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From: haight@gemini.cs.nps.navy.mil (timothy haight)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Is there a way to get airline ticket prices on-line?
Date: 15 Sep 92 05:36:18 GMT
Reply-To: haight@cs.nps.navy.mil (timothy haight)
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

In article <1992Sep14.222418.25330@pony.Ingres.COM> kimman@Ingres.COM (kimman) writes:
>Does anyone know a way to get airline ticket prices on-line
>from a PC at home.  I don't expect to access something like
>what the travel agents have, but maybe something which could
>give ticket prices instead of me calling each airlines directly.

You can use American Airline's EsAAy Sabre from many of the comercial
information services (Prodigy, GEnie, etc).  It's pretty easy to use.
Not only can you find ticket prices, but you can make your own
reservations and get your tickets by mail.  Try it out -- GEnie will
let you sign up for a month with no risk.  Send me an email if you
want specifics.
   _______________________________________________________________________
  | Tim Haight, CPT, US Army             |         haight@cs.nps.navy.mil |
  | Student, Naval Postgrad School       |         SMC 2605, NPS          |
  |                                      |         Monterey, CA 93943     |
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From: rna@leland.Stanford.EDU (Robert Ashcroft)
Subject: Wholesalers to Paris
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 23:03:45 GMT


I'd like peoples recommendations for wholesalers/consolidators who
sell cheap fares to Paris.  Particularly in the NYC area, but all info
is welcome.

Thanks,
RNA

rna@leland.stanford.edu
From: jlloyd@cc.uow.edu.au (Jonathan Lloyd)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Virgin Airlines
Date: 6 Sep 92 22:33:54 GMT
Organization: University Of Wollongong

ifav503@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Brian Michalk) writes:

>I recently read two articles in Conde Nast Traveler about Virgin
>Airlines.  Is there anyone who has flown on this airline?  Does Virgin 
>fly to Europe?  Info please.  No email please.

I have flown Virgin from  JFK to London, their service is excellent.
Their in flight entertainment includes personal video for every passenger.
In addition to 6 channels of video (2 movie channels), you geta superb
12 channels of choice stereo sound.

I have'nt got their schedule handy. But one problem is that their flights are
not as frequent as some of the larger carriers.
They fly to several east coast US cities including Miami, as well as JFK and 
Newark. Their fares are not the cheapest but (IMHO) their service is tops.

In addition to transatlantic services I think they fly from London to 
Maastricht (Holland) and a few other euopean cities. But I believe that
most of their efforts are on the long haul services.

Overall, I can recommend them. BTW Northwest are OK too, especially their 
World Perks deal.

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From: xepama@usmi02.midland.chevron.com (P.Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Airlines Antitrust suit: Documentation
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:25:31 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: chevron


In looking at the award schedule for the antitrust suit
settlement, I realized that I qualified for the maximum
compensation.  My problem is that while I know the airlines
and approximate dates of my personal travel from 1/1/88
on, I can't document the costs for most of them due to the
time interval involved.  (I've moved 3 times since then and
a bunch of stuff has been mislaid).  Can someone suggest 
an alternative to cancelled checks or boarding passes which
would pass muster with an audit?

E-mail replies appreciated.  Will summarize if sufficient
interest exists.


-- 
Parker Mann                    xepama@usmi02.midland.chevron.com
 
"Keep those cards and letters."
From: reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Transfers from JFK
Date: 15 Sep 92 20:11:40 GMT
Reply-To: reb@Ingres.COM (Phydeaux)
Distribution: usa
Organization: E 4th St Home For The Overeducated Underemployed - Chicago Div.

