Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / March 2008

Last month I flew MSP-TYO-SIN and returned SIN-TYO-PDX-MSP.
Going, I had to go through baggage x-ray and metal detector in TYO, and
on the return I had to do so in TYO and PDX.
I don't understand why.  I had to pass the screening at the start of the

In Sep 2006 I flew MSP-ORD-HGK and return on United.  On the
trans-Pacific leg beer and liquor were free.
Last month I flew MSP-TYO-SIN and return on NW.  B + L were $5.
Does United also charge now?

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saw no press coverage, but suddenly there are no flights, even by ATA
(southwest's partner), out of DCA. only from IAD and BWI. when and why
did southwest dump DCA?

I've been flying internationally now for 48 years... and service has
been getting worse... but this last trip to Jamaica was the pits.
The trip down on Northwest Airlines was uneventful, no food of any sort
included (not even a bag of peanuts) but softdrinks.

Data taken from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_in_the_United_Kingdom
http://www.airfleets.net/home/
shows the average fleet age of selected Budget Airlines to be as follows:-

E' Primavera e si avvicina il momento di scegliere la località dove
trascorrere le vacanze estive. http://www.italy-lowcost.com/ non
poteva stare ad aspettare e allora... ecco le pagine dove trovare tutte
le opportunità "mare Italia" divise per regione (in queste pagine sono

needed to go just 2 miles from KLAS (las Vegas Nevada Mc Crarran )to
UNLV or University of Nevada Las Vegas. Taxi driver said fare was $9.20,
I gave him $10 and he then lectured me about not giving him enough tip.
went to visit their computer center

the swis sarmy knife atop a pen is not see by security people as having
hte small i inch knife and scissors, it's seen and treated as if it's a pen.
the device cam in handy, could not open the bag of peanuts so I sued the
knife or scissors to cut the bag open.

Just how tired were these pilots, assuming they did fall asleep within
15 minutes of a short (214 mile) flight?
* note - happened on February 13th.
Link:

When it does good work, then I should comment on that too.
http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/20/man-airport-had-box-cutter-h
idden-book/

has anyone recently used KUL airport and had to connect from the Low Cost
Carrier Terminal (LCCT) (Airiasia) to the main terminal (M) (Malaysian
Airlines)? Just interested to see how much time we should allow.
Any comments (good or bad) on Airasia?

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I am about to make a hard case for a set of bagpipes (historical
replica Scottish Border bellows pipes, unusual design, so I can't
use an off-the-shelf case, and anyway I prefer to make my own).
I'd like it to meet every possible carry-on restriction.  As far

So who decided that the airline industry drop the 'stewardess' term?
It sounds better.