Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / December 2006

Does anyone know or even care where or by whom the maintenance for the
Commercial Aircraft on which you are flying was done?
Just Curious.

"Sky Torah" takes to the air with Israeli carrier
Israel's No. 2 carrier, Israir Airlines, is permanently installing a
handwritten Torah scroll on board one of its aircraft, marking the
first "Sky Torah" in aviation history, the airline said on Wednesday.

Last week, a friend told me http://www.flygreatchina.com signed a
contract with Air china Vancouver office and sell Cheap China Air
tickets from Vancovuer to Beijing. Then from Beijing to 21 cities in
China is free.

I think some of the emergency exits have doors that remove completely,
as opposed to opening on hinges.  It strikes me those things must be
heavy, maybe even too heavy for many men to easily manipulate.
Does anyone know how heavy those doors are?

Looking for GREAT FARES to australia
travelling august 2007 - from manchester or liverpool in UK
staying in brisbane most of the time
may want to visit relatives in melbourne - cost permitting

Can someone help me by telling the difference between ATB2 tickets and
Paper ticket?
Are these the only forms of non-Etickets?
Season greetings to all,

There :
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1155432/L/
Dummy

I am travelling to Spain by Easyjet, flying out on 30th January and
returning 10 days later. Easyjet are charging me an extra £10, i.e.
apparently an additional £5 on each flight although the outward one
will be taken before the introduction of the additional tax on 1st

Do they allow normal carry-on or is it just a tiny amount?

Travelers' rule book: Behavior 101 Barbara Correa
Mon Dec 11, 7:42 PM ET
There are no formal requirements to buying an airplane ticket and
boarding a plane, other than coming up with some cash and passing

I'm travelling to India in January, and I have a 6 hour layover in
Heathrow.  I'd love to get out of the airport for a few hours, but with
all of the new security in place, I'm not sure if I'd have enough time
to make it worthwhile.  I'm a US citizen travelling alone, and I'll

Are hairdryers and travel irons allowed in hand luggage ?
My friend has got some electrical heated rollers, would they be allowed ?
I don't want to exceed Jet2's 18kg weight limit, I would normally carry
toilet bags in hand luggage as they can be heavy, I don't intend to carry a

Edinburgh Airport FAQ, 28/12/06.
added Edinburgh Shuttle info and new facilities at gates 14-19
Contents
1. Introduction

.. in pre budget report.
And it's about time we got better statements from airlines about what
their "tax" element.
If the duty is currently only £10 & £20, how come BA Connect charged me

Are Cyprus Airways still as grumpy as they were a couple of years  ago? I,m
flying in June to Larnaca and all I can remember is the grouchy cabin crew
on the Airbus 330 from Heathrow Terminal  1.