In article <EJH.92Sep15114708@khonshu.colorado.edu> ejh@colorado.edu (Edward J. Hartnett) writes:
>In article <1992Sep14.235918.29160@fid.morgan.com> sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart) writes:
>   >Now, can anyone provide recommendations on getting from Kennedy to
>   >Midtown?
>   >
>   >I have looked at two options.  The Carey express coach runs quite
>   >frequently and looks like a good bet.  The JFK Express train is
>   >another possibility.
>
>   Not any more.  The JFK Express stopped running a while ago :-(.
>Bzzzzzzz! Sorry wrong answer. But please take our play at home
>version...
...
>$6.50 on the train. I last took it about 3 years ago, so the price has
>probably gone up. The train is ariconditioned better than most NYC
...

Bzzzt! Yourself. Seth was right.  The service was discontinued quite a
while ago.
			reb
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: geek@media.mit.edu (Chris Schmandt)
Subject: Re: Delta's Business Express (BEX)
Keywords: delta,bex
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 03:33:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep13.235918.5272@udel.edu> wheeler@mercury.cis.udel.edu (Aaron Wheeler) writes:
>Does anyone have any experiences flying Delta's Business Express (BEX)?

I regularly fly BEX BOS-PHL and back, mostly because I'd just as soon
get FF miles on my Delta account than USAir (God knows why with Delta's
shitty rewards, but that's another story).  They fly those Saab turboprops.

Plus:
small planes load/unload quickly
snack/beverage service is great because of a higher flight attendant to
  passenger ratio.  Free beer on some flights.
nice flight attendants (probably due to the ratio!)
better view because you fly lower

Minus:
noisy
bumpy (my kid barfed last flight)
a tad longer flight

Once they cancelled a flight showed it as "on time" on the TV monitors.
So we strolled up to the gate 10 minutes before departure for the fast
boarding.  Ended up having to run across 2 terminals at Logan to catch
the equivalent USAir flight.  A bit annoying, as we'd killed 30 minutes
in a nicer part of the terminal.

I'll probably fly them on my next trip, schedule and fare being 
equivalent.  Wouldn't want to fly too much further though.

chris
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,can.general
From: hlee@unixg.ubc.ca (Henry Lee)
Subject:    ``Canadian airlines pick up big meal tabs''
Followup-To: rec.travel.air 
Keywords: Canadian airlines
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 21:31:14 GMT

From the Travel section in the Saturday edition of The Vancouver Sun
(Sat Sept 12/92), page H4 :

``Canadian airlines pick up big meal tabs''

Canadian Press - CALGARY

	``Canadian airlines spend more money feeding their passengers
	than U.S. carriers, says a new Statistics Canada report.
	  Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International spent an
	average of $13.86 and $14 respectively per passenger on
	in-flight food in 1990 for domestic flights.
	  U.S. carriers spent an average of less than $6 US,
	the study says.
	  The report, compiled by Statistics Canada's Aviation
	Statistics Centre, reveals Canadian Airlines International
	allocated 13.1 per cent of its total operating expenses in 1990
	on passenger services like meals, reservations, check-in and
	baggage-handling.
	  In 1987, Canadian Airlines spent only 10.8 per cent of its
	operating expenses on passenger services.
	  Air Canada has been spending a relatively constant proportion
	of its operating expenses on passenger services --- amounting to
	12.1 per cent in 1990 compared to 11.4 per cent in 1987.
	  The big spender on passengers among major U.S. carriers is
	American Airlines, which devoted 12.5 per cent of its operating
	costs to its passengers services in 1990.''


ed. : <sigh> ... oh, the days of Wardair ... :-)

-- 
Henry Lee   <hlee@unixg.ubc.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: mtp@oregon.uoregon.edu (Matthias Pohl)
Subject: Re: Lufthansa-To travel or not?!
Organization: Dep. of Chemistry
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 03:30:31 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.191044.21744@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Anand.Rao@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Anand Rao) writes:
> 
> About a month ago, I had asked my travel agent to book me a ticket to
> India.  I had mentioned that I'd prefer Lufthansa Airlines.
> 
> After watching all the Xenophobic (and racist) activities that are going
> on in Germany, I am wondering if this is a good move.  Why should I, a
> "foreigner" support a German airline...and why should I pay $50 or so to
> the German Government (for transit visa) that has not taken adequate measures
> against the riotors.  Any comments welcome!
> ---Anand Rao

