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And from the Pilot during his welcome message: “Delta
Airlines is pleased to have some of the best Flight
Attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are
on this flight!”.
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in
Salt Lake City: The Flight Attendant came on the intercom and
said, “That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are
thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the
Airline's fault, it wasn't the Pilot's fault, it
wasn't the Flight Attendant's fault. It was the
asphalt.”.
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo,
Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the
final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it.
After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said,
“Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in
your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain
taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!”.
Another Flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect
landing. “We ask you to please remain seated as Captain
Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.”
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United Airlines plans to launch daily flights between San
Francisco and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City in December
2004, becoming the first US carrier to resume direct air
links since the end of the Vietnam War.
Singapore will build Asia's first dedicated low-cost
terminal for SGD$45 million (USD$26.4 million) by 2006 to
cater to growing numbers of budget airlines. There has
been a huge increase in the number of budget airlines across
Southeast Asia following the success of no-frills carriers
such as Malaysia's AirAsia, challenging the dominance of
carriers such as Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines.
Tiger Airways, the budget unit of Singapore Airlines, plans
to launch services in September, three months ahead of
schedule. Tiger, a venture between Singapore Air and
the founder of Irish discount airline Ryanair, will be the
second budget carrier to fly from Singapore's
ChangiAirport after Singapore's ValuAir.
Continental Airlines said it is imposing new fees on tickets
bought at US airport counters and reservation centres, as it
aims to encourage online bookings and cut costs. The
Houston-based carrier said it will charge a USD$5 fee for
tickets bought through its US call centres and a USD$10 fee
for tickets bought at US airport ticket counters, effective
immediately.
Continental wants more travellers to book tickets online,
saving on personnel costs.
US Airways imposed similar fees on Tuesday, and Northwest
Airlines has also implemented them.
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This website contains pictures and dialogue (in English) of
the after effects of Chernobyl. Some people have said
that it is a hoax, but the Beetle thinks it’s fascinating
anyway!
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News comes from SE Asia that some airline ticket have fallen
below the cost of bus fares, with a one-way ticket between
Singapore and the Thai resort of Phuket advertised for as
little as 29 Singapore cents. No-frills airline Thai
AirAsia offered one-way flights between Singapore and Phuket
at 29 Singapore cents (17 US cents) for the first 3,000
seats. The price did not include taxes and fees of
about SGD$61 for insurance, a fuel surcharge and airport
taxes. (Sound like Ryanair?) The tickets
were snapped up within 2 days. Tiger Airways, a venture
between Singapore Airlines and the founder of our friends
Ryanair, started the price war last month with one-way SGD$1
fares to Thailand for a limited period, which when added to
taxes and fees amounted to SGD$62. Singapore Airlines
is offering return fares between Singapore and Bangkok
ranging from SGD$178 to SGD$268 each compared with its normal
ticket price of SGD$358.
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Spanish police are targeting tourist resorts in a crackdown
on holidaymakers who drink and drive. Until this
summer, penalties for drink-driving applied only to full-time
residents with tourists being let off with a caution and a
small fine. But now visitors who commit the offence
will face fines of up to £5,000 and a three-year ban
from driving in Spain. Those involved in accidents
resulting in the death or injury of others will be
jailed. Despite its modern road system, Spain has one
of Europe's worst safety records, with one person killed
or injured every 11 minutes.
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different types of aircraft operated by a wide range of
airlines.
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The US government is dropping a plan to collect personal data
on airline passengers to assess security risks because of
privacy concerns. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
said officials had all but scrapped plans for the
controversial Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-screening
System, known as CAPPS II, which has come under criticism
from privacy advocates and some members of the US
Congress. The program, which has never been tested
fully, was launched after September 11 2001 to refine
electronic techniques for using personal information to
identify and rate potential threats.
Ridge said a new program with a different name might be
developed to replace CAPPS II. It could be replaced by a new
“registered traveller” program if enough people volunteer to
provide personal information, the report said.
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Budding British travel operator Don Lucey is proposing to
offer tours to Iraq. Never mind the troops, killings
and kidnappings, Don Lucey, a former soldier and policeman
who worked in Iraq in 2003 has set up Bann Tours in Swindon,
western England. “It has a lot to offer, a lot of history.
It's not just all war and people killing each other.
Obviously terrorists scare a lot of people, but people like
myself want to prove that they are not in control,” he said
in a telephone interview.
Lucey said tourism in Iraq had to start somewhere, and that
he and his clients were determined to be the catalyst. The
10-day trip, which will take in some ancient sites, costs
1,200 pounds ($2,192) per person, not including insurance.
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