RE: Sydney Airport Sold To Bank-Led Group

So the gov’t sold the airport to a bank. What does this mean now?

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RE: DC-10 Funny Pic

Kabir, that’s a really funny story. As far as the picture goes, that doesn’t look like Kai Tak? When did this event happen? Reminds me of a FedEX MD11 the wound up upside down and crashed in Newark around 96. Everybody survived that one, however. All 3 or 4 of them that were on board!

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RE: If you don’t fit the seat, pay for two

Sometimes I seriously wonder how many of the people sitting in business class, actually paid for it. I would think that a good number of them either upgraded, or used their mileage. That’s the only way I could ‘afford’ to fly business. A business class seat between LAX and SYD costs almost $8000 U.S. That is unbelievable! I won’t even address the first class cabin!

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RE: If you don’t fit the seat, pay for two

I wouldn’t argue with Mongu when it comes to economics!

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RE: Last flight of the BWIA tristar from london

If they’re going to replace a Tristar on any route, an A340 is a tremendous choice at that, especially in the wonderful BWIA scheme(one of my favorites). It is by far my favorite aircraft that I have never flown on. Singapore withdrew their A340’s from the SIN-ATH run a year too early. It’s now operated by a 777-200. And oh, how much I wanted to fly SIA on an A340! They only have 7 left and those are on their way out too. What a shame.

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RE: If you don’t fit the seat, pay for two

I’ve never sat next to an incredibly ‘large’ person on a flight before. The biggest was probably my buddy “Large”(appropriately nicknamed) when we flew to Hawaii. He probably weighs about 260 lbs., and there was no problem there. However, if I was sitting next to an incredibly obese person to where his/her body was invading my personal space, that would really suck during the course of a flight. Economy class is cramped as it is. That would take the word ‘discomfort’ to the next level. Especially if it was in one of the countries where people absolutely refuse to wear deodorant.

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RE: US Airways

United is the only U.S. airline that does not charge for headphone use on domestic flights. Also, the food that they serve, even on domestic sectors, is above average. In fact, it’s pretty damn good, compared to most other airline food. I’ve flown on virtually every U.S. major (United, American, Northwest, TWA, America West, Southwest) and United, without a doubt, has the best service of them all. But then again, as I’ve said before, that’s just my opinion. I’ve never flown USAirways. If their merger was allowed to go throught with UA, I’m sure I would have flown what was left of them.

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RE: Farnborough

The Holliday Inn should work, if I can’t get a hotel nearer. How far is Reading from the airshow itself?

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