Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2006

Does anyone know of any websites that feature live ATC feeds from London
Heathrow and/or Gatwick?
Also how far away from LHR can you listen to live feeds?
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Not unconnected to the thread about Ryanair refunds for a cancelled
flight to Belfast, does anyone know what the problem was at Stansted
today?
Went to meet people on a flight from Altenburg due in at 1330 today.

I'm fairly tall and when I buy gas at Shell (in the USA) I have to bend
down to see the pump display because it was designed for short
people.  Or maybe they designed it for people in wheelchairs, sure,
that's logical, design something for .01% of the population and screw

I am trying to find schedules for all destinations from Medan.
Unfortunately with the exception of Garuda and Silk Air, none of the
airlines are listed on Amadeus. There are numerous small airlines, I
believe mostly flying the busy Medan-Jakarta and Medan-Penang routes,

As per Ryanair website, checkin for flights only opens 2 hours before a
flight. So is there any possibility of checking in for a flight more
than 2 hours before departure?
I am 'connecting' at Stansted, and I have a 7 hour layover between

Anyone tried Thai Airways new Premium Economy fare from LAX to BKK or New
York to BKK?  I am curious to know if this fare is worth the extra bucks.
My flight from LAX to BKK in mid-November, returning mid-December, for two
adults is around $3,100.  That's a premium of at least ...

My wife was coming on a day trip from Stansted to Derry today and she
arrived at the airport to find the flight (along with many other ryaniar
flights) cancelled. I don't know the reason because other airlines
seemed to be taking off and landing ok. I know she will get a refund ...

I booked a domestic round trip two months ahead of travel.
When I checked prices in a month, the price is lowered!
It's too late to change now. In the future, is there a way to detemine the
optimal time to make the reservation?

I will be travelling from Boston to Barcelona this summer via Heathrow
on British Airways.  The time between the two flights is approximately
100 - 120 minutes and I must travel from terminal 4 to terminal 1.  I
had heard that the connection times were very outragious and I was

Bad news for all thw hooters fans, the company stops its service which
means no more hot air hostess. Check this video out:
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I am holding a non-refundable international ticket with NWA. I am not
planning to travel due to health reasons. I got an letter from doctor
advising not to travel. But nothing about my health is mentioned in the
letter. As per the NWA refund policy, i have to submit a medical

Any info how these work?

Five weeks  ago I flew from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur with Air Asia. Upon
arrival at KL airport, I discovered that my check-in bag had been
destroyed, some of the contents were missing and many of the remaining
items had been severely damaged.

I'm trying to make a tailor-made travel trip for later this year.  Is
there a website online which would allow me to check international
flight times/duration between any two points, e.g. Dubai-Delhi,
Sydney-LAX etc?  I don't want to book a ticket online - simply to get

I am looking to fly PDX to ORF or MDW - just checked tix prices on
Orbitz and they want about $450 big ones - OUCH!  Is it better to go
ahead and book now or wait to see if the prices drop?
-L.