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Archive for October, 2009

Please include where I can get my US Airways account number from. Thanks!

You can get it from the US Airways check-in desk at any airport or you can call them to have it mailed to you.

Which is better in terms of seat comfort and service?

I’m thinking of flying United Airlines’s economy class instead of Northwest this time.

Anyone who has taken both airlines’ flights from Singapore to Tokyo Narita? Would like to hear your opinion. I’m only choosing between these 2 airlines so please don’t recommend SIA as it’s out of my budget. Thanks.

IS the SAME, as both are using Standard B-747. ( not so new ) . Maybe MAS Sin- KL- Tokyo is good for price and services, also new B 777.

I’m going to Sydney a few days before Christmas this year and I know that airfare is more expensive at Christmas time but the cheapest I’ve been able to find is $2,500-$3,000 searching over travel sites like expedia.com and travelocity.com. Is there anywhere that I can find airfare for around $2,000 or $2,100?

Sometimes you can find promotions on www.skyauction.com. They occasionally have special fares you can bid on. Input your maximum amount and the program will continue to bid for you until it reaches the max you have offered to pay. If you win you then have the choice of the number of tickets you want to buy (from the number available). The company will email you, and you simply tell them the travel dates you have in mind. They will not send you ticketsbut instead will email a voucher and your purchase is automatically registered with the airline. So far, it is the best I have found out there without having any "inside" travel contacts and I did quite a bit of homework on this. I have purchased very reasonable tickets from this website; however, the risk of course is that you may not win the auction. If you begin early enough on the auction before you plan to make the trip it may very well be worth your effort and really you will have nothing to lose. If you lose the auction you pay nothing. Personally, I saved about 50% in airfare. Good luck and happy travels! :-)

So why do many low cost airlines use them

Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System = thats basically the black-box which allows the radio team to communicate with the pilot?

Why should they eliminate these things?

Is someone suggesting that they be eliminated?

Autothrottle and ACARS are not required (in the U.S.). Smaller aircraft may not be equipped with either, and some older large airliners don’t have them, either. Both are more conveniences rather than necessities. Autothrottles decrease pilot fatigue and workload and may improve fuel economy. ACARS is mostly a logistic and operational convenience.

Leaving from a major airport in the States, spending a total of 2 weeks overseas, a little over a week in the UK and about 5 days in France and Italy combined. Staying in nice hotels not camping or hostels (not overly fancy, but clean and comfortable, equivalent to Marriott 3 star standard for instance)

How many people are going? The cost of the flight depends on the airports involved, and when you want to travel. On average, I would say $800 for a roundtrip flight (can vary from $600-1000). You can find exact prices using a flight comparison engine:
http://momondo.com
http://skyscanner.net

As far as hotels, it depends whether you’ll be in major cities like London/Paris/Rome (which can be a bit more expensive, and you have to be concerned about location) or in smaller cities.

Expect around £70 for a cheap but decent double room in a hotel or b&b in London. 2-star hotels (which can be nice if you do your research) in Paris and Rome usually cost at least €80 for a double room. Tripadvisor is great for finding hotel rooms, just search a city and set the sliders to your budget and above a rating of 4. The results will be the most inexpensive Hotels with the best rating. So that’s $120 (current exchange rate) x 14, or $1680 for two people. A single room can be 20-30% less.
http://tripadvisor.com

Food/attractions/shopping depend on what you want to see and do. You can get pub or cafe meals for under $15 per person, a restaurant can easily be double that or more. Alcohol costs are higher than in the US. $30-50 would be my minimum recommendation if you plan on eating out (cheaply) twice per day. Add $5 per drink if you’re going out, and $15 (varies) for attractions. $700-1100 per person would be reasonable.

So for two people, I’d recommend at least $5000-6000 for the whole trip, depending how frugal you plan on being. You’ll need more if you plan on visiting more than one city in each country. You may get by on less by finding good deals (or more if you plan on shopping or going out a lot), but it’s best to be prepared.

I am doing a french project on the Acadians. We need a hotel/motel or somewhere to stay, even a inn or something to stay at, one in each county of Prince Edward Island, and three activities in each county. I look, and look, but cannot find anything. Can anyone help? I need addresses, names, sources, everything! The Hotels have to be acadian owned, too. I think this whole project is stupid. Remember ; only places on Prince Edward Island. Thanks!

Challenging, but hardly stupid.
Try getting in touch with the Acadian Museum at

museeacadien@teleco.org

If the flight is scheduled to arrive at 10:32 pm (Delta Airlines), would
a train scheduled to arrive at Newark Airport train station at 10:37 pm be good enough (in terms of timing)??

Did you consider asking the person who sold you the ticket? Are you qualified to fly alone?

My family and I are driving up from florida for my boyfriends graduation from basic training. Which Hotels are safe and nice? I know to stay off of victory drive but where else?

There are several nice hotels near downtown. Try Hotwire or Sidestep for suggestions and pricing. Congrats on the new grad!

May I get advice & tips from those in the know on traveling by air with my small, Maltese dog? Which airlines allow her in the cabin with me? Which carrier works best? Comments?

Ten points for the best answer.

And no thank you in advance, I am not interested in your online business dear.

I would ask this in PETS since I’m sure alot more of them travel with their dogs than people in TRAVEL do.

I may have a interview with United in the next week or so. Can anyone tell me from prior experience what the interview process is like? Good company to work for? And how often do they drug test?…Do they schedule by seniority?..etc; Just anything and everything you know and are able to suggest so this interview goes well. Ive always wanted to work for a major airline company and im hoping to land this opportunity. Thanks!

My dad used to work for United. All he told me about the interview process, though, was this:

Q: What is the most important thing at an airline?
A: Safety.

Any other answer to that question is wrong.