Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / September 2006

Hi everyone, this is NOT spam!
I have found a fantastic site for all who love nature and landscapes:
'rent-a-cloud.com'. Just great how they have caught drama and lyricism
in their videoclips with skies, clouds, suns all on the move. I don't

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/out_of_control_regionalnews_patrick_white.htm
OUT OF 'CONTROL'
CRUMBLING TOWER, RADAR THAT FAILS IN RAIN IMPERIL
LA GUARDIA FLIERS

Man forced to marry goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to marry a goat after he was caught
having sex with it.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and

Are there any luggage storage facilities at Newark Airport?
I'll have a really long (12+ hours) layover there in a couple weeks, so I'd
love to leave my luggage somewhere and go spend the day in NYC but I don't
know where I could leave it, as I can't find any information about ...

Looking at large suitcases (somewhere around 26"), wondering if a
wheeled duffel bag might be more useful.  Anyone have experience with
duffel bags in checked luggage?  Any recommendations?

I had a US trip scheduled from mid-August for a couple of weeks, and wouldn't
you know that the arab moslems would have to screw up travel for everyone.
At any rate...
Ben Gurion was fine - no real changes that I could see. You could even bring

Is there such a thing as a little holder for multiple SIM cards? (along
the lines of something one might use for stamp-collecting)
I looked online and couldn't find anything, I was surprised no one has
come up with such a "product".

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/miami/sfl-smia06sep06,0,141785,print.stor
y?coll=sfla-news-miami
From janitors to managers, Miami airport employees are watching you
By Ken Kaye
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5343018.stm
No details as yet, other than the suggestion that "larger" carry-on
bags may be allowed, including musical instruments.  New rules to be
in place "by next weekend".  With a bit of luck by the time I have to

Has anyone successfully beaten them at their own game?
I am pursuing a complaint with them at the moment wrt on-line overcharging.
Their only reply so far, in response to a nudge from the CAA, was a stock
ill-considered unsigned and wrongly addressed letter inviting me to settle

Has anyone had any experiance at LHR in the last few days of handluggage 1cm
bigger in one dimension than the new regulation size ?
Are 'they' being jobsworths ?

We're due to fly from Gatwick to Florida in a couple of weeks time, and I
was wondering what to do about locking our suitcases.  I've read that the
TSA (US Security) recommend not locking checked luggage, as if they want to
search it, they'll cut off any locks they can't open. ...

I know that the rules change from screener to screener but in general
what,if anything,an I allowed to carry-on? How about an extra jacket?

Am here for surgery, dr says I can't fly for another day or so?  Will a note
make any difference, since United wants about $1K to make that change?
Anyone with any experiences helpful.  Customer Service barely speaks
English, so they're useless.  Would be happy to just do standby a ...