Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / February 2006

Some time ago, I generated huge flames from Tchiowa (which has since
gone back to alt.culture.thai and other groups where he belongs, for
his
his ignorance about travel.air matters), by this statement:

Anyone suggest the least difficult way to do this for a wife with a bad
knee and a husband with a wonky shoulder? Dont want to have to fight
luggage on and off of a train 6 times to save 5 bucks but don't want to
be raped either...

Shopping for a SFO-Munich (or possibly SFO-Frankfurt) Business Class RT
(two week duration) in April.
I like to take the United/Lufthansa nonstops and get the United FF
miles, but Business Class in these is horribly expensive (circa $10K).

Is there a online booking website like Orbitz in Japan?
i.e., if I, staying in Korea, want to buy a ticket from LAX to PAR, I
may use Orbitz or Expedia in America instead of Korean online booking
website. Right?

The pilots' union at bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc.is taking steps toward a
possible strike, as the airline looks to end a pension plan and contract
negotiations sour, a union official said on Thursday.
The full story at:

I'm planning a trip to Tanzania in May (RSW - JRO). The most reasonable
routes are all NWA flights (from AMS to JRO is only KLM, NWA partner).
I'm planning to book in the next 2 weeks.
Now, I'm seeing the words NWA strike appear in the news. My question

Can anyone point me in the right direction for max 'size'
(not weight) allowance available in the overhead storage
compartment flying domestic with BMI Baby LHR to EDI?
I am hoping to fit a medium size trolley bag to save taking

I'm a UA Premier Exec.  I'm probably going to be flying them back from
HKG eventually to SFO.  I'm wondering if I am going to be getting the
standard 100% bonus for being a Prem. Exec.  Also what about the 25%
bonus for flying in paid business?

why expand Stansted when they could expand Southend ???
does anyone have a decent answer ???

On 2/6 I had one bag make it but my Rifle Case with Rifle, never showed up
at my destination. I can,t get any answers from N W and nobody ever gets
back to me when i leave a message.
I don,t travel much and would apprecciate any advice.

Airbus pilot maroons drunken passenger on desert island
By Nigel Bunyan
(Filed: 30/12/2005)
A drunken holidaymaker has been dumped on a desert island after launching a

It seems (to me that travailing with NWA-KLM is the fastest routing and
most convenient way to get to AUH from YWG.
Any other options? Cost is NOT an issue!
Thanks for ANY alternatives that I have not found.

Posts in many other threads have a lot of questions running through my
head.
THIS IS NOT A RANT!  I'm genuinely curious.
What is the obsession with food on flights?