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Arlene's Air Travel Blog August 2006 Archive

By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel since 2002

Airfare Specials this Week

Thursday August 31, 2006
For this week's crop of airfare specials, Hawaii is cheaper for Labor Day; Flint fares that end on Friday night; Cheap London airfares; and a quick Spirit airfare special. Aloha Airlines ... Read More

Comair - The Crash in Kentucky

Tuesday August 29, 2006
The Air Travel Forum has fact sheets and press releases from Comair, since the flight crashed in a Kentucky airfield on Sunday. Federal investigators continue to search for answers ... Read More

Hurricane Season is Here...

Tuesday August 29, 2006
...and if you are booked for travel to or from Florida then your flights may be affected. Currently, airlines are starting to post their change / cancellation policies for passengers ... Read More

The Pressure of Flying

Sunday August 27, 2006
Commercial flights have cabins that are pressurized for the comfort and safety of passengers, but it would be misleading to believe that they are set to the air pressure you ... Read More

Striking Airlines

Friday August 25, 2006
The issue of a possible strike at Northwest Airlines brings up questions of what can you do, and what is the airline obligated to do if you are scheduled to ... Read More

No Recharge for Dell

Friday August 25, 2006
Qantas is responding to the recall of Dell laptops for computer batteries that are potential fire hazards. Other airlines are likely to follow given the onboard risk. Qantas is assuring ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Wednesday August 23, 2006
This week's specials include a few from Air Tran and Aer Lingus. Air Tran has launched two sales that started Tuesday and run for 72 hours. Lots of airfare specials out ... Read More

Take a Shorter Shower

Sunday August 20, 2006
The above is one of the 100 odd tips that were given on a Northwest Airlines' employee website. Northwest Airlines is not the only airline to slash salaries. However, the ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday August 18, 2006
This week there are specials for travel within Europe, and lots of domestic September and Fall specials. Austin to Chicago for $198 roundtrip, Baltimore to Seattle at $218 roundtrip - these ... Read More

London Heathrow Airport - Still a Chaotic Destination?

Wednesday August 16, 2006
London Heathrow is still reeling from the foiled terrorist plot, but now the chaos of the past week is adding up in several ways. You can now bring a carry-on ... Read More

United Airlines Fall Airfare Sale

Monday August 14, 2006
Since this one ends on Friday, August 18, thought it should be posted now. A two week advance is required for the domestic routes and 7 days for international ones. Sample ... Read More

How Will the Recent Foiled Terrorist Plot Affect Your Air Travels?

Saturday August 12, 2006
In light of the recent plot that was thankfully foiled by British authorities, more stringent carry-on luggage restrictions are now in place. It all began with several perpetrators who attempted to ... Read More

Terror Thwarted

Thursday August 10, 2006
A terrorist plot to bring down as many as a dozen U.S.-destined flights from London's Heathrow Airport has been stopped before any harm could come of the plan. It ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Wednesday August 9, 2006
Lots of airfare specials this week, especially for fall travel. The thing is with a lot of these specials they are on sale for a very limited time - many ... Read More

Illicit Trade at the Airport

Sunday August 6, 2006
Airports have long been known as entry points for illicit drugs, and other banned items. It seems there is a staggering amount of crime that happens, or is attempted, at ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday August 4, 2006
August usually means lots of fall specials and the odd end of summer airfare sale. So some of the specials this week include: 1800FLYEUROPE has European airfare specials from several U.S. ... Read More

Myths and Misconceptions About Air Travel

Thursday August 3, 2006
You are on your way to the airport, and notice that traffic is lighter than usual. After an easy check-in, you nearly float through security - the airport screeners are ... Read More

Taking Your German in Your Pocket

Tuesday August 1, 2006
I travel a lot and am always trying to learn phrases and words that will help me get by in another language. The right foreign language/phrasebook can make all the ... Read More

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