Of course it is your personal choice which airline you fly. But then, why should anybody want to fly United, Delta or American giving the riots in LosAngeles this year (social injustice); or the gulf war; or two hurricanes...:)

/Matthias
From: williaml@cs.concordia.ca (LEE william)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: The new Pittsburgh airport
Date: 7 Sep 92 16:50:48 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

In article <1992Sep1.000819.17748@asd.com> scott@asd.com (Scott Barman) writes:
>When does the new Pittsburgh airport open?  With all the hype out of
>USAir I was wondering if I would get to see it during a transfer I was
>just booked on for September 25.
>
>For that matter, when will the new USAir terminal at LaGuardia open?


According to last August issue of USAir magazine the Pittsburgh airport 
will receive the first flight arrival just before dawn on October 1, 1992.
It will be a flight coming from Seattle. 

                                         William Lee
                                         williaml@cs.concordia.ca
                                         Montreal, Canada
From: kornerup@cs.utexas.edu (Jacob Kornerup)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: What's the deal with 727s at LGA?????
Date: 14 Sep 1992 13:32:17 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cash.cs.utexas.edu

In article <1992Sep14.140920.18116@ameris.ameritech.com> rkimm@ameris.ameritech.com (Robert L. Kimmel) writes:
>gl1@cec2.wustl.edu (Greg Lyon) writes:
>
>>   LaGuardia runways are long enough (BARELY) for L-1011's and DC-10s, as well
>
>An L-1011 just burned up at LaGuardia, didn't it?

No that was at JFK on the 30'th of July. I was stuck at the gate for 5
hours due to the airport shutting down. It was quite a scene in the TWA
terminal with FBI people and Mayor Dinkins and zillions of TV crews around.

It was interesting how little the TWA people at the gate were willing to
inform us about the incident. Fortunately our pilot was  bolder, he relayed
whatever he heard over his portable FM/AM radio to us.

Jacob

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University of Texas, Austin

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From: pete@galaxy.nsc.com
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: <<<<RT Boston-San Jose TICKET FOR SALE>>>>>>
Date: 15 Sep 92 23:52:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara
Originator: pete@gamma.nsc.com

Hello all,

I have a plane ticket for a flight from Boston's Logan Airport to San Jose Intl.
for the Thanksgiving holiday.  The ticket was purchased during the period of
low fares for $357, however, I'll take $300 or whatever is reasonable.
The ticket has a female's name on it and cannot be changed.  If you want to 
change the dates on it, however, there is a $25 fee that goes along with it
plus any applicable fare difference.

Flight info are as follows:

Departs Boston Tuesday 11/24  10:10AM  connects in Chicago at 12:30 arriving in
San Jose at 2:39PM.

Returns on Sunday 11/29 8AM from SAN FRANCISCO non-stop to Boston arriving in
Boston at 4:23PM.

Anyone interested or know of anyone who may be interested, please e-mail me.

e-mail address-->  pete@galaxy.nsc.com

Thanks. 

Pete
From: jtbell@acsu.buffalo.edu (Jonny B.)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: When is the best time to buy tickets?
Date: 12 Sep 92 19:37:35 GMT
Organization: UB

In article <1992Sep12.164430.949@genghis.borland.com> jamesh@genghis.borland.com (James Hartley) writes:
>The subject line says it all.  A colleague mentioned to me yesterday that he
>was so glad that he just talked to his travel agent about Christmas arrange-
>ments, because air fares were *going up* later that day!  Is this true?  When
>is/was the *best* time to get tickets for the Christmas season?

