jamiel -- i'll be in chicago the weekend of the 12th also, but my flt on the 14th is out at 1pm. I'll be staying at the Palmer House Hilton.

stimpy: everthing in Switzerland is "near" Geneva-airport - as the longest distance you can travel (if the roads are open at all - snow/avallenges) without getting to France/Germany/Austria/Fuerstentum Lichtenstein/Italy is 330 km (200 miles) ...

But I'll let you know if I can/want/may to improve my french for a day or so in my compatriot's western part of "my" Confoederatio Helvetica (thats is why the abbreveation/postal-code for Switzerland is CH).

....since 1292? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Rudi: Thanks for the Old San Juan tips! If you are right and my SJU-ORD is delayed, then we may just be destined to only see eachother in 30 second segments rushing to catch flights http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif at least until this fall at the Party in Paradise http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif !!!!

Jamiel: I quit my annual "Parrot-fest" in Key West last year due to the problems with Gulfstream from tpa-eyw and mia-ewy through United. Besides, Key West has become too much of a New Orleans East anyway...

Mar 27 UA# 1472 DEN --> LGA 8:30 14:01
Mar 30 UA# 1641 LGA --> DEN 14:40 16:49

Off to visit friends in NYC and add some miles toward Premier status.

-QL

CATMAN (Four day trips so far... My company's too cheap to put me up... and my shift's tough to fill http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

01 Mar UA 637 EWR-ORD 06:45-07:58.
UA 664 ORD-EWR 20:30-23:26

09 Mar CO 285 EWR-CLE 06:40-08:23
CO 588 CLE-EWR 18:05-19:51

16 Mar UA 637 EWR-ORD 06:45-07:58.
UA 664 ORD-EWR 20:30-23:26.

30 Mar UA 637 EWR-ORD 06:45-07:58.
UA 664 ORD-EWR 20:30-23:26.

I've been warned... more traveling to come.
OH JOY!!!

OMNI TO MATT: YOu are a Parrot Head too? Raising a Margarita to you (actually a PEPSI!)

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Actually a reformed Deadhead (remind me to show you my tattoo in hawaii) who has mellowed into a parrothead...Although I DID have to swear off tequila a couple of years ago (BAD tequila experience http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif )

Matt - I refer to my seperate email: crazy idea for march-8. If you didn't get my e-mail, please tell me (my provider just informed me, that emails are very late - till "a" problem is solved).

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OK Matt - it is confirmed - see you on march-8 on your UA 1747 flight SJU-ORD (starting at the Amexco-lounge in SJU at about 14:45)!

OK Matt - seats 3 C & D are confirmed!

YAAAAHOOOOO!!! I'm looking forward to it!

Rudi,

Is it really less than 300 Km from Geneve to Lichtenstein? I've driven from Lichtenstein to Zurich before and it seemed pretty far. Perhaps that was because I was looping around lost in Chur for a while. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I take it you live in a Deutche Canton?

OH JOY! I get to ride the people mover at IAD again! MY life is complete:

04 Mar UA 7523 EWR-IAD 06:00-07:46
UA 7546 IAD-EWR 19:30-20:47

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stimpy: Geneva-Chur-Lichtenstein - that's about like going LAX - SNA with a SAN detour!

nice try / but very delicate theme: "Deutscher Kanton" = "german county" (that's what a former northern neibhour of Switzerland, who wanted to create a 1'000 year lasting empire, called our country). Correct is that I live in the "swiss-german speaking part of Switzerland".

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Sorry, I didn't mean to cast aspertions. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I've always been fascinated by Switzerland. I thought the cantons were generally referred to as Italian, German or French?

So which Canton do you reside in?

Sprechen Sie Raeto Romanic?

CH 8142 Uitikon-Waldegg (Kt. Zuerich)
and
CH 3823 Wengen (Kt. Bern)

there are four language REGIONS and 25 full (or with the half cantons of Basel-Land/Stadt, Nid- and Obwalden, and Inner- and Outer-Appenzell: 28) Cantons.

the regions are called (german / french version):
Deutschschweiz / Suisse allémanique
Westschweiz / Suisse romands (cantons Genève, Vaud, Jura, Neuchàtel, parts of Fribourg, parts of Valais, parts of Berne)
*Südschweiz / Suisse italienne (canton Tessin)
*Reatoromanische Schweiz / Suisse raetoromain / Svizzera Rumantsch (in their own language): spoken in parts of the Canton Graubünden / Grison (with Chur as capital and St. Moritz and Davos as world famous resorts)

State languages are: German (about 60%), French 30%, Italian (9%), Romantsch (1%).


