Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / May 2008

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I have always travelled a great deal, for both business and pleasure,
and — like most seasoned travellers — found that the lighter my
burden, the more pleasant my journey. Consequently (and

I was conversing today about Hawaii, where I have never visited, nor
for that matter Alaska.
The person goes there on work assignments, and encourages us see the
unique State.

Four months ago BA left me stranded in Rome after canceling all
their flights. I had to find my way back to Canada without any
assistance and this cost me a lot of money in purchasing other air
tickets, hotels, taxis, etc. BA acknowledged the problem at first

I have a frontier giftcards amount $500 for sale, email me if you
interested.
thanks,

Not sure if I'm in the right group.  I'm planning a trip to India for
the end of the year.  Will be my first time and I wish to travel
extensively from north to south.
I have the usual travel books and also doing research on the net.

The only study that I can find that measures the effect of class of
travel on the chance of getting a DVT is this on (all the other
articles seem to refer back to it):
S Afr Med J. 2003 Jul;93(7):522-8.

American to add $15 fee for first checked bag; others sure to follow;
other fees hiked. Yikes!
Posted by George Hobica on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM to
Airline Industry News

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bye
frank
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Anyone ever experience lightning hitting your plane while in flight?
I did for the first time and altho the experience of the flash of
light and sound was bad, I was more nervous when the stewardess asked
to make all windows open so she could walk down the aisle and look out

New consumer-friendly DOT regulations
Posted May 22, 2008 at 1:44 pm ET by Jessica Labrencis,
SmarterTravel.com Staff
http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/new-consumer-friendly-dot-reg
ulations ...

American Airlines Announces 15 More New Fees
1. Anyone trying to board before their row or seat is called is charged
a $100 fee.
2. Anyone blocking the aisle for more than 15 seconds while boarding is

Looking for a flight from T5, don't care where to, to take advantage
of Tiffany's duty free store.  Any ideas?  I've checked BA's website
but special offers short haul (something to Edinburgh would be ideal!)
are thin on the ground.

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 FACTS SHOCKING BUT TRUE!
 1. The real, original and genuine Name of our Creator in the
 original Hebrew Holy Scriptures is 'YAO-HOO' and that of the

I have frequent flyer miles and want to get a ticket for the first
week of September.  I will be attending a wedding on Sep 6 (Saturday),
but I am also considering visiting a friend prior to that, which would
make it a multi-stop trip.  It would also be on Labor Day weekend.

Alaska Airlines announced on May 20 that it was adding MSP and Kona to
its roster (both will get non-stops out of Seattle starting Oct. 26 and
Nov. 17 respectively).  However, it also announced a rejuggling of other
routes, one of which was the end of the SFO-YVR route as of Sept ...