Basic question. In the US, the DOT limits the on-duty hours of service for transportation operators. A train crew hits 12 hours in service and the train is stopped in its tracks (sorry) until a relief crew arrives. The same or similar requirement applies to air crews, but I have never heard of a pla...
Jump to postDeparting back to <acronym title="Green Bay - Austin Straubel International (GRB / KGRB), USA - Wisconsin">GRB</acronym> as <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> 9963 Airline Northwest Flight Number 9963 Departure City (Airport) Philadelphia, PA (<acronym title="Philadelphia - Inter...
Jump to postNo. E is isolated from the other terminals past security. A future project consolidating D and E will solve that, but for now E is has no post security access to any other terminals.
Jump to postThe crash of <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 232 at Sioux City has a special meaning for me. No, I was not on board, but I have a close connection to the flight and it was an unforgettable day. Ill-fated UA232 on July 19, 1989 was operating <acronym title="OLD: Denver - Stapleton...
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Jump to postToo many advocates simply equate Amtrak and US intercity rail service as if one automatically means the other. You want passenger trains? Then you must support Amtrak. I support intercity rail service, but abhor the dysfunctional operation provided by Amtrak. Amtrak as an organization is the epitome...
Jump to postThe plan: Leave Saturday, December 18: spend four nights in London for some sightseeing, theatre going, and shopping: return Wednesday, December 22. This trip was a very last minute decision for my wife and me. It was a celebration of sorts and it fulfilled a long time desire to see London at Christ...
Jump to postYou can thank Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 911 for this one. The fact that lighters were permitted was mentioned in the movie as an example of the hypocrisy of airport security. The reason stated in the film for permitting lighters was pressure from the tobacco companies. True or not, I bet that is ...
Jump to postThis one is not heard much anymore, but a common announcement as a plane reached the gate was: “Please observe the no smoking signs until inside the terminal.” Exactly how is it possible to continue the observe (see) those little indicators on the plane while you are walking up the jetway? Perhaps a...
Jump to postUnited had a promotion coincident with the 50 state service offering a one year, first class pass to anyone who flew <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> to all fifty states in fifty days (October 28 to December 16, 1984). A total of sixty people fulfilled the challenge. Use of a pass...
Jump to postEagles charter return to <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>: Northwest Flight Number 9977 (NW9977) Departure Airport: Dallas/Ft. Worth, <acronym title="Caribéenne de Transport (France)">TX</acronym> Scheduled Time: 12:42 <acronym title="Aerom...
Jump to postIf it is any consolation, you probably only got that inexpensive fare because you mistakenly booked the later date. Travel on Thanksgiving Day is usually not too bad, but the Sunday after is the busiest Sunday of the year. The low buckets, if they were even offered, were likely long gone. Had you en...
Jump to postOne of the players said 535am on the broadcast.
Jump to postFollowing is a sampling of Florida airport closures from the US Airways website: Ft. Lauderdale (<acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FLL</acronym>) - Closed from 10:00 am September 3 through 12:00pm September 5 Miami (<acronym title="Miami - Interna...
Jump to postEffective 9-1-04, all US and US Express flights will use zone boarding. Following is an e-mail just received. One interesting change: US Silver and <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> Premier will NOT be part of the first group. from the e-mail: US Airways year-to-date arrival perfor...
Jump to postAnd, last but not least, you still have US mainline to PHL and CLT.
Jump to postMy impression is that Acela has been successful from a passenger acceptance standpoint but not to the degree anticipated by Amtrak and high-speed rail advocates. It has retained and maybe even expanded on the previous market share held by the Metroliner between Washington and New York, and has captu...
Jump to post<i>Amtrak and Continental have a code share agreement between Newark and <acronym title="Baltimore / Washington - International (Friendship) (BWI / KBWI), USA - Maryland">BWI</acronym> on select "Acela Express" trains.</i> The Amtrak - <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> codesha...
Jump to postAnother transportation reference in Jerry’s apartment (on the left wall by the window) is a photograph of the original New York Penn Station (Pennsylvania Railroad). That magnificent structure was demolished in 1963 to make way for the less-than magnificent Madison Square Garden.
Jump to postI witnessed the arrival of the three ferry flights by Southwest from the roof-top deck of the E Garage (and provided info to no less than three Philadelphia <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> station video crews who did not know a 737 from an DC7). The aircraft are presently (5/8...
Jump to postI have always had good luck with the US staff at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>. They are sometimes (always?) understaffed and overworked, but generally helpful and friendly. I presume you will be coming in from the UK? If so, you will be...
Jump to postThe last time I took a totally nonsense joyride was in October, 2001. I am overdue. Way, way overdue. So, joyride it is and March 13 is the day. Since a 12 hour trip for no good reason has limited appeal to the rest of the family, this is a solo venture. The plan is a rail and air one day extravagan...
Jump to postAs of 2313 EST 26MAR04 Airline United Flight Number 9937 Departure City (Airport) Yellowknife, <acronym title="Binter Canarias (Spain)">NT</acronym>, Canada (YZF) Departure Time 03/26/2004 06:15 <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym> Arrival City (Airport) San Francisco, <acronym title="A...
Jump to postWhen I was down at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym> last Saturday, the curbside check-in sign for Southwest (already up and illuminated) was at E. Wasn't ATA moved from E to A-East to make room for <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">...
