Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / July 2007

I'm hoping someone with experience can help me with a bit of advice,
Lansbury you were reccommended as someone who may be very useful.
Long story short - my boyfriends WHV expires soon, he will be leaving
the UK on the day he is required to and going to the ROI on holiday.

I am going round trip BWI - DEN and DEN - SJC (San Jose) starting next
weekend on UA.
I asked for an upgrade on line using miles. The software upgraded both
Denver - San Jose parts, but waitlisted me for both Baltimore - Denver

Where can I find an adapter to fit the power connector in the seat for
the Airbus A320 being operated by USAir? It is labeled "Sky Power". I
have not been able to find anyone who sells an adapter or power supply
that works with the system Is it AC or DC?

Does anyone have the actual low-down on exactly what restrictions there are
for driving into London Gatwick (North Terminal to be specific) to drop off
or pick up passengers? BAA's web site is pretty hopeless, just talking about
"restrictions" and urging to use public transport.

http://www.ng2000.com/fw.php?tp=air-travel
07/14/2007: The frustration of summer air travel is increased by the airlines' electronic answering systems. The Department of Transportation says that U.S. airlines are canceling and delaying more flights, losing more luggage, and ...

what happened to AC831 that was supposed to do LHR-YYT on July 13th
22:40 but had a 9 hour delay at LHR after arriving there almost 1.5
hours late? What happened to PAX (hotel or terminal floor)?
It seems that this flight is mostly on time. I will take this flight

Archive-name: travel/air/online-info
Last-modified: 2007/07/08
No changes from last week.
Please look through this entire document, particularly the PLEASE NOTE at the

Are there nonstop flights from Oviedo to Barcelona, Spain ? Or must I
connect in Madrid ?

Looking at the pictures of the 787 unveiling it just basically looks
like a souped up 777.  Yeah, it's made of different materials and all
that, but it just looks like a retooled 777 ...  which is basically a
souped up 767 ... which is basically an enlarged 757 ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/06/29/penelope-cruz-loses-contr_n_54345.html
Penelope Cruz Loses Control On Flight
Huffington Post Entertainment   |   June 29, 2007
Penelope Cruz had a panic attack onboard a Continental flight from

1. 'McLaren may face expulsion from this year's Formula One World
Championship, destroying Lewis Hamilton's title challenge, if they are
found guilty of industrial espionage,' claims The Guardian.
'The likelihood of McLaren being found guilty of a major offence seems

Hi, is there a way of finding out which airlines fly between the uk
and usa, apart from the obvious uk and us ones of course.   Do any
foreign carriers stop in the uk before carrying on to the us?
Thanks, andy

A frequent question I know, but any guesses on this would be of
interest.
Since train tickets cost so much less when booked in advance and valid
only for a specific train than when they are flexible, I am trying to

I am on vacation in USA and travelling back to UK soon. I have bought
a set of new golf clubs and woods in USA (value £1000) and I wonder
about the potential for being stopped by UK customs and asked to pay
duty and vat. They are currently boxed and the guy in the shop

I  want to share of my finding about Dubai. Dubai's location makes it
easily accessible, as most major cities in Europe, Africa and Asia
provide direct flights. Dubai International Airport is ranked in the
world's top 10 airports. Dubai airport has two terminals. These are