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20MAR MSY-STL TW582 7:45a-9:35a
20MAR STL-BOS TW436 10:36a-2:17p

21MAR BOS-STL TW79 2:00p-4:05p
21MAR STL-MSY TW651 4:40p-6:28p

I "adapted" my NEXT crazy weekend travel (private) schedule as follows (I am glad Gisela doesn't have to know - yet):

Sunday, march-7:
LH 3789 Zurich-Frankfurt 1045-1150
LH 206 Frankfurt-Düsseldorf 1310-1400
UA 953 Düsseldorf-Chicago 1525-1755
Chicago: Hotel O'Hare Westin (Rosemont)
Chicago: Dinner at Carlucci, Rosemont with AnnaS & auh20 (any other FlyerTalker around this place is welcome, please email before)

Monday, march-8 (the craziest travel thing I have ever done, I am soooooo proud!)
UA 1748 ORD-SJU 0744-1413
San Juan, Puerto Rico: just one Planters Punch at the Amexco Lounge
UA 1747 SJU-ORD 1531-1845 (Matt Wald in seat 3C, Rudi in 3D)
UA 952 ORD-Düsseldorf 2055-1205 (arrival Tuesday)

Tuesday, march-9
LH 5526 Düsseldorf-Zürich 1355-1515

tickets:
*Lufthansa: european award ticket in business (LH miles&more miles)
*UA transatlantic: business (inauguration DUS-ORD promotion of UA for DM 999)
*UA ORD-SJU-ORD with a 3-segments (for europeans only) Skypass (the 3rd segment is for later use) for SFr 599 in eco (ORD-SJU req for 100 hrs confirmable 1K upgrade with vouchers; SJU-ORD confirmed upgrade using 15'000 miles).

UA Miles account:
DUS-ORD: 4'230 * 2.25 = 9'518 (bus, 1K)
ORD-SJU: 2'072 * 2.00 = 4'144 (eco, 1K)
SJU-ORD: 2'072 * 2.00 = 4'144 (eco, 1K)
ORD-FRA: 4'230 * 2.25 = 9'518 (bus, 1K)
UA current transatlantic promotion (for Europeans) business-return: 15'000
TOTAL miles: 42'324 ./. 15'000 (upgr) = + 27'324

UA Status miles = 12'604 (past the 10'000 miles limit in the first quarter to get the 2 conf. upgrade vouchers)

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Rudi, it may look crazy to some, but isn't it wonderful! I'll be thinking of you and Matt with Planters Punches firmly in hand on the 8th.

Rudi/AnaS -

I will be in Chicago on Sat March 6th (living it up for my 27th). I was planning on returning to IND Sunday morning, but...

Anyone who can get the email address/profile feature of this thing to work, please send me Rudi's email.

[email protected].

Thanks!

No to mention, Rudi, the chance to sit next to the MOST annoying seat mate ever...ME: Priceless! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Got it! Thanks Milecrazy!

Back to Indy again
3/8 BWI-ORD UA 381 0945-1045
ORD-IND UA 500 1144-1341
3/10 IND-ORD UA 624 1540-1541 fast flight
ORD-BWI UA 730 1650-1938
Wish I could have arranged to stop at ORD the night before for dinner but wife gets first dibs on my free time.

Jeff S-
Once agian I can get the profile option to work. I am in IND all that week. Please email me an let me know if you would like dinner or a beer.

John.

auh20: You are very welcome at Carlucci, Sunday, march-7, 8:00PM (or at 7:45PM at the O'Hare Westin Lobby)

Please "adapt" the existing reservation - see my email - thank you.

OH JOY! I get to go back to Cleveland (to try to finish the seminar interrupted by Joe DiMaggio's death.)

