Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / November 2008

On the way out of OAK yesterday, I paid tax on a newspaper at a
newsstand.  I thought that tax was included on newspapers.  Can anyone
fill me in on the correct policy?

Hi there - I know this question has been asked before, so thanks for your
time and patience if you can help me with this one.
I've recently bought a ticket from the UK to Norway (with a flight change in
Oslo) and the tax breakdown is:

We recently had a bad experience in Palermo, Sicily where my husband got
very ill and had to be taken to a hospital from the cruise ship. When he
was finally able to travel the insurance company had to provide a
nurse/companion for him because he needed oxygen in-flight.  The

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5229531.ece
From Times Online
November 25, 2008
£99 flights to Kuala Lumpur go on sale today

Firstly, let me say that I have children of my own so I am not anti-bubs.
BUT....
On three occasions recently I have been kept awake on 13 hour flights by
screaming babies (twice in coach and once in business).

http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/081020_petrol_cheaper
Belgian fuel prices at lowest level in months
(PhotoNews)
Mon 20/10/08 17:26 - The prices for diesel and domestic heating oil

Still wondering why US Air is at the bottom of the list?
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=58834968.blog
Airline sends 83-year-old woman to Puerto Rico instead of Florida
An 83-year-old woman flying home to Tampa from New York was accidentally put

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I'm planning to give myself 90 minutes from curb to takeoff time to
get on a domestic AA flight tomorrow night at 10:15. Is that enough time
or do I need a lot more because it's the weekend before Thanksgiving?
Thanks.

Same old story on the ORD expansion.   All I know is the cops won't
let you metal detect the bought out properties.  Heaven forbid you
might damage some grass on property that is going to be bulldozed.
Full story:

MSNBC.com
Obese have right to two airline seats, one fare
Supreme Court of Canada rules for those ‘functionally disabled by
obesity’

"TSA's New Scanner Gets Up Close and Personal
Modesty sacrificed to security in new see-through scanners"
"http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008/06/tsa_scanners.html"

Why exactly are you not allowed to use a notebook computer during take-
off and landing? The radio power emitted by a notebook should be too
weak to cause any problems to the plane electronics.

And that's the prudent reasoning why there are always 2 pilots
required I betcha
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1087523/Air-hostess-helped-lan
d-passenger-jet-pilot-breakdown-Atlantic.html