Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2007

The captain of a Virgin Atlantic flight was arrested in front of passengers
and hauled off his plane after police suspected him of being drunk.
Officers from Scotland Yard handcuffed the 47-year-old pilot moments before
take-off after being tipped off by security staff at Heathrow ...

Would it be illegal and/or frowned upon if I placed an empty plastic
bottle in my hand luggage? Then went through security (where no
liquids are allowed through). Then filled it up from the cold water
tap in the toilets and carried it on to the plane to sip during the

My wife was able to get us a rental car via Priceline through National
in Fort Lauderdale for just $15 + taxes and fees. Just wondering if
National offers a shuttle from the Airport to Port Everglades? If not
I guess we can take cab, but know that some like Hertz do and if

Having just completed a JFK-MNL RT on Cathay Pacific, I've decided
that life is too short for 20 hours in steerage.
I've flown EVA's Evergreen Deluxe class before, and assume they still
offer it. The downside is that (when last I was there) TPE was a

I started a thread a couple of years ago after flying Continental
First Class. I was disappointed in the comparison between Continental
Domestic First Class and the International Business Class when I flew
to the US.

Talk about a *non* breaking story.  Atlantic Southeast has the honor
of having the highest % of misplaced/lost bags(17.41), lowest on-time
arrivals (66%) and highest number of bumps(according to one site).
Full article:

Bitch should have kept her mouth shut?
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2998356&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Flight Attendant Arrested for Weapon
Uniformed Flight Attendant Arrested at D.C. Airport After Taking Gun on

I will be travelling from Australia to Thailand soon.
I am thinking about the best way to handle the currency conversion of
Australian dollars to Thailand's Baht.
How can I get the best exchange rate?

Apart from Emirates and BA, can anyone please help me out and let me know
any other airlines?
Many thanks,
Matt.

Hill bill protects flying public
House Republicans are pushing legislation to protect airline
passengers from lawsuits for reporting suspicious behavior that might
be linked to a terrorist attack.

What's the story on Cheaptickets.com?
I've read some very positive stuff on them, but then I've
read some very negative stuff about them including claims
that the Attorney Generals in Colorado and New Jersy have

This could be one of those Mastercard Ads.
- Lawyer: $500
- New airline ticket out of town: $1,300
- Fine for misbehaving and reimbursement to Continental airlines for

Does Northwest have TV's at each seat on their flights between Detroit
and Frankfurt?
Thanks,
Bill L

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Imams narrow target of 'Does'
A group of imams suing US Airways for discrimination amended their
lawsuit this week to target only the "John Doe" passengers who they
say are racist and falsely accused them of behaving suspiciously.