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Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
Jul 25, 02, 10:39 am
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Delta:America's new low fare/no frills airline?
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1,370
Posted By
abigail
Exactly! Delta needs to tout schedule and...
Exactly! Delta needs to tout schedule and frequency. How about pointing out that AirTran's first out-bound flight from ATL to many Northeast business destinations (BOS, LGA, EWR, PHL, IAD, PIT)...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Jul 22, 02, 10:53 am
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Dutta's "Plan"
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1,463
Posted By
abigail
The most interesting part of the Q2 call was when...
The most interesting part of the Q2 call was when Buttrick (I believe) asked why UA was having trouble refinancing their $900M dedt due later this year. Was it a problem that the interest rates being...
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Virgin Atlantic Airways | Flying Club
Jul 19, 02, 12:41 pm
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Where are the best VS fares found?
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Posted By
abigail
I'd also check out code-share partners like...
I'd also check out code-share partners like Continental Airlines. CO sells seats on LHR-EWR and LHR-SFO Virgin flights, re-labelled with CO flight numbers. They sometimes have seats with fares less...
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Continental OnePass (Pre-Merger)
Jul 8, 02, 2:04 pm
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Plenty of July/August UpperClass award seats this summer to LHR
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341
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abigail
The CO inventory on their Virgin code-share has...
The CO inventory on their Virgin code-share has better economy pricing than buying directly from Virgin.
For early Oct travel, www.travelution.com (http://www.travelution.com) is showing $489...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Jun 26, 02, 10:23 am
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SFO-SJC-SFO Bus "Flights"
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473
Posted By
abigail
After having experienced hell on that bus-ride,...
After having experienced hell on that bus-ride, my advice for you would be to go to SFO. Forget about the bus. The bus ride is contracted out to a local operator who couldn't care less about the...
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Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
Jun 3, 02, 11:45 am
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Pending india trip (in one week) what would you do?
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514
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abigail
As long as you stay out of the border states with...
As long as you stay out of the border states with Pakistan (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and of course, Kashmir), you should be fine.
A lot of the talk is just that, talk. Politicians (India) and...
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Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
May 31, 02, 12:31 pm
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DL Back to Delhi via Codeshare
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I'd rate Air India (the international carrier)...
I'd rate Air India (the international carrier) good at safety and well below average when it comes to service. If things go routinely, the service experience will be average. If anything goes...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
May 31, 02, 12:13 pm
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Netscape vs. IE for aa.com
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452
Posted By
abigail
It is a sad state of affairs when one company can...
It is a sad state of affairs when one company can take over an open standard that is supposed to work with *any* compatible browser. The web was designed to be accessible through any browser, not...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
May 18, 02, 11:21 pm
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25
OK... IAD-OAK new service starts at 2 Daily
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906
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abigail
It'd be interesting, except that AA has a hub at...
It'd be interesting, except that AA has a hub at both ends of the ORD-DFW route, and that'd be tough to compete against for UA. SEA-ORD doesn't hurt Alaska because they don't fly it. It's a...
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Trip Reports
May 18, 02, 11:10 pm
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The Acela -- everything that is wrong with Amtrak
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971
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abigail
Do not take a coach ticket on Southbound...
Do not take a coach ticket on Southbound Washington-bound Amtrak trains out of EWR rail station on Sat and Sun afternoons. Even if you've a ticket on a "reserved" train, the ticket is just for the...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
May 16, 02, 8:52 pm
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How can you stand the lack of entertainment on the MD 80s?
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abigail
It's reading catch-up time. I usually have a...
It's reading catch-up time.
I usually have a pile of work reading (papers, trade magazines, etc.) to go through, which makes time go by quickly. I pile up my To Read folder through the week. Great...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Apr 26, 02, 11:10 pm
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Why Airbus?
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914
Posted By
abigail
In the long-term, they might get down to 4...
In the long-term, they might get down to 4 types.. 744, 777, 767/757, and the A318/319/320/321. These lines fill in most of the range/traffic possibilities.
The 737s may be the first to go in the...
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Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
Apr 26, 02, 11:00 pm
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Great USAToday Article on Delta
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817
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abigail
Nice article indeed. However, it is ironic that...
