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June 5, 2003 at 1:55 am in reply to: Emirates splashing the cash!! #673975

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Sure they’ll do that Mongu. They pretty much just did that with the ex SIA A340’s. And you’re right about the U.S. perception (or lack thereof) of Dubai. Most people in the U.S. haven’t never even heard of the place. But then again, it’s not marketed out here at all, so you really can’t blame us. Hell, people ask me where I’m going on my honeymoon, and I tell them “St. Maarten’s.” The response I’ve heard about 90% of the time has been, “Where’s that?” And that’s not even in the Mid. East!

June 5, 2003 at 1:45 am in reply to: Top award for airport #673978

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Athens new airport, Eleftherio Venizelou, is VERY nice. Even though, as discussed on the Olympic thread. the roadway leading up to it, after 2 years of operation, is still in complete. Other than that, it is fantastic. Of course it had a nightmarish start, Kabir. As did Chek Lap Kok, as did DIA, as did……

June 5, 2003 at 1:41 am in reply to: Quiz #673980

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Transcontinental and Western Air.

June 5, 2003 at 1:40 am in reply to: Funny #673984

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LOL, THAT IS NICE!!!!

June 5, 2003 at 1:37 am in reply to: Air India/ Lufthansa alliance #673986

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Well, signing an agreement with another carrier isn’t over-ambitious. Look at Phillipines. They got themselves back on track after the Asian Economic collapse, solely by codesharing. They ‘flew’ to all these destinations, and didn’t even fly to any of them with their own planes!

June 5, 2003 at 1:34 am in reply to: Guess the airline no 6 #673990

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I don’t recall too much of Braniff in my early days of aviation enthusiasm in the 80’s. The ones from back then I do recall vividly: 1) TWA’s was “You’re gonna’ like us, TWA;” United’s of course was “Fly the Friendly Skies,” and American’s was, “We’re American Airlines, Doing What We Do Best.” I don’t remember Pan Am’s.

June 4, 2003 at 8:05 am in reply to: China Air crew missed red flags #674888

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China Airlines, yet again. This time, the escaped unscathed. They were lucky.

June 4, 2003 at 8:02 am in reply to: Guess the airline no 6 #674894

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I’m going to guess TWA.

June 4, 2003 at 7:59 am in reply to: Top award for airport #674899

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Athens mentioned in the same breath as Singapore and Melbourne? I’m shocked! Is it the 3 Heineken’s I just had, or is this for real?

June 3, 2003 at 8:28 pm in reply to: European Air Charter #675138

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Is this a seasonal service only, i.e. during the ‘Australian’ summer season? Also, is Columbo their only stop on this route? What are the flight times for each segment? Also, what is the configuration of these aircraft (they are, indeed ex BA aircraft, Carl)?

June 3, 2003 at 6:29 pm in reply to: Frequent Flyers #675549

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I’m not sure what the classes of fairs are on other carriers, but on UA international, you have to have at least an “H” class fair in order to use mileage to upgrade. You can’t upgrade on the cheapest economy fares. I had to learn this the hard way.

June 3, 2003 at 6:27 pm in reply to: Guess the airline no 4 #675555

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Just to clarify the whole “London Bridge” scenario. It is not located in California, but rather Lake Havasu, Arizona. Lake Havasu is a very popular getaway during Spring Break and Memorial Day. Ironically, they thought they were getting the Tower Bridge, not realizing that the “London Bridge” was not it! Even more ironic, the first (and only) time I was there, I was expecting to see the bridge with the towers on it, as well. Much to my dismay, it was not the bridge with the towers. What year is that advertisement from?

June 3, 2003 at 6:22 pm in reply to: Frequent Flyers #675562

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Originally posted by mongu
I just think that “frequent flyer” is a misnomer. Frequent spender would be more apt.

It’s all relative. I do get lots of miles from my Mileage Plus Visa card, but the bulk of my miles cleary comes from actual mileage flown, plus 100% Premier Executive bonus. You can’t beat double miles on every flight, and that doesn’t even include the online bonus.

June 3, 2003 at 3:12 am in reply to: Frequent Flyers #676022

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At Vons in the U.S., you get like 250 miles every $250 dollars you spend. No biggie. I get that with my credit card, regardless.

June 3, 2003 at 3:05 am in reply to: Saturday News Items. #676205

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To be honest, Adrian, I haven’t even thought about that. I was not aware that no other star carrier operated into there, if that is in fact your argument. If anything, I see LH as possibly starting service there as a result of USAirways entering Star. I don’t see any airline closing a hub, unless it is no longer economically feasible (CO closed their DEN hub, when they moved from the old Stapleton to the new DIA because fees were too high). If anything, I think Pittsburgh augments PHL as a US hub in the Eastern corridor (as well as CLT), which is where they are so strong.
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