Airline Travel

United Mileage Plus mystery terms
My mileage plus account prominently displays three terms which I have no idea what they mean: Elite Qualifying Miles Elite Qualifying Segments Lifetime United flight miles: ( i know what this refers too, but what use is it for )? I don't understand why none of these are hyperlinked so I can find out what use... 14 Mar 2007 20:48

The Egg
"Somchai, for Christ's sake! Wake up! You're shittin' all over the bed.......!" Ha...! Ha....!Ha...! That is funny! Ha Sue Chaison, I forgive you from the past, but this one make me laugh. Ha.... ... 12 Mar 2007 10:28

BA overbooking - a bad experience
A bad experience ... I flew back from Bangkok to London on BA0010 last week. At Bangkok's new airport, I arrived 3.5 hrs before my flight and joined an existing queue to check in. About three hours before my flight, BA opened up one check-in counter and asked for Qantas passengers to come forward for check-in. S... 9 Mar 2007 11:49

Negril Jamaica - SEASTAR INN
SEASTAR INN WARNINGS?? We recently heard reports of some guests finding hidden cameras in their rooms at the SEASTAR INN in the West End. Can anyone confirm this?? We have reservations for spring break, but will certainly cancel them should we hear any more bad things about the Seastar Inn. There has been a number of b... 21 Feb 2007 11:42

Coping With Child's Tantrum on Plane
Coping with a child's tantrum on a plane By BETH J. HARPAZ, AP Travel Editor 48 minutes ago How do you avoid becoming the family that got kicked off an airplane after their crying 3-year-old refused to take her seat? Experts say rewarding kids for cooperation, distracting them with simple games and telli... 4 Feb 2007 08:19

Jews Strive To Restore Christmas Trees At Seattle Airport
http://www.towardtradition.org/index.cfm?PAGE_ID=235 12.11.2006 Jews Strive to Restore Christmas Trees Jews Strive to Restore Sea-Tac Airport's Christmas Trees By Rabbi Daniel Lapin Well here we go again. It is so utterly predictable. Like clockwork. It's December and time for another skirmish i... 6 Jan 2007 00:58

AF IAH - CDG
Does anyone know: there is a late departure in Dec (10:30pm depart IAH) to Paris. What do they serve for meals? A late-late dinner + late-late breakfast? Or early-early breakfast and lunch? Thanks if you can help. AF Web site does not help. bb ... 24 Nov 2006 04:14

TSA Quart Size ZipLock "rules"
on a recent flight had a few personal items in my carry on. Shampoo soap toothpaste etc. All fit in a quart size ziplock . all were in 3 oz or less containers. all but one....a specialty liquid body soap was in a 4oz tube On the way out it had 3oz of soap and was allowed thru TSA screening. On the way back, the ... 21 Oct 2006 00:59

Red Oxx "Air Boss" vs Biggs & Riley carry ons
Based on recommendations at OneBag.com I have almost decided on the Red Oxx "Air Boss" carry on. Anyway, decent carry ons that are not backpacks nor with wheels have almost disappeared from the market. However I understand Briggs & Riley make a good one, maybe Boyt too. (I would rule out the superexpensive Tumi and... 31 Aug 2006 03:45

"One bag" travel, which bag is best?
[Reposted with enlarged group list. Please leave rec.travel.air intact, I can only access replies there.] I am going to experiment with doing away with checked luggage and try traveling with just one carry-on. This will be for a few weeks, a few countries, everything from planes and trains to back country buses. ... 21 Aug 2006 15:11