Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / February 2008

I remember sometime ago we had a discussion on what a box cutter was. That
term not being one in general use in the UK.
The following article starts with a photograph of one.
http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/20/man-airport-had-box-cutter-h
idden-book/

saw that Virgin was testing a biofueled 747.
was curious at just how much one of those large machines does consume
1 gallon (4 liters) of fuel every second  or 6 pounds
60 gallons per minute  (360 pounds)

At least on the airlines I fly, when I change dates, most of the other
information is carried through to the changed booking. The airlines'
computers simply transfer my details: name, contact info, frequent flier
number, etc to the new booking. But they don't seem to be able to ...

We are flying from Portland, Or. to Philadelphia with a scheduled
arrival of 4.40 p.m. and need to make a connection with a flight
to Madrid, scheduled to leave at 6.05 p.m. Both flights are with
US Airways.

I won a pair of airline tickets last year, or actually a prize
voucher, enabling me to travel anywhere in the US that American
Airlines flies.
The voucher however buys a quite restricted class of seats, and I have

Hi again all
I just found out from my friend that has been making all of our travel
plans through American Express on the internet for our Hawaiian trip
that I owe him $75 above the ticket price/taxes. He says that United

Interesting article on BBC web site about the effects of the forth coming open
skies between UK and USA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7256918.stm
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Tried to change my return on AA on a recent trip to FL......
and was told that it would be cheaper to buy a ONE WAY
TICKET than to pay the $100 change fee plus the difference
in fares.  

rec.travel.air keeps getting worse.  This is a travel forum, not a flaming
forum.  thanks for misc.travel.air-industry

Low-cost airline Ryanair will shut down its website for three days to upgrade
its reservations system.
Customers will not be able to book flights from 2200 GMT on 22 February until
2300 GMT on 25 February.

Hi everyone, I want to share with you a new website I have found about
electronic union of travel industry www.euoti.net. It's an
organization provides services for all tourism sectors allover the
world. It provides a huge directory contains everything related to

Their website says a "Carry-on bag dimensions may not exceed 22" x 13"
x 10" (56cm + 33cm + 25cm)":
http://www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=policies#CarryOnBag
Is the 13" measurement enforced? Mine is 14".

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If you're a true beer lover don't miss this place if you're in the area. We
stayed at the Hotel right across the street by fluke which is how we found
out about this pub. There are a ton of hotels within walking distance, and

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