Jump to postSouthwest, like most majors, offers on-line boarding passes. You can access and print your pass beginning 12:01am on the day of your flight. Since <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> boarding is staged based on the time you check-in, does printing a boarding pass set your place in...
Jump to postHere are some current fare comparisions (plus tax, fees, etc.): US <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>-<acronym title="Providence - Theodore Francis Green State (PVD / KPVD), USA - Rhode Island">PVD</acronym> Round Trip $347 to $452: Non-refun...
Jump to postI remember when <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> was primarily a widebody airline at <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym>. It was not unusual to see three D10’s lined up at the D concourse heading for <acronym title="Ch...
Jump to postIn what appears to be a high-risk game of financial chicken, US Airways has withdrawn the right of on-line agency giant Expedia to book their flights. Reading between the lines, this seams to be an escalation of a simmering feud over fees. The US press release is here: <a href="http://www.usairways....
Jump to postAbout 15 years ago my wife, two children, and I were connecting through <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> enroute from <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> to <acronym title="Philadelphi...
Jump to postJMChladek: "For somebody who lives in Omaha, how were you able to recognize it exactly. I tend to have a hard time identifying most anything on flights these days, although I did see a nuclear reactor and a wind farm pretty clearly on my last trip, which was <acronym title="Omaha - Eppley Airfield (...
Jump to postMy wife and I booked a five night, long-weekend vacation in the San Francisco bay area for some R&R and a Phillies vs. Giants baseball game at Pac Bell Park. Two nights on the Monterey Peninsula would be followed by three in downtown San Francisco. The financial motivation was an expiring $99 compan...
Jump to postSorry: I intended to post a new report, not a reply. I'll try that again.
Nice report, by the way.
[Edited 2003-08-23 03:41:40]
My wife, daughter (then 5), and I were coming back from a vacation on the west coast on a <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> non-stop <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> to <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KP...
Jump to postUS tried to pull a similar stunt last year (immediately post Chapter 11) by excluding non-refundable fare trips from counting toward elite FF status. They got slammed in the media and with irate e-mails, and pulled back within weeks. DL is probably in a better position to weather the storm than US, ...
Jump to postnon-stops:
UA AKL-HNL
UA SYD-AKL
UA HNL-ORD
UA SEA-MCI
UA MCI-PHL
AA PHL-RDU (not Eagle)
With UA, I believe the lower numbered flights (0001 to 0199) are transcons, Hawaii, and other longer-haul domestic flights. The 08XX series are transpacific and South America flights. The 09XX are transatlantic. Everything else is everything else.
I know for a fact that UA 0815 is LAX to SYD.
All UA service to Aukland, NZ is being eliminated.
see Crain's Chicago Business at:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=7602
My first flight was on Eastern. It was a one-stop from 727 PHL to YUL via EWR in July of 1967. I was 19 and decided with a friend that a one-day trip to see Expo 67 in Montreal might be fun (student airfares were dirt cheap back then). The flight from PHL to EWR was great. However, the real event ca...
Jump to postShowing just your itinerary to pass security was kind of a joke anyway. Our corporate travel agency e-mails itineraries to us in RFT format. You can open these in MS Word and edit anything you want. It would be easy to make up an itinerary, with a travel agent logo and format, for any day, time, air...
Jump to post>I have a question though. I will be connecting through PIT in July and i don't think i will be passing through security so the boarding pass issue doesnt affect me? It will not affect you for two reasons. First, you will not have to leave the secured area for your connection. Second, you will alrea...
Jump to postWith boarding passes issued prior to security, it seems the workload of the gate agents will drop considerably. At the airports where this has been implemented, has there been reassignment of gate agents to the main check-in area?
Jump to post>The only thing I didn't like is that they didn't show a movie, just some episodes of Fraiser and some music videos.
US eliminated movies from domestic transcons immediately post 9-11. The movies have been reinstated.
How about Nebraska? As far as I know, they do not serve Omaha.
Jump to postA completely non-technical opinion might nominate Denver International. Like DFW, it is also bigger than Manhattan Island (Manhattan is not actually that big), but while DFW has all its commercial runways north-south, DEN has three 12000 foot north-south runways, and two 12000 foot east-west runways...
Jump to postArizona Cardinals returning from a 38-14 butt-kicking by the Philadelphia "Iggles". Airline America West Flight Number 7523 Departure City (Airport) Philadelphia, PA (PHL) Departure Time 11/17/2002 05:30 PM Arrival City (Airport) Phoenix, AZ (PHX) Arrival Time 11/17/2002 08:14 PM Remaining Flight Ti...
Jump to postDefining a “terminal” as a self-contained facility with it’s own ticketing, security, bag-claim and passenger services, PHL has five terminals. Those are (with the primary tenants) “A” (AA & International), “BC” (US), “D” (UA, CO), “E”...
Jump to postMy one and only aborted take-off occurred, unbelievably, on the first commercial air flight I ever took. I was 19 and a friend and I thought it would be “neat” to fly from Philadelphia to Montreal for a day trip to visit Expo ’67. We booked a round trip on Eastern with the northbou...
Jump to postAnd the 753 would have provided more room to lick their wounds.
Lets go Iggles!!!