I will be flying WRO-FRA on the 11th of September. Over night in FRA and then back to DFW on the September the 12th.

I'll be on my way back from Singapore FF bash. If load factors are really off because of the "fear factor" may even ask for an operational upgrade!

I'll be coming back from CDG with AF and Delta. I don't see a problem .. may be a (worker's) strike with AF.
I was flying on an almost empty PanAm jumbo JFK-LHR the day/night Bush sr. started the Gulf war.

I'm thinking what I might do is leave the US on September 10 and fly down to New Zealand. By the time I get there, it will be September 12. So, I will never experience September 11 again.

However, if I do fly on that day, I intend to give a little gift to every single airline employee that I deal with that day.

what kind of little gift? i think they like starbucks $ cards.

mdtony:

Great idea re gift for airline employees (FAs and flight crew) that day. The only thing I could think of would be something like a Starbuck's gift certificate. Any ideas?

On 9/11 I will be flying BNA-MEM-MKE-DTW-CLE, the second/return day of an 8 segment CO/NW run. I'm guessing whatever I decide to give, I better have at least 30 of "it".

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Starbucks certificates are a great idea, although they're phasing them out in the US, to be replaced by those plastic loyalty cards (I guess you can just get put a couple of euros/pounds/dollars on each)

I'll almost certainly be in NYC reporting for my newspaper on 9/11, but I'd rather be flying. It will be nice to be part of our transatlantic support for the US.

Even more than usual, I'll be showing every flight crew and every airline employee that I appreciate how much they've been through over the past year. Chocolates, vouchers, a good chat in the galley, whatever it takes. Any other tips for gifts?

Alastair

I will.

Well, the last time I gave out a gift to a working employee, it was a gift certificate for Victoria's Secret. I don't think I'll do that for two reasons. First, when you drop $50 for each employee, it gets expensive. Just so you folks know, I got that from the hotel I was staying at for some strange reason. Don't ask me.

Second, how do you give those to pilots? I mean, after all, it just wouldn't sound right if they went to their wives or girlfriends -- and before I get flamed, yes, I know that there are female pilots, but they are few and far between -- and said, hey, I got this from a passenger.

I dunna what I'll give out. I'll ask my friends what they think would be cool.

Any crew who want to jump in here, feel free.

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Please also see:

9/11 Mileage Runs

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/002818.html


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U.S. hotels expect downturn on 9/11 anniversary

http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2002/...rtr676819.html




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Please also see:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/004647.html

I'm staying in New York . It's just where I wish to be.

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I probably wont be on a plane because I'm coming back from seeing the g/f in Tokyo on 9/8 ... I came back same time last year 9/9 on the evening flight into DC, past the White House, Pentagon....

Being IAD based, I was thinking of just taking AA from IAD - LAX non stop on 9/11, the first one in the a.m. at 8:20 a.m. as this is the closest one to the one that was taken over on 9/11. However, AA must not have too many problems selling seats as the best I can get with a 9/12 turnaround is $404 and that is via DFW on the outbound and I'm not going to do this for that fare and if I can't take that 8:20 a.m. nonstop flight. The best fare I can find for the 8:20 a.m. flight on 9/11 is over $2200 bucks.. forget it.. I'm not into showing my support at those prices..