Will be using the Humphrey terminal per the Star Tribune so I agree, Spirit sounds like a logical guess.
http://www.startribune.com/local/140589983.html
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Jump to postDoes anyone know if airline CEO's, VP's, etc. fly their own airlines or are precluded from doing so after 9/11? If not, do they have dedicated fleet planes for their use? Thanks in advance.
Jump to postDoes anyone know if arrangements such as this, with other alliances, have allowed pax's to "pool" <acronym title="Tower Air (USA)">FF</acronym> miles from two member accounts (e.g. <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> and <acronym title="Korean Air">KE</acronym>)? Thanks in advance.
Jump to postI've been wondering this for some time; I've heard that a/c have the capability to land on auto-pilot and was wondering, is this correct? If so, do pilots generally let the planes land themselves or do they provide input and if so, to what extent? Does the same hold true for take-off? Thanks in adva...
Jump to postLiving in <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold Chamberlain Field (MSP / KMSP), USA - Minnesota">MSP</acronym>, I fly <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> almost exclusively and of course, I too have met with the same situation several times. Not only DC'9's...
Jump to postI've been wondering, when an a/c departs, is it obligated, either by law, custom, or regulation, to be fully fueled, or are they allowed to leave with the amount of fuel necessary, plus maybe a certain contingency factor? I'm thinking like a RST-MSP or HOU-IAH flight. A/C could do several trips back...
Jump to postMSP to LAX on NW. It began about 30 minutes prior to landing and continued until we touched down. No air pockets or anything--just very, very bumpy all the way in, with your body straining against the seatbelt. I used to enjoy a little turbulence now and then but that experience changed my mind to w...
Jump to postDoes anyone know if there were any passengers on the Concorde during this flight?
Jump to postMaybe what they meant is that now, there will be more uniformity among AA employees, although I agree, the title by itself is a little unecessary.
Jump to postKaiTakFan--I'm curious about your post. How does allowing elite/club member "passengers" beyond the security checkpoint have anything to do with the 9/11 terrorists that did, by the way, have tickets? If they hadn't, they still wouldn't of gotten on a plane. In other words, you're suggesting that th...
Jump to postI agree. Using FF miles to upgrade domestically is probably not putting them to good use. First of all, domestic first class is nothing special; sure the seats are a little wider and you get some drinks and food, but in the end, it's nothing even approximating a minimally memorable experience. Now o...
Jump to postAlthough I'm probably in the minority here, given the nature of this post, I truly believe that currently, Sun Country is filling a market niche that fits them nicely. Their go at scheduled service failed rapidly and although I can only speak from my experience flying with them, it was economic effi...
Jump to postCalifornia Senator Diane Feinstein advocated the same idea for U.S. domestic flights a about a year ago...it fizzled out very quickly (due in large part to lobbying by the alcohol industry I suspect). I imagine this idea will go to the same place.
Jump to postBad weather notwithstanding, don't most modern (i.e. 767) a/c have collision avoidance systems such that the crew would have ample warning of an impending collision? To the victims and their families, may God Bless.
Jump to postCan anyone tell me when (preferably, month and year) Pan-Am ceased to exist? I have an inflight magazine from 1983 and I was wondering when that was in relation to their final flights.
Thanks a lot!
At Jakarta, Indonesia International, I had to pay a customs agent $20 to be permitted entrance, for which I have no idea why. He first asked how much money I had! It was a little scary.
Jump to postI'm sure there's probably no prohibition, per se, for bringing a scanner but why would you ever want to draw this kind of attention to yourself in this day and age. It's just something to give them reason to scrutinize you much, much closer. I would also recommend you check-it.
Jump to postI would interpret them as the very essence of free trade--by offering an added inducement, they encourage people to stay loyal to a particular airline, not to the detriment of other airlines but to that airlines' benefit. Other airlines are free, and encouraged, to offer similar programs as they des...
Jump to postInteresting...that would be great! The only comment I would make regarding this is that KLM's logo is omnipresent--even in smalltown NW destinations such as Paduach, KY, Rochester, MN, and Mason City, IA...certainly nowhere near candidate cities for new KLM routes.
Jump to postContinental said Asia flights--of course DTW has more going to AMS
Jump to postMore Asia flights out of MSP? Correct me if I'm wrong but don't they just have a daily NRT flight? I don't believe there's any other MSP-Asia flights. I know they had two to NRT for awhile before 9/11. DTW has a daily NRT too. As far as Sun Country goes, I see that situation as economic efficiency i...
Jump to postI've flown them several times and I would agree, the A seats are the best but only if the flight is full. If the flight is not full, you can stretch out on the right side of the a/c with two seats. Having some liquid refreshments before the flight is always a good option as well!
