high and low for this information and cannot seem to find it
anywhere.

I would like to sell a round trip economy class ticket on Malaysian
Airlines from Hong Kong to Paris.
The ticket is valid till 9th June 2006 and the stay at the destination
(Paris) is unlimited.

I'm looking to book air fare from Boston to Paris-Roissy (CDG) on June
10 2006, and returning on June 26 2006.
The return trip should depart CDG in the afternoon (the later the
better) because I will be arriving there on another flight to CDG2 (trip

[British Midland International also has told female flight attendants
they must walk two paces behind male colleagues and cover themselves
from head to foot in a headscarf and robe known as an abaya, the
Mirror newspaper of London reported.]

I'm thinking of booking an international flight through Travelocity. Any
good/bad experience with Travelocity to share?
Thanks.

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The Times
January 13, 2006
Stricken Jumbo was allowed to fly over centre of London
By Ben Webster

Instead of being made of durable metal, Airbus planes have a lot of plastic
parts that break.  The big New York City crash a few years ago happened
when the vertical stablizer snapped off the plane just after takeoff.  All
the pilot did is press on the rudder pedal and the tail fin ...

I have to go to Joburg  from LHR on business the week after next, in economy
unfortunately. As I see it I have the choice of South African,Virgin, and
BA. All are offering roughly the same price.
Which one should I choose?

Is there such an animal?
We have launched a new program in Sapporo, and as a result some of the
applicants are going to need connecting flights (mostly from either
Tokyo or Nagoya). One of the applicants from Dublin has mentioned that