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Arlene's Air Travel Blog October 2006 Archive

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

Nigerian Spiritual Leader Dies in Crash that Kills Nearly 100

Tuesday October 31, 2006
Image of Nigeria from Nasa.gov A crash in Nigeria on Sunday claimed dozens of lives including that of one of Nigeria's Spiritual leaders. Sadly, this is not the first deadly crash in ... Read More

Halloween Frights, Flights, and Air Travel

Monday October 30, 2006
Some may think the airport experience is scary enough without Halloween. You probably won't board a Halloween-themed flight on your average airline flight, but that doesn't mean you can't scare ... Read More

Popping Ears - Why it Happens and What You Can Do About it

Sunday October 29, 2006
Most air travelers have probably had it at least once - ears clogged up and popping, causing discomfort or pain. My worst experience was flying back from Hong Kong at ... Read More

Banned and Fined

Friday October 27, 2006
photo from TSA.gov A little known fact is beginning to surface from all of the banned and confiscated items at airport screening points: not only can your items be confiscated, but ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Wednesday October 25, 2006
Aer Lingus has a sale for both flights out of Ireland and out of the United States. This sale ends soon...October 26. One way sample airfares include - $169 one ... Read More

Will Your Frequent Flyer Miles Expire Sooner?

Monday October 23, 2006
Seems like the answer is yes for a few frequent flyer programs. Expiry dates for miles usually occur when an account is inactive for a long period of time. All ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday October 20, 2006
I have listed a lot of new specials and other air travel related news in the Air Travel Forum this week. Now on to a few of the airfare sales ... Read More

eBay and the London Heathrow Terrorist Plot

Thursday October 19, 2006
Here's an interesting story. It seems that those who had planned to execute a terrorist plot on planes out of London Heathrow Airport, the plot that was thwarted by British ... Read More

Who Knows Where Your Frequent Flyer Miles May Take You

Tuesday October 17, 2006
Millions of us are members of frequent flyer plans, and plan to use miles for trips to all different points around the world. But now it seems that some frequent ... Read More

Confusing, Confounding, Corfu

Sunday October 15, 2006
For such a small airport, I was surprised at how difficult Corfu airport, in Greece, was to navigate. If you are on a package tour you won't really have to ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday October 13, 2006
The dates are very limited but there is a really cheap airfare on sale for travel to Tahiti. Air Tahiti Nui is running a special between Los Angeles and Tahiti ... Read More

Yankee's Pitcher Dies in Fiery Crash

Thursday October 12, 2006
...and causes panic on 10/11. At first when the small plane hit a building in New York, there was of course the fear that there could be another terrorist attack. ... Read More

Size is an Issue in China

Monday October 9, 2006
Seems that even in China there are weighty issues. Airlines in China are starting to refit their aircraft to address the changing size of their population - the Chinese are ... Read More

Airfare Specials this Week

Friday October 6, 2006
A wide variety of sales as we enter the fall season, a season that is often ripe with great deals. American Express is holding a series of unique travel auctions where ... Read More

The Brazilian Mid-Air Collision - A Survivor's Story

Wednesday October 4, 2006
Over 150 people perished in the mid-air crash between a GOL Airlines flight and an executive jet. Those on the smaller aircraft survived - no one on the GOL flight ... Read More

Mid-Air Crash in Amazon Leaves Over 150 Dead

Monday October 2, 2006
On September 29th there was believed to be a mid-air collision between a GOL (Brazil) aircraft and a small plane. The smaller plane landed safely. The airliner carrying over 150 ... Read More

Going Pink

Monday October 2, 2006
Delta Airlines has decided to get involved with