Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / March 2006

Business travellers told to avoid Heathrow
by Amon Cohen
BA is taking measures to ensure passengers do not miss their flights  
Business travellers are reacting angrily to increased delays at London’s

This may be old news, but I only found out last week that Flybe is also
charging for checked luggage, and reducing the charge by 50 per cent
for those who pay in advance.

There are too many posts in to many threads to keep up. I will now only
follow this thread.
I will now wait for the self proclaimed experts in these groups to debunk
ALL  17 points in Jones' paper. Don't even think about using red herrings

British Airways is scrapping check-in desks for travelers on its domestic
routes in the UK.
Passengers on BA's routes within the UK will from April 25 have to check in
via BA's website or at airport kiosks.

Could anyone tell me if Ryanair will be applying their new policy
retrospectively to reservations made before the rule change??
TIA

Some wholesale edits from the previous version, all input welcome.
Edinburgh Airport FAQ, version 1.52, 25/03/06.
Contents
1. Introduction

Recently a dis-respected poster had a cliche deja vous adventure in his
USA, including:
10. Experieced the local elocution & charm of "where ya going to that
shirt sale at the Old Navy outlet or sumthin, Bud?"

The KTLA Morning News is reporting that a standby passenger on a full
flight, upon learning that the flight was full, flashed a boarding
pass from a previous flight to get past the gate and then hid in the
plane's bathroom for an hour before being discovered. The report said

Is this real? Does anyone every really get big discounts and fly real
cheap to far off places? I get the feeling its more of an urban legend.
Does anyone know anyone who actually got ultra cheap fares by being a
courier?

Does anyone know why airlines have restrictions involving "break of
journey".  It would seem that if I didn't want to use a travel segment
they suffer no loss -- they could even resell the seat.  But, many have
restrictions where then threaten to cancel the entire trip.

I am leaving for Italy at Newark-Liberty Airport. How can I exchange
dollars for euros cheaply?
Are their machines? I can get euroes from my bank for $17.
Thanks

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destination.
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