Jump to postI know the Concord is an amzing feat of aviation technology but for that kind of money, wouldn't first class be superior? Apart from the mere knowledge that you're flying really fast, wouldn't you want to extend that experience and get pampered a lot more, perhaps in a 744. My understanding is that ...
Jump to postThe CEO of C-Span, Brian Lamb, in MEM, waiting for a plane. I was so rude--I looked at him too long, trying to place where I knew him from; thankfully, he was really nice and nodded at me, as if to say, "yes, I get that look a lot." Only later did I realize where I knew his face from.
Jump to postSounds like fun! What's a ballpark figure for something like this? Over 10K?
Jump to postNo one's mentioned one of the biggest, if not the biggest, 747 "bases" in the world--Tokyo's "New" Narita Airport. There, NW quite frequently utilizes the bus gates where you both plane and deplane using a bus and stairs. It's actually quite neat as you get to ride right next to a whole bunch of 747...
Jump to postI live near MSP and it's really easy to spot a NW DC-10--there's a trail of darkness that follows. Of course those are probably 30? years older than most 744's.
Jump to postLarge quantities of an adult beverage of your choice before the flight and you'll sleep soundly. That's what I do when I go to Asia. I hate being conscious for 12 hours sitting in a tiny little seat. Of course, this is not to imply this would be appropriate for everyone, it's not.
Jump to postInteresting post...I'm curious as to when and by who the term bilateral was coined to describe this agreement. It seems to me unilateral (one-sided) would be more appropriate. It's doubtful Japan had much bargaining power after their unconditional surrender and I wonder how much of a true choice the...
Jump to postNW has a "million miler" (actual flight miles) membership but I'm not sure what it exactly entails--I've heard silver elite membership for life, regardless of annual mileage flown. I'd be interested in any other information about this too.
Jump to postI would say ICN (Seoul), not only being brand new but also just extremely aesthetically appealling with all the glass. Kimpo was in pretty bad shape. As of now, DTW would get my vote as being the dirtiest but as we all know, it's being replaced very soon.
Jump to postMy first experience was 12 years ago as a private in the Army. I was going to be stationed in South Korea and Northwest put me in business class on the LAX-SEL flight. For an 18 year old, it had a big impact on me and consequently, I always try to give NW business. Not too hard considering I'm livin...
Jump to postActually it just occurred to me, yes, when I was at Kimpo, I had to put away my camera. They have police all over the place and don't allow photography--undoubtedly due to their unfriendly neghbors to the north.
Jump to postKimpo has (or had, I don't know if they still use the domestic terminal for domestic flights) a great observation deck meant for passengers to use. It's in the domestic terminal and you have to go up about 5 flights of stairs (no widespread wheelchair accessibility yet in the Land of the Morning Cal...
Jump to postwhat about contiguous 48? SAN-BOS maybe? Or SEA to MIA?
Jump to postIn my personal experience, the only airport I have felt very uncomfortable was Jakarta, Indonesia. The customs people were crooked--wanting to be paid to allow me and my wife through for no reason I could figure out other than being a foreigner. They first wanted to know how much money I had. They a...
Jump to postHaving never been to TPE, I'm curious as to why it was a big disappointment. Were there not a lot of wide-body Asian liveries to see? True, EVA isn't the most exciting to look at but what about the other majors? I've been to a few other Asian cities (e.g. ICN, NRT) and was pretty happy with what I s...
Jump to postMSP- very high, about $10/day (in long-term, no less)
IAH (Houston-George Bush)- 5$ a day, City Economy lot
NW has three, literally within 5 minutes of each other, at Tokyo Narita. If memory serves correct, I believe they're called the Akane, the Akebono, and the Azuma.
Probably not like CX's though.
What other major airlines fly a transcontinental flight non-stop, with lots of fuel.
Jump to postHere it is, from:
http://www.cnn.com/Airport/
MSP is the 7th busiest airport in the world, serving more than 36 million passengers in 2000, a figure that's expected to top 40 million by the year 2010.
Lonestar-
If you go to the travel page on CNN and look at the section where they profile different airports, you'll see MSP as one of them. They've only proflied a few so far < 10. I'm pretty sure they weren't limiting it to the U.S. but I could be wrong.
Living in MSP, I wanted desperately to see Sun Country succeed but after flying with them a few times and experiencing no customer service when I had a billing problem (My card was billed twice and then when I called for a refund, they deleted the whole itinerary!), I went back to NW. In my humble o...
Jump to postCNN, on their website, listed Minneapolis as the 7th busiest airport. Now I know that statistic can often be misleading and refer to different things (e.g. number of passengers, take-offs, landings, even cargo maybe) but, is this possible using any of those figures, even with the knowledge that NW i...
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