Archive for the 'General Flight INFO' Category

Who to Believe?

Friday, March 31st, 2006

This is a handy piece of information that you may want to make a note of, no matter what anyone tells you. Check directly with the airlines when changes need to be made before going to the airport! I recieved a notice from Delta that there were changes to the their flights so the tickets […]

How the other guys work!

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Fed up with the lousy fares that I’m getting I decided to see if I could find something better out there. I was looking for Denver to Athens June 28-July 8. I went to a site that advertised the best fares in the world and thought I would give it a try. I completed the […]

Talk about Frustrating!

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

The fares this year haev been INCREDIBLY OVERPRICED compared to the past 6 years. I guess Europe is a hot spot and the airlines see no need to lower their fares to a reasonable range. As long as people continue to pay this outrageous fares, the prices won’t come down. My guess is that sometime […]

Airlines Lost 30 Million Bags in 2005

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

You’d think that the way they’re ripping us off with high fares, that they could at least keep on eye on your bags… no such luck!! Airlines Lost 30 Million Bags in 2005 By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) – If you’ve ever been frustrated after an airline lost your luggage, you’re […]

British Air on Sale

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

Good news Folks…. British Air is on Sale!(but make sure you notice that my tongue is in my cheek before you start jumping for glee!) I checked the fares on BA(from Kalamazoo, no less) and ONLY $640 plus taxes. It’s about time something went on sale…Now I’ll just grabbed the flights and put together an […]

American Airlines-Beware of Seats

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Here it was in February of 2000 and I was off to Vienna to visit an old friend. I was looking for to a relaxing flight and remember vividly the commercials American Airlines was airing to promote their new roominess in coach class. Hmmmm, I thought as I boarded the flight, I’m going to recline […]

Olympic Airways Sales to Greece from the US

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

Every year for the past 7 years Olympic Airways has offered a Spring sale to Greece, that covers the shoulder season(April, May and early June) and the peak season(early June to Aug 31). It has always come out by March 1(and then is followed by a series of other sales with the fares going up […]