Nice article indeed. However, it is ironic that they are asking the most expensive management consulting firm in the world (billing at $400+/hr) to study how to compete against low-fare competition....
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Apr 24, 02, 7:55 am
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AA Aircraft Identification Quiz
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2,676
Posted By
abigail
8 on 8. The first one needed a little...
8 on 8.
The first one needed a little thought. Amazed that B747 didn't get all 8!
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Continental OnePass (Pre-Merger)
Apr 22, 02, 10:26 pm
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Air Train Newark? Anyone used it before?
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1,903
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abigail
Typical Terminal C to EWR train station AirTrain...
Typical Terminal C to EWR train station AirTrain time is 10 mins. These run every 3 mins or so. Factor in some more time (15 mins) for the wait at EWR station. 25-30 mins on the train, depending on...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Apr 19, 02, 9:14 am
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AA Management on drugs!! (new AA.com)
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995
Posted By
abigail
The good news... the visual interface of the new...
The good news... the visual interface of the new aa.com is better than the old one. A few more features.
The bad news... still slow, even on fast internet connections. Buggy displays. Reservations...
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Mar 30, 02, 2:11 pm
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35
Channel 9 Working ???
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1,034
Posted By
abigail
No Ch 9 on my 2 flights last week (AUS-ORD-AUS)....
No Ch 9 on my 2 flights last week (AUS-ORD-AUS). We had an all-female crew (captain, first-officer, FAs) for ORD-AUS and I wanted to listen. They had Ch 9 going until about 20 mins before push-back,...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Mar 28, 02, 11:54 am
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25
Thinking of Switching to AA
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744
Posted By
abigail
At the cost of getting your ears blasted by the...
At the cost of getting your ears blasted by the rear-engines. Watch-out.
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United Mileage Plus (Pre-Merger)
Mar 25, 02, 9:59 am
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26
Expedia and Travelocity Protests United Airlines' Decision on Commissions
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1,835
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abigail
The UA vs. Travelocity/Expedia fracas is the...
The UA vs. Travelocity/Expedia fracas is the reason that the airlines banded together to setup Orbitz. They knew a time would come when those two large, web-based TAs would gain enough market-power...
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Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
Mar 24, 02, 3:49 am
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27
Serious Security Issue
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754
Posted By
abigail
I should try those lines, JRF and Spiff. Got the...
I should try those lines, JRF and Spiff. Got the treatment from 4 gate-search people at San Jose last Thu.
"Take off your shoes," said Larry.
"Turn on the laptop," said Curly simultaneously.
...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Mar 24, 02, 3:30 am
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41
Does everyone really love Raymond?
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1,500
Posted By
abigail
Absolutely on the mark. The worst is when then...
Absolutely on the mark. The worst is when then play the movie on a red-eye. Trying to sleep on a plane is bad enough, does one have to do it with a flickering TV playing in the darkness?
I try to...
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Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
Mar 18, 02, 5:28 pm
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10
Your preferred online booking method?
Views:
787
Posted By
abigail
I usualy go to ITA's web-site...
I usualy go to ITA's web-site (beta.itasoftware.com) first. This is the booking engine that is used by Orbitz and will be used by Delta in the future... it checks out the adjacent airports, lays out...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Mar 8, 02, 5:01 pm
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13
When is the last revenue AA 727 flight going to take place?
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682
Posted By
abigail
****... I love those 3-holers. Can't argue with...
****... I love those 3-holers. Can't argue with the economics though. Boeing sure built some tough machines.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Mar 8, 02, 9:13 am
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11
Fares Going All Over the Place
Views:
494
Posted By
abigail
AA did some fiddling with fares on Wed night,...
AA did some fiddling with fares on Wed night, making attempts to boost yields. Some Advanced Purchases requirements were tightened. 3-day AP fares became 7 day. 10 day AP to 14 day. Minimum stay...
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Trip Reports
Feb 22, 02, 5:58 am
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58
Airline Security Tour 2002 : 14,586 miles in a week (AA, NW, Amtrak)
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16,699
Posted By
abigail
Come to think of it, this Alexander guy's...
Come to think of it, this Alexander guy's behaviour explains the reason his colleagues call him "Lorenzo". That term is not exactly a term of endearment in the airline industry.
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