	The sooner you buy your ticket the better price you are going to get.
I would say that you should make plans now, and get your ticket now. That way,
you save a little bit of money, anyway.  :)

				-Jonny B.
-- 
How do you tell which computer on the network has a virus?
  ....It's the one with a stuffed up node.
				-From Rec.humour.funny
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: pas@morningside.cc.gatech.edu (Paulo Santos)
Subject: Re: What's the deal with 727s at LGA?????
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:10:03 GMT

In article <1992Sep12.164509.15203@wuecl.wustl.edu>, gl1@cec2.wustl.edu (Greg Lyon) writes:
|>    LaGuardia runways are long enough (BARELY) for L-1011's and DC-10s, as well
|> as 767s.  I've flown out of LGA on all three of them (TW L10,767 & AA D10). As
|> far as I know, the 747 is the only plane which cannot land at LGA.

As far as I know (and I'm sure I will be corrected) 747s can land at LGA.  They
just can't take off with any reasonable load that would make their operation
profitable.
From: prem@allegra.att.com (Premkumar Devanbu)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Jet Lag, babies, what to do ?
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:13:07 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories


We'll be flying with our (then) 6 month old baby girl to
India sometime in December, with stops in LA (for 1 day)
and Singapore (2 days). Any body have experience with
babies and Jet lag ? How do you help them adapt to a new with me.
time zone ? Clearly, the "Jet Lag Diet" and all that is
not going work on a breastfed baby. (I've tried it, and
it worked for me, however).

Any pointers appreciated. Also, I'd appreciate if people
replied to me directly, I'll post the responses in one
swell foop if there is enough interest. 

Also, is there a soc.children or alt.sex.hetero.consequences
or  wherever that I could post this request ? 

Prem Devanbu

prem@research.att.com


/* My Views most certainly do not represent the views of anyone, */
/*   least of all my employer, my colleauges or myself           */



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Artificial Intelligence Principles Research Dept.,
(W) 908 582 2062
(H) 908 757 3748
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Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: akebi@geopolis.yayoi (Akebi)
Subject: Re: Tokyo (Narita Airport) to Kyoto -- By Train (Shinkansen)?
Organization: /home/akebi/.organization
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 04:25:37 GMT


Shinkansen starts at Tokyo Station. So you have to go to there to 
take Shinkansen after you arrive at Narita Airport. I recommend you 
to take a train from the airport, though the bus directly to Tokyo 
Station is also available.  

There is a station of JR (Japan Railways) on the basement of Narita 
Airport. You can take a train direct to Tokyo Station that is called 
"Narita Express" there. It departs every 30 minutes and takes one 
hour to Tokyo. Since all the seats are to be reserved, you have to 
visit the ticket counter to get a reservation ticket. And you can 
reserve seats of Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto at the same counter. 

When you arrive at Tokyo Station, you will find yourself on the 
basement-5 floor. In order to change trains, you have to go up to the 
ground floor using the escalators according to the signs
"Tokaido-Shinkansen". There is another Shinkansen, "Tohoku-Joetsu-
Shinkansen. Don't make a mistake. And you have to pass another ticket 
control before the platforms of Shinkansen. 

In 2 hour and 40 minutes, you will be in Japan's old capital, Kyoto. 

Have a nice trip. 


MATT AKEBI
The Department of Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo 
e-mail: akebi@mizumati.ee.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,chi.forsale
From: whir@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Rick Allard)
Subject: ticket Chicago to Minneapolis 9/17
Organization: nil
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:53:20 GMT


American Airlines flight 878 coach class leaving Chicago O'Hare at
4:40pm to Minneapolis-St.Paul on Thursday Sept. 17.  Possibility of
date and time change without charge (but you have to do it fast
because they're going to do a fare increase in the next couple days).
Call (414)263-0650 for Shawn.  (one way ticket) $100 or best offer.


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Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: saisan@milano.berkeley.edu (Payam Saisan)
Subject: usa
Organization: U.C. Berkeley -- ERL
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:03:58 GMT

Hi folks,

I'm looking for some cheap tickets
from anywhere in California to Detroit and back,
for between now and December. Does anyone know of
any special deals, perhaps, through credit cards 
or anything else?

