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I heard that Apple is teaming up with six airlines (including Delta) to install iPod connectivity on the In-flight Entertainment Systems. I heard about this in mid-2006 and they said it would be installed by mid-2007, and not only has it not been installed, but there is no talk about it! Where did this great idea go?

It's up to the airlines, not Apple.

and I thought, "HA!" Well I pulled them out of the dryer and they are an awful mess. I've never ironed sheets before. These are king sized sheets and my attempt at ironing proved time consuming and ackward due to the size of the sheets. I used starch too but I can't imagine doing this every week. Does anyone have any tips and I guess hotels really do pay someone to IRON all of those sheets?! How do you keep your sheets dewrinkled and beautiful?

Hotels, or their linnen services, have very large presses instead of irons and can iron a sheet flat in two shots. The easiest method I can recomend is to hang your linnens instead of tumble drying. Takes more time, but much easier to get the few remaining wrinkles out.

Would I need to pay for it through the site to get it at that price,(I have no idea how that works!) Or can I call the airlines & purchase it through them for the same price? thanks!

you can call their 800 number

I will fly with Southwest Airlines in the next few week and this is my first time and I never been to USA because I live in Thailand. Please tell me thegood things that you think that Southwest is a good airlines.

It's cheap. They have one of the, if not the, highest customer satisfaction rating.

I know Aloha, ATA, and Skybus are through. What airlines are likley to come to the same fate in the near future? Near future meaning from today to about 2015. Are these airlines likley?
Southwest, Hawaiian, Alaska, US Airways, United, Delta.?
Thanks!
Also, I heard Aloha Airlines is trying to come back. Is is true?

With the shut down of ATA and Aloha, Hawaiian has strengthened its position in the pacific, so it's unlikely that they will suffer the same fate. As for Aloha making a comeback, no. They are finished. The cargo division is, however, still in operation. It and the ground services division are going to be sold off and the company dissolved as a whole.

Delta and Northwest are sparring over a merger, that will probably take place. If it doesn't, then both of those airlines are in trouble. US Airways was recently acquired by the Phoenix based America West, which then discarded its name in favor of US Airways since it has a much longer history. They've been restructuring, so they look solid.

United has been on shaky ground for quite some time. If they don't remove some of the older aircraft from the fleet, and trim some of the expenses they have, they might be in trouble, too.

Southwest has been profitable nearly every single year of their existance, they even negotiate their fuel prices (as do most airlines) years in advance, so they will most likely be around on your target date.

There are two that I think are having some issues. Spirit, who flys mostly older aircraft, and Frontier. Frontier recently sold off four aircraft (but leased them back), which usually means they needed to liquidate assets in order to tap into the cash value of them. That normally means that an airline is in cash flow trouble when they do that.

I'm not up on Alaska's position right now, but if the past is any indicator, they lasted this long with minimal hiccups (except for the crash in the Pacific and subsequent safety investiagions), so they'll probably be around on your target date.

The truth of the matter is that airlines are seriously affected by not only fuel prices, but the economy. If less people are travelling because they can't afford to make the house payment, then that is revenue that the airlines were counting on that won't be there. Any of the airlines at any time could falter depending on public perception of safety, fuel prices, and look at what happened on 9/11 - NO ONE flew anywhere. I was practically by myself two days after they lifted the flight ban because people were afraid to fly. Throw in the unions that strangle them every so often, and if any one or two of these things happen at once, then its all over for any of them (except for maybe Southwest). Toss in an airplane disaster and bam, its shut-down time.

So, there is no single predictor that points to an airline's promise to be around, its highly volitile and a struggle everyday.

we have a group of peoples incl. 6 adults and 5 children.

did you know that most of asian airlines didnt fly to Canada??? last time i checked only China Airlines fly to Canada.. but all asian airlines fly to America, and you can buy this ticket and transit to Vancouver.. that the only way, either buy China Airlines ticket or buy transit ticket with any other asian airlines..

I'm trying to book a vacation package from L.A. to N.Y. for my cousin. I couldn't remember what other sites I have used in the past that are similar to expedia…what are some of the sites or tour sites that you guys have used in the past? can you give me some pointers regarding the ity tours too? thanks.

travelocity. com
lastminutetravel.com
hotwire.com

You can also go to the airlines websites, all of them offer package deals. I usually use Alaskaair, but I just last week booked our Hawaiin vacation through Northwest airlines vacations and saved a ton! Shop around, you can get great deals. I started with my Hawaii trip at $9,000, when I booked it I got it total for $3200 by shopping it around. Good luck!

I use southwest airlines all the time but for some reason im worried that somthing is going to happen to the plane……because this year has had a lot of plane crashes.
I was just wondering how was your flight on Southwest airlines?
Did you ever have a bad flight using this airlines?

I think I flew on this twice across country (from Pittsburgh PA to Pheonix AZ then to Hawaii, once to and once back).

I'm surprised you are worried about flying, since you say you fly all the time.

Statistically, the odds of a plane crash now a days is 0.0002% (1 in 500,000) (thats from one site I found)

Another site says 1 in 11,000,000. The worst part about flying is taking off and landing, I personally think.

The website in the source has more detailed information for you.

Happy travels.

My husband swears American Airlines will not allow him to come home from Colombia South America until 2.13.07, when he asked for 02/6/07. He is leaving on 12/30/06, if he left on 12/26/06 then they said they would allow him to come home on 02/6/07. Has anyone who has experience with international flights ever heard of this? **fyi: my husband does this once or twice a year and this is the same story almost everytime.

It's not the Airline, it's the country.

The length of stay granted to travelers will be determined by the Colombian immigration officer at the point of entry and will be stamped in your passport.