Forum: Air travel
August 30th, 2009, 05:56 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 2
Views: 546
Customs delays and missing flight?
If you buy a ticket on line, and due to customs / immigration delays,
you miss a connecting flight, will they allow you to fly on a later
flight, or will they say you missed your flight, and the...
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Forum: Air travel
April 25th, 2009, 07:56 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 3
Views: 466
Can't use a ticket
A coworker bought a ticket for his wife MSP to MIA, to help their child
pack for the return from college in May. Due to work issues, they have
decided mom cannot go, so he bought another ticket for...
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Forum: Air travel
October 7th, 2008, 06:19 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,770
UNITED Airlines SUCKS
Jay*F wrote
the desire to seek the lowest possible
fare no matter what is often what leads
to the subsequent travel nightmares.
To what extent has deregulation of the industry resulted in...
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Forum: Air travel
March 10th, 2008, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 6
Views: 510
Questions re. security screenings
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...
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Forum: Air travel
March 10th, 2008, 02:51 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 3
Views: 370
Free beer on flights?
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...
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Forum: Air travel
February 1st, 2008, 04:39 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 4
Views: 431
NWA: MSP-NRT-SIN
On their website, NW suggests an itinerary MSP-Tokyo-SIN. The first
segment arrives NRT 4:40 pm, leaves at 5:45 pm, that is, 1 hr 5 min. Is
this really sufficient time?
Likewise for the return, in...
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Forum: Air travel
August 11th, 2007, 03:19 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 1
Views: 311
Charlotte security breach
I heard on the news another passenger jumped the line or something in
CLT. Why is it they never seem to find the miscreant?
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Forum: Cruises
July 29th, 2007, 04:52 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,114
What is the Motel Hell of Cruises
As long as the motel stories are being told: I was in eastern Wisconsin
in late May. Every place I stopped had no vacancy. (Whatever happened
to the "No Vacancy" signs?) In Madison, as I drove...
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Forum: Air travel
May 17th, 2007, 06:39 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 57
Views: 1,655
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Forum: Air travel
January 23rd, 2007, 08:53 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 0
Views: 289
Air incident
About 4 or 5 days ago the local news ran a story about a flight from
here (MSP) to somewhere out east, maybe it was EWR. Apparently a FA or
someone noticed a security seal on a smoke detector in the...
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Forum: Air travel
January 9th, 2007, 03:29 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 41
Views: 664
Domestic 747 flights anymore?
I've read the thread, lots of info about this or that airline flies XYZ
airplane between here and there,
but what determines the planes they use? Why so few flights involving
747s? Is it not a good...
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Forum: Air travel
December 16th, 2006, 07:44 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,327
How heavy is a door?
I think some of the emergency exits have doors that remove completely,
as opposed to opening on hinges. It strikes me those things must be
heavy, maybe even too heavy for many men to easily...
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Forum: Air travel
December 8th, 2006, 12:24 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 23
Views: 782
NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES
I flew trans-Pacific rt in September. I got JVC HA NC100 from Amazon on
sale for about $40. I was pleased with the decrease in noise on the
plane. The music reproduction is adequate rather than...
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Forum: Air travel
November 30th, 2006, 01:48 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,571
Children on planes
OTOH, I'm reminded of the blog of model Elise Sewell: she woke up from a
nap on an airplane, and a male child next to her was copping a feel.
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Forum: Air travel
November 27th, 2006, 07:15 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 293
Views: 11,682
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Forum: Air travel
October 22nd, 2006, 06:35 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 0
Views: 438
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Forum: Air travel
October 15th, 2006, 05:14 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 5
Views: 596
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Forum: Air travel
September 30th, 2006, 04:56 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 15
Views: 738
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Forum: Air travel
September 25th, 2006, 03:59 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,278
Muslim Cabbies Refuse Fares to Infidels
You know, a more accurate title for this thread might be "Muslim Cabbies
Refuse Fares to People Carrying Alcohol"
I was surprised at this thread. Media here in the Minneapolis - St.Paul
area...
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Forum: Air travel
September 25th, 2006, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 4
Views: 433
Frequent Flyer questions
I have not flown much.
I live in Minneapolis.
I've flown round trips:
to LAX c.1982 on NWA,
to Puerto Vallerta c.1986 on charter,
to FRA 1999 on USAir,
to DEN c. 2002 on Sun Country,
and to...
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Forum: Air travel
August 28th, 2006, 11:15 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 19
Views: 947
Changing seats?
If you're on an airplane, and there's 2 or 3 adjacent, empty seats near
you, will the FAs be upset if you move?
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Forum: Air travel
August 17th, 2006, 02:57 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 1
Views: 518
MP3 players on board?
I'm flying to HKG from Minnesota next month. Will I be able to take an
MP3 player on board and listen to it?
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Forum: Air travel
August 17th, 2006, 02:55 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 4
Views: 387
Hotel near MSP for early morning departure?
I'm unclear whether you still need the info or not... I'd suggest the
newsgroup mn.general , lots of helpful people from the Twin Cities in
there.
MSP borders the north side of Interstate 494. You...
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Forum: Air travel
August 17th, 2006, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 2
Views: 403
Travelocity Expedia
pfriedmanNoSpm wrote
Try Kayak.com...
Thanks I'll check it out.
If you want to direct MSP-TYO routing,
your choices a * * Northworst...
Do you really dislike NWA? Why?
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Forum: Air travel
August 16th, 2006, 01:33 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 2
Views: 403
Travelocity Expedia
I'm looking for a flight (MSP-HKG rt) and started on (I think it was)
Expedia and they listed many flight possibilities, 20-30. I tried the
same at Travelocity, and they listed about 5, and not the...
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