Thanks in advance,

Payam

saisan@robotics.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: ngupta@mtl.mit.edu (Nitin Gupta)
Subject: Re: The new Pittsburgh airport
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 19:05:26 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.014450.24298@athena.mit.edu>, I wrote:
> In article <1992Sep1.000819.17748@asd.com> scott@asd.com (Scott Barman)  
> writes:
> > When does the new Pittsburgh airport open?  With all the hype out of
> > USAir I was wondering if I would get to see it during a transfer I was
> > just booked on for September 25.
> > 
> > For that matter, when will the new USAir terminal at LaGuardia open?
> 
> The MidField Terminal at PIT opens on 1 October. When I passed through  
> there a couple of weeks ago, I could see the terminal on departure.
> Looks spanking new, and quite spacious. Will be much better than there
> current terminal - it is the PITs. :-)  I couldn't resist...
> 
> Offhand, don't know about LGA.

The USAir terminal at LGA will service ALL USAir, USAir Express, and USAir  
Shuttle flights beginning on 12 September.

I passed through there a couple days ago on my way to the US Open. Right  
now they are painting, etc. Looks like they will meet the 9/12 date.
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From: jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Continental (was: Airlines to Fly ***Please Read***)
Summary: *extremely funny*****
Date: 11 Sep 92 23:20:19 GMT
Organization: InCC.com Perwez Belgium

In article <1992Sep11.170333.9394@ads.com>, charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna) writes:
> In article <1992Sep11.151656.10980@athena.mit.edu> cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo) writes:
> >
> >Last week, when I flew Bos->Ord, The pilot was going to the plane,
> >and spotted a little boy.  First thing he asked the kid was if he wanted
> >to see the cockpit.  He asked the father first, and then took the boy. 
> >He came back out a few minutes later, and then took his little brother who
> >was in the bathroom the first time he came around.  
> 
> "Joey, do you like gladiator movies?"
> 
> Ah, Peter Graves' finest role.
> 
> Charleen
 
 ROFL......
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Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: matze@next6.cs.umr.edu (Matthias Mayer)
Subject: Cheap travel agents for domestic flights?
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 04:19:37 GMT
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: matze@cs.umr.edu
Organization: University of Missouri-Rolla, Missouri's Technological University

Hi Netters,

does someone have a list of cheap travel agents who are specialized on
domestic flight?
I have a list of international travel agents but their prices for domestic
flights are outrageous.

Thanks in advance.

Matthew
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matze@cs.umr.edu                                   Computer Science Department
"Scott me up, Beamy!"                      Missouri's Technological University
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Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: tsen+@EDRC.CMU.EDU (Chung Kang Tsen)
Subject: PIT->LAX->Hong Kong->TPE fare?
Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 07:54:00 GMT


I would like to know the cheapest way to fly PIT->LAX->Hong Kong->TPE, 
by the end of november, beginning of december. Usually I would take
Northwest and make PIT->LAX->Tokyo->TPE, but I want to make a stop 
at Hong Kong this time. I am very flexible in terms of schedule, and
I would like to get a cheap fare. Any pointers and infos are more than wellcome.

Thanks in advance,

     Tsen
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: bkush@us.oracle.com (Brian Kush)
Subject: On Line Ticket Prices
Organization: Oracle Corporation, USA
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 01:37:02 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <1992Sep14.222418.25330@pony.Ingres.COM>, kimman@Ingres.COM (kimman) writes:

> Does anyone know a way to get airline ticket prices on-line

You can access OAG on Sprintnet and through other public networks.  I do 
not know what the fees are, but they have flights, prices, descriptions
of the limitations, even what movies are currently playing.  I use them
all the time, you can even book through them if you want.

If you can't get a number for them, let me know and I will dig one up.

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