Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / June 2007

Dramatic new evidence has emerged relating to the bombing of a Pan-Am
airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, a disaster that probably
led to the collapse of Pan-Am.  For reasons of political expediency,
the USA diverted the investigation from its most promising lines of

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19453141/
Apple Juice Tantrum Causes Plane To Make Emergency Landing
A child's tantrum onboard a Delta commuter flight forced a pilot to make
an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport.

Doesn't mention what model the plane is but looking on the UAL page it
says flight 1482 (PHX->ORD) is an  Airbus A320. .   Landing it is one
thing, getting it out may be another story?
Full article:

The Priority Pass card gets you into lots of club lounges at
international airports, but not to American Airlines lounges in the USA
.
Does anyone know how to get into American's lounges without paying if

A fellow passenger and I were talking on a recent flight from ORD to LAX
about the "old" wide-bodies that used to be so prevalent on domestic
flights. Well, true that 90% of my flying takes place on MD80's, and the
occassional 737/757. But it is true that there was a time it ...

United passengers air their bitter grievances
By Karen M. Nichols for USA TODAY
United passenger Brenda Kitterman got stuck in Cancun, Mexico, in
December because of a snowstorm in Denver. She had to buy a $1,198

How fast would an airplane need to fly in order to those onboard to
notice changes in darkness/brightness of the sky -- in which the
changes in intensity are significant enough to be noticed in seconds?
E.g. if you are flying towards the darker side of the earth, you'll

Canadians Fear Fallout Of U.S. Passport Rules
By Doug Struck
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, January 13, 2007; A16

A BRITISH Airways pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after a
passenger reclined his seat, annoyed the man behind him - and sparked a
mid-air riot.
Twenty people were caught up in the mass brawl at 30,000ft, and a stewardess

for posting this crape, am i a:
provincialist
xenophobe
nativist

http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOE_Frame_Column.htm
Mexicana de Aviacíon Gets a Frequent Flyer
Squirrel Cage to the North Needs Warranty Work
May 31, 2007

Travel News
Nightmare at Reagan National Airport: A Security Story to End all
Security Stories
by Bill Adler | June 14, 2007 at 06:10 am | 90786 views | 50 comments

On the news, I keep seeing people sleeping in the terminal because of
weather or whatever reason.
If you can't get a flight, why not just go stay in a hotel?
When we were in MIlan and there was a strike (they strike all the time

http://www.fox30online.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=45569c16-37e0-401e-a
84f-f7158e4c0637&rss=10
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida man is accused of acting drunk and
belligerent on a recent flight to Jacksonville. And now, his actions
have him facing federal charges.

Will be connecting thru LHR at Christmas on British Airways.
Any advice on how to increase chances of being  bumped voluntarily.
Also what type of compensation do BA normally offer,cash, free roundtrip
tickets etc.