FlyerTalk Forums - The Penalty Box

If any one in the Box in NYC are up for dinner (nothing fancy) or drinks next week let me know. I have to play tour guide for the anglo-canuck and I will be staying overnight in the city for the first time ever for more than two days. All days good except Tuesday. She's been to way more places in this would than me so that's always a conversation piece.

I'll be in the city all week next week so i'm game.

fozz	Sep 11, 2009 11:16 am

ALCO I'm considering a status match to Air Astana Gold after your creative use of your Air Astana card in DC. :D

xFF	Sep 11, 2009 11:48 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12365585)

I was unimpressed with Vietnam. Sure, it is cheap, but the locals harass the tourists to no end in an effort to sell us crap. All the time. I was annoyed. There are some diamonds in the rough there, but overall I was not a fan.

Is it still a popular destination for Chinese? In '94, as a guest of ICBC, two of my 'hosts' (handler/intelligence guys) had both just independently been on holiday in Vietnam with their families. I wondered then, and continued to do so, what the attraction was for them.

COFlyerCLE

Sep 11, 2009 11:52 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 12365517)

For you airplane/airline data nerds: http://flowingdata.com/2009/09/10/3-...cancellations/

Thanks for posting this link. It contains some pretty intrguing info.

sbm12

Sep 11, 2009 12:01 pm

Delta apparently wants to buy in to JAL. :eek:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/jal-m...ght-delta.html

Hartmann

Sep 11, 2009 12:06 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12366125)

Delta apparently wants to buy in to JAL. :eek:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/jal-m...ght-delta.html

Bet that will make all the OneWorld flyers real happy. :rolleyes:

Brituchenite

Sep 11, 2009 12:11 pm

Does anyone know Steve Gadfly's "trick" for booking from PHL 30th St. Station, but getting on the train in MetroPark, NJ?

I want to book a flight to SAT, but if I go from EWR on the 7:10pm direct flight, it will cost me $877. If I go from 30th st. station, connecting in EWR to the 7:10pm flight it will be $139. Go figure! Same darn flight.

I remember Steve said there is a way to book the fare from ZFV, but board the train in Metropark, but you have to do something odd with the check-in. We discussed it at the Shogun dinner and now I've completely forgotten what he told me.

Is SteveGadfly on vacation this week or is he working?

CO 1E

Sep 11, 2009 12:18 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12365910)

ALCO I'm considering a status match to Air Astana Gold after your creative use of your Air Astana card in DC. :D

Yes, that was outstanding.

rkkwan

Sep 11, 2009 12:19 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 12366150)

Bet that will make all the OneWorld flyers real happy. :rolleyes:

Well, buying a stake can mean lots of things. For example, CA hold a significantly minority stake in CX, but they're in separate alliances. And you can say CA, MU and CZ have basically one majority owner - the Beijing government.

And SQ owns 49% of VA, yet VA is run independently.

ConciergeMike

Sep 11, 2009 12:20 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 12365688)

My mother just got a snail mail letter from an auditor at the Barclay's Bank in London. It seems we have a long lost relative who has left us 6 million Great Britain Pounds Sterling. ^^ W:rolleyes::rolleyes:-h:rolleyes::rolleyes:!!!!

Um, congratulations, I think. Make sure the envelope doesn't smell like Nigeria.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSU Mudder (Post 12365813)

There is now a pretty sizeable difference between using CO miles to fly business to Europe (105K) and US miles (80K). Wonder if it makes sense to credit to US and get the US credit card -- especially if one's status/route pattern doesn't yield upgrades.

There is a significant difference between the biz-class products on the two carriers, and a significant difference in the agita factor of those miles being worth something at some point in the future.

Transcript review = must take three classes. Now to find them.

ConciergeMike

Sep 11, 2009 12:21 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 12366171)

I think he's on the road this week, but several of us have his cell number. I doubt he'd be perturbed.

CO 1E

Sep 11, 2009 12:24 pm

Do you think that there will be another PWP thread next month?

Brituchenite

Sep 11, 2009 12:25 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12366206)

I think he's on the road this week, but several of us have his cell number. I doubt he'd be perturbed.

Hi CM. Yes, I have his cell number, but I don't want to intrude on his vacation by calling or texting! Don't mind intruding on work, but intruding on pleasure time is another matter indeed! :D

I sent him a PM, so if he happens to check FT, he will see it and I don't feel so bad about that.

CO 1E

Sep 11, 2009 12:26 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12366200)

Why would that matter, when you could redeem the reward on any of the Star carriers?

Hartmann

Sep 11, 2009 12:27 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkkwan (Post 12366197)

Well, buying a stake can mean lots of things. For example, CA hold a significantly minority stake in CX, but they're in separate alliances. And you can say CA, MH and CZ have basically one majority owner - the Beijing government.

And SQ owns 49% of VA, yet VA is run independently.

Good points. From what I've read so far it seems like DL wants a stake but also wants some control. I guess we'll have to see how it plays out before we know what it means for the customers.

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 7:26 am.

Page 5805 of 13960

5805

Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.