Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / October 2006

on a recent flight
had a few personal items in my carry on.
Shampoo soap toothpaste etc.
All fit in a quart size ziplock .

There have been many depictions of passengers getting scared prior to
trakeoff in movies/TV over the years.
In real life, do these situations actually happen ?  Do the crews almost
alwasy manage to calm the passengers down and give them enough comfort

Wife and I will be flying first time since restrictions implemented
this weekend domestic US and back.
I would like to take my laptop but it is not absolutely necessary. What
is the security arrangement to carry it with me into the cabin now.

Any recommendation for a cheap hotel with shuttle near Newark?
Given a choice between a 6AM flight to connect or a 9PM flight the previous
day, the latter sounds better.

[snip]
CHICAGO (WBBM/STNG)  -- A freak accident at O'Hare Airport this morning
landed two passengers and a baggage handler in the hospital.
WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports.

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Has anyone stayed at the airport hotel at Changi in Singapore on Concourse
3? Would you recommend it as a viable option to use for a few hours to
shower and change before attending business meetings?
Cheers

I hope you read this before 9pm EST. I say this, as their is going to
be documentary about AA on CNBC tonight at 9pm EST. Looks like it
should run 2 hours.
Michael

Mrs B is flying out from EMA on a Wednesday lunch time and then my sister is
arriving there in the evening of the same day.
Can anyone suggest somewhere they could leave the car keys and the car park
ticket (S'pose that could stay in the car?) for a 'handover'?

Hi, does anyone know the aisle width on a 757-200, specifically on
transatlantic Continental Business routes?  I use a wheelchair and need
to know if I can get it into the first few rows of the cabin thus
avoiding the tiny transfer chairs.

What's it like to be on board a plane when it collides with another aircraft
at 37,000ft? What's it like to survive when 155 lives have been lost? Joe
Sharkey, who walked away from last weekend's Brazilian air disaster, describes
his extraordinary escape and its shattering aftermath ...

Horizon - BBC2 9pm tonight - UK.
1/8 - The Survivor's Guide to Plane Crashes
Science documentary series. Despite a widespread fear of flying, few people
realise that most plane crashes have survivors and that there are many

I saw a tiny article in a newspaper over the weekend that is
relevant to this n.g.
Comair is reportedly suing the Federal Govt regrading alleged:
lack of the required two controllers/guides in the tower

I was debating on cancelling my reservation around Christmas time from
BWI to BUF since I was having problems getting a decently priced
one-way rental car to Toronto.  I looked on their site to see that if I
cancel, I would be able to get the full fare as a credit to use within