3-12 Mar CO 285 EWR-CLE 06:40-08:23
CO 286 CLE-EWR 21:05-22:35

And a friday night steak and beer at the Ruth's Chris Steakhouse there with my hosts. Nice way to end the week!


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20-Mar AC 698 SEA YYZ 0840 0359
22-Mar AC 115 YYZ YVR 1700 1900
22-Mar AC 1559 YVR SEA 2110 2200
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27-Mar UA 2105 SEA-SFO 0700 0905
27-Mar UA 8503 SFO-SJC 1000 1045 (BUS)
29-Mar UA 8502 SJC-SFO 0648 0740 (BUS)
29-Mar UA 2106 SFO-SEA 0830 1036

JayJ:

Time to leave the frozen far east and thaw out.

Mar 24 OZ571 KHV SEL Dep 1610 Arr 1800
Mar 24 DL8632 SEL HNL Dep 1930 Arr 0810
Mar 24 DL1579 HNL OGG Dep 1935 Arr 2019

Unfortunately it can't last for ever.

Mar 30 DL1412 OGG LAX Dep 2200 Arr 0512+1
Mar 31 DL2053 LAX PDX Dep 0850 Arr 1116
Mar 31 DL166 PDX SEA Dep 1255 Arr 1344

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Because of possible winter "storm of the century" my trip is postponed till later in the week but still going:

18 Mar UA 637 EWR-ORD 06:45-07:58.
UA 664 ORD-EWR 20:30-23:26.

If you are traveling around the Northeast 3-14 to 3-15 you might want to double check flights. SUpposedly this snowstorm's going to be significant.

And I'm going to have to find 100 ways to say it's snowing.



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Isn't there a "storm of the century" every other year or so?

My trip this week:

March 18
MSY-IAH CO1636 6:00A 7:10A

Hotel at IAH ~ Wyndham Greenspoint

March 19
IAH-MSY CO1627 1:55p 3:00P

Overall a pretty useless trip for me in terms of FF credit ... don't get to fly Delta (at least I don't have to fly SW though since the meeting is at IAH and not closer to Hobby), so I'll get 1,000 CO miles for the flights and 500 AA miles for the Wyndham stay.

MAR30 PHX-IAH CO 1810 525P-856P
MAR31 IAH-NRT CO 0007 945A-315P

I know some of the dates have passed but here goes...
SQ 322 J 01MAR LHR/SIN B747-400 SEAT 22K
SQ 106 Y 03MAR SIN/KUL A310-300 SEAT 31K
JL 722 C 04MAR KUL/SIN MD11 SEAT 11A
SQ 114 F 05MAR SIN/KUL B777-200 SEAT 16A
BA 033 F 05MAR KUL/SYD B747-400 SEAT 4K
QF 022 F 06MAR SYD/MEL B747-400 SEAT 4K
TG 994 Y 11MAR MEL/BKK B747-400 SEAT 35H
CX 713 Y 13MAR BKK/SIN B777-200 SEAT 31K
SK 972 C 15MAR SIN/BKK B767-300 SEAT 4K
TG 981 Y 17MAR BKK/MEL B747-400 SEAT 39H

And then.....

AN 032 J 23MAR MEL/SYD B767-200 1400-1520
SQ 220 J 25MAR SYD/SIN B747-400 0900-1420
CX 712 J 30MAR SIN/BKK B747-400 1445-1600

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Celestar340: Have SK changed the configuration of their 767-300's?

When I have flown on these aircraft their have only been seats AB,DE,GH in EuroClass and AB,DEF,GH in Tourist.

Have they increased the number of seats? Or reallocated the seat numbers?
MF

Hey Merry -

Sorry - my mistake. On the SK flight, it was 4H and it was a window.

No the configuration are still the same. Wish they would change to never long haul aircraft though!

Cheers!

Looking for post to edit, I realized I never posted my March schedule. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

All that is left is

28MAR SNA-DEN UA1756 11:20-14:26
28MAR DEN-ORD UA258 15:30-18:50
28MAR ORD-SDF UA529 21:15-23:24

31MAR SDF-ORD UA1719 16:40-17:03
31MAR ORD-SNA UA1075 18:00-20:16

Hope to convince the agent/purser to "double" upgrade me on UA258 to experience the 777 First seats. Not likley but worth a try.