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Notes from Kampala on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines food
Dining@Large'So much to tell' the subject line in Gailor's second e-mail read... 'but i only have these tiny windows of internet access.' Below is the rest of the e-mail in its entirety. She seems to be writing for the blog,......Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Arts and Culture, Almonds
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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: France, Air Transportation Industry, Richard Branson, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Consultants help turn frequent-flyer awards into tickets -- for a price
Christine Ballentine is a loyal US Airways customer, and she has been saving up her frequent-flyer miles for a trip to France this summer. But turning them into a ticket hasn't been easy.
"US Airways is telling me that they have flights into Nice but...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., United Air Lines, Trips and Vacations, Transportation Industry, Transportation
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Senior Travel: 'Airpasses' of limited use
![The Skyteam airline alliance just announced a new "Go Africa" airpass, which joins the alliance's existing regional airpasses for Asia, China, Europe and Italy. Skyteam (www.skyteam.com) is anchored in North America by Delta, and includes Aeroflot, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, KLM, Korean, and a few smaller lines. The other two big alliances already offer an Africa pass as well as similar lists of regional and continental passes:](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-03/68775743-13054522.jpg "The Skyteam airline alliance just announced a new "Go Africa\" airpass, which joins the alliance's existing regional airpasses for Asia, China, Europe and Italy. Skyteam (www.skyteam.com) is anchored in North America by Delta, and includes Aeroflot, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, KLM, Korean, and a few smaller lines. The other two big alliances already offer an Africa pass as well as similar lists of regional and continental passes:")
The Skyteam airline alliance just announced a new "Go Africa" airpass, which joins the alliance's existing regional airpasses for Asia, China, Europe and Italy. Skyteam (www.skyteam.com) is anchored in North America by Delta, and includes Aeroflot, Air...Tags: China, Trips and Vacations, Human Body, Asia, U.S. Airways
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Escaping the cattle car -- but at what cost?
Premium economy air service of some sort -- better than regular economy but not as lush as business class -- is becoming the norm for big airlines around the world. Recent announcements by American Airlines and Cathay Pacific highlight the spreading...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Transportation Industry, Transportation, Human Body, U.S. Airways
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Where's my ticket refund?
David Ludt's flight to Strasbourg is delayed because of a mechanical problem and then canceled because of weather. Now Air France is refusing his ticket refund request. Is he out of luck?
Q: In late December, my Air France flight from Paris to Strasbourg...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Trips and Vacations, Paris (France), Judges
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Senior Travel: Fuel surcharges, the scam that refuses to die
![Despite Department of Transportation rules, some travel sellers still feature phony -- and ridiculously low -- airfares with "plus fuel surcharges" in a fine print footnote. As far as I know, airlines have stopped this pernicious practice, but I still see it from some third-party agencies, especially self-styled "discount" agencies and niche-market tour operators.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67508707-20061112.jpg "Despite Department of Transportation rules, some travel sellers still feature phony -- and ridiculously low -- airfares with "plus fuel surcharges\" in a fine print footnote. As far as I know, airlines have stopped this pernicious practice, but I still see it from some third-party agencies, especially self-styled \"discount\" agencies and niche-market tour operators.")
Despite Department of Transportation rules, some travel sellers still feature phony -- and ridiculously low -- airfares with "plus fuel surcharges" in a fine print footnote. As far as I know, airlines have stopped this pernicious practice, but I still see...Tags: Religion and Belief, Air Transportation Industry, Tour Operations Industry, Punishment, Trips and Vacations
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Senior Travel: Where can I buy discounted business-class tickets?
![A reader recently asked about where and how to buy the discounted business-class tickets to Europe or Asia I sometimes mention. Although most of you are clearly interested in finding the cheapest airline ticket available, no matter what, some of you are willing to pay more to escape cattle-car economy -- if it isn't too much more. A handful of agencies sell discounted business-class tickets, and a few of these also now handle premium economy. But don't expect any genuine "fly business class for the price of economy" opportunities. You'll always pay more -- typically at least three to five times as much.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67591260-24053916.jpg "A reader recently asked about where and how to buy the discounted business-class tickets to Europe or Asia I sometimes mention. Although most of you are clearly interested in finding the cheapest airline ticket available, no matter what, some of you are willing to pay more to escape cattle-car economy -- if it isn't too much more. A handful of agencies sell discounted business-class tickets, and a few of these also now handle premium economy. But don't expect any genuine "fly business class for the price of economy\" opportunities. You'll always pay more -- typically at least three to five times as much.")
A reader recently asked about where and how to buy the discounted business-class tickets to Europe or Asia I sometimes mention. Although most of you are clearly interested in finding the cheapest airline ticket available, no matter what, some of you are...Tags: U.S. Airways, Services and Shopping, Air Transportation Industry, Business Trips, American Express Company
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Senior Travel: Bid for cheap upgrades?
A few days before my short flight on US Airways from Charlotte to Baltimore last fall, US Airways sent an email asking if I'd like to upgrade to first class for $90 at the airport, if a seat was still available. I didn't take the US Airways offer -- $90...Tags: Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Transportation Industry, Auction Service, U.S. Airways
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Improved search systems include European railroads, premium economy
Now that high-speed trains have taken over so much of European short-haul travel, adding rail options to an airfare search system seems like a no-brainer. Ditto allowing for a preference for "premium economy" in a fare search. Surprisingly, only a few...Tags: Arts and Culture, Expedia Incorporated, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Canoeing and Kayaking
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Probe of Air France crash in Atlantic blames pilots, training
World NowThe investigation of the 2009 crash of an Air France jet into the Atlantic concludes that the cockpit crew took the wrong steps to correct a high-altitude stall and blamed the errors on poor training of those piloting today's highly automated aircraft....
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