Well, I guess I'm done now. The most recent re-direct (or pop-under, or whatever you want to call it), hijacked my browser and took to me to a talking website where I was asked to fill out a survey. I have no problem with banner ads. In fact, it was from a banner ad on airliners.net that I found out...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B727skyguy" class="quote" target="_blank">B727skyguy</a> (<a href="#53" class="quote">Reply 53</a>):<br/><i>A few years ago, I remember reading ...
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Jump to postI confess not to know much about the three airports in Moscow—Domodedovo (<acronym title="Moscow - Domodedovo (DME / UUDD), Russia">DME</acronym>), Sheremetyevo (<acronym title="Moscow - Sheremetyevo (SVO / UUEE), Russia">SVO</acronym>), and Vnukovo (<acronym title="Moscow - Vnukovo (VKO / UUWW), Ru...
Jump to postHonolulu International Airport (<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Pearl Harbor-Hickam JB (Hickam AFB) (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym>) Los Angeles International Airport (<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>) Portlan...
Jump to postThe same thing has been happening to me with Firefox. I thought perhaps I had malware on my computer but it looks like at least one other a.net user is experiencing this so I am assuming it's not a problem on my end. Very frustrating.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jreuschl" class="quote" target="_blank">jreuschl</a> (<a href="#46" class="quote">Reply 46</a>):<br/><i>How are airlines able to tell if a credi...
Jump to postNot to take this thread too far off-topic, but what time period would be considered the "golden age" of in-flight duty-free sales if there ever was such a thing? Is it merely a sign of the times that Delta has decided to eliminate in-flight duty-free sales and, if so, in what era were duty-free sale...
Jump to postMy wife went through something like this recently with her father who was divorced from her mother when my wife was about 3 years old. He re-married twice after that (both marriages ended in divorce) and has spent much of his life pursuing a variety of failed business schemes. He is a bit of a con m...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/spacecadet" class="quote" target="_blank">spacecadet</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Don't let this deter you but if you're...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PHX787" class="quote" target="_blank">PHX787</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Wow! Thank you PHX7...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/spacecadet" class="quote" target="_blank">spacecadet</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Wow, thank ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Roseflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">Roseflyer</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Thank you, Ro...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DeltaMD90" class="quote" target="_blank">DeltaMD90</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Oh brother, did you even read Doc's post...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i> At first, for the rank-and-file G...
Jump to postMy wife and I are planning a trip to Japan next summer. A brief background: We are both in our early 50s and have never been to Japan before. We are would prefer to stay away from any kind of travel that involves being with a group but would benefit from guidance for first-time travelers to the coun...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Boeing717200" class="quote" target="_blank">Boeing717200</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>LinkedIn can suck it too.</i></f...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DAL763ER" class="quote" target="_blank">DAL763ER</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I always thought that dividers were remove...
Jump to postI recently returned home from a trip to Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines in First Class (A330 aircraft). The last time I flew <acronym title="Hawaiian Airlines (USA)">HA</acronym> in First (December 2013) the First Class section was separated from Economy Comfort by a bulkhead divider. On my most recent ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ZKOJQ" class="quote" target="_blank">ZKOJQ</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Yeah, but most people aren't likely to check t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetblueguy22" class="quote" target="_blank">jetblueguy22</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>I have had professors who make pag...
Jump to postSome of us have never had a Facebook or Instagram account. Ever. Honestly, I have never understood Facebook. Maybe I'm too old. I use computers every day. Facebook? Not for me. As for Instagram, I barely even know what service it provides. Again, maybe I'm too old.
Jump to postMy brother's wife had a similar story with a happy ending on Hawaiian Air a few months ago. She forgot her iPad in the seatback on the way to Hawaii. After arriving at her condo on the Big Island and discovering that she had left the device behind she called Hawaiian which was able to locate the iPa...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lpdal" class="quote" target="_blank">lpdal</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> as if there are a few family travelers l...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LPDAL" class="quote" target="_blank">LPDAL</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>2. Is it abnormal to not like Florida?</i...
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Jump to postOh, please. Ann Coulter is an author, columnist, and essayist. Her weekly columns are meant as social and political commentary. She writes in the spirit of other essayists throughout history who lace their commentaries with humor and wit. Within each of her weekly columns is a serious point, but she...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/McLarenF1" class="quote" target="_blank">McLarenF1</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>I've noticed that a lot of people write ...
Jump to postWhat I like most in trip reports are photos of the destination. Pictures of the airport, aircraft (exterior and cabin shots), meals, seatback contents, etc. are fine, but what really makes a trip report come to life are photos of the locations where the trip was taken (that can include at origin as ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ORDJOE" class="quote" target="_blank">ORDJOE</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> I understand that pre 9-11 they showed...
Jump to postThis is similar to the situation discussed here on Airliners.net a couple of years ago about the couple who booked Emirates or Etihad (I don't remember which) with an intended destination of Dakar but ended up going to Dacca.
Jump to postUnless <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> imposes some sort of restriction I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to clear security at any of the five terminals at <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> and t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/photopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">photopilot</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>So what I'm hearing you say is that ...
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Jump to postThe area surrounding <acronym title="Portland - International (PDX / KPDX), USA - Oregon">PDX</acronym> has a large concentration of exotic dance clubs (translation: strip joints) that cater to visiting businessmen staying at hotels near the airport. Not sure if this makes it a good neighborhood or ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ckfred" class="quote" target="_blank">ckfred</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>Didn't <acronym title="American Airlines (US...
Jump to postI have seen versions of this happen in Economy/Coach as well. Passengers routinely invade the space of fellow passengers in all classes of service. From my own experience, I would say that actions such as this are not limited to the premium cabins.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/L-188" class="quote" target="_blank">L-188</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I never understood the need for tenure for anybo...
Jump to postBack in the early days of deregulation World Airways offered low-fare service to Hawaii with direct (one-stop) service from Newark. I don't remember the exact year, but some time around 1980 (give or take) I flew World Airways on a routing <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR),...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/factsonly" class="quote" target="_blank">factsonly</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>The only issue to discuss is how a perso...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/falstaff" class="quote" target="_blank">falstaff</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Is this an issue in other parts of ...
Jump to postAs the originator of this thread I'm wondering if we could steer the conversation back from a discussion of President Obama the person/politician towards what the thread originally was about which is the president's foreign policy speech given as the commencement address at the United States Militar...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#32" class="quote">Reply 32</a>):<br/><i>And when rabbit is eaten as meat...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>I know that King <acronym title=...
Jump to postUpon landing in Syracuse, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Pittsburgh. Oh, wait. That was this morning. Welcome to Syracuse."
Jump to postHere is an example of the unenthusiastic reception even supporters of the president have given to his address at West Point: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/opinion/president-obama-misses-a-chance-on-foreign-affairs.html?hp&rref=opinion" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BN747" class="quote" target="_blank">BN747</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Nothing new was expected from this speech. thi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PacNWjet" class="quote" target="_blank">PacNWjet</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>My take on the president's foreign ...
Jump to postWhat do people think of President Obama's Commencement address at West Point on May 28? The president put forth his vision of American foreign policy based on four points which he spelled out in the speech: First, the United States will use military force, unilaterally if necessary, when U.S. intere...
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