Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / January 2007

Published Thursday, December 21, 2006, by the San Francisco Examiner
As SFO's 'cell phone wait lot' opens, circling expected to abate
By David Smith
SAN FRANCISCO -- For most, picking up a friend or family member at

What is up with that golf course right between the two runways at Don
Muang airport in Bangkok?  Did they build the golf course like that on
purpose, or was the golf course there first and they built an airport
around it?

Just got back to New Jersey from a two week vacation in Spain and
Morocco.  I have a minor complaint to make regarding the Ariport we
departed from, Barcelona.  We arrived at the airport on Jan. 10 near
midnight via a domestic flight from Sevilla.  Getting out of the

Does any carrier fly non-stop from Detroit to Honolulu?  I've been
looking around the net for a week and haven't had any luck finding a
flight.

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Hi if you are travelling to the US as a UK Citizen and Passport do you
need to be Photographed Retina Scanned and Fingerprinted and do you
pass through US Immigration in the Uk like you do in Ireland i.e

I am about to book my first flight away and want to know if you must book
with the persons middle name as well and first and surname. I only ask as
seen that Airport program and seen so many people can't fly as names don't
tie in with booking.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6264883.stm
Indian state airlines in merger
Air India plane
The merger is the latest shake-up in the Indian aviation sector

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16565583/
Trip to Dallas turns into flightmare
Weather diverts planes, leaving passengers trapped for up to nine
hours

Watched The Terminal on ABC last night. The opening shots were in the
now closed (to scheduled passenger flights) Mirabel Airport Terminal in
Montreal. The next shots identified as the "In-Transit" lounge were in
another terminal. Anyone know where? Or was this just a set?

I'm flying Newark, NJ to Beijing in February, a 13+ hour flight. What should
I expect? - free drinks?< movies? etc.

Our son lives in New Zealand and we plan to visit him in November.
There is a possibility, however, that he might not be in NZ in November
if he decides to return to the UK, go somewhere else or... If we book
flights now and have to cancel we would not get our money back on ultra

The MSNBC article left out many facts, leading to confusion over
whether the passengers had the option to deplane or not. Here is a very
thorough article about the debacle:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/10/runwaybound_holiday_flight_becomes_re
ally_ugly

I would like to know if anyone has any experience using the web site
www.CheapoAir.com
A coworker will be traveling to Brazil from the US round trip with 3
other people.  The prices per ticket from Miami to a destination in

I flew BA from Phoenix to Heathrow on Dec 19/20 2006. There was heavy
fog in London on the 20th. We barely made our flight to Rome which of
course meant that our luggage did not travel with us to FCO. For the
next several days, heavy fog led to cancellation of a couple hundred

It's weird but passionate and in South Africa.
Ever time travelled with Albert Einstein?
Ever seen such an extraordinary wisdom in a Philosopher Garden?
Heard such a number of fantastic stories in a few hours?