Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / April 2008

"Airlines that go bust leaving passengers stranded and out of pocket
have come under fire from the head of the Association of Independent
Tour Operators.
"The organisation's chairman Derek Moore, said: "I’m fed up of seeing

Does anybody else recall a steerage parody ad by...Republic or
Southern or ?
It was so humorous that I think about it especially when I see knocks
like these:

Pick a seat ?  sure..that'll be $ 11.50
Extra bag, sure that'll be an extra $ 5.00 (if you let them know in advance
"online")
If you just show up with an extra bag..its MORE

We have a brand new condo located just steps from the beach in
Waikiki.  It has a full kitchen, large lanai with a great view,
stove/
oven, washer/dryer in the unit, roof top pool, sauna, hot tub, 24

Some people likes to work on their holidays, earning extra cash for
their vacation or for the purpose of temporary employment for those
outside Australia. And there are online Australia visa services that
can offer you fast, yet affordable service. More information on online

The following is a video clip taken from AC flight 875. The clip
illustrates one instance of the extreme distress and discomfort that
passengers where subjected to during a 6+  hour ordeal while Air
Canada struggled to repair one of it's aging aircraft on the tarmac at

First, some pictures for you:
http://www.dunnett.com/AC875/ac875.html
April 1, 2008
Air Canada Customer Service

Folks, AirTran has some pretty decent East coast fares
at the moment, esp. for flights in and out of MCO.
Could anyone weigh in on whether this airline will be
around for the July 4th holiday and if their service is

I have heard there is a congressional comittee investigating
interconentinental long-haul flights not departing with enough
fule. One would think that with on a long haul interconinental

is it time to start a new thread?

Just wondering if anyone knows of an A-Z listing for airline names as I'm just
making up some games for my tourism students.
TIA!!!

The only had 5 flights daily.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/5710951.html
snip:
Passengers with tickets for the canceled service are being offered

I am based in Chicago and need to make a trip to Tokyo (NRT), HK (HKG),
and Delhi (DEL) next Feb.
What is the least expensive strategy to combine those cities?
Much of my experience consists of the European route and based on that

"British Airways has announced that Gareth Kirkwood, director of
operations, and David Noyes, director of customer services, will be
leaving the company.
"The airline said the departures follow the airline's move to London

Anybody know of a reasonably priced, centrally located Chicago hotel that I
can stay at in a couple of weeks. I want to be around an area that has a few
bars and restaurants but beyond that I'm pretty easy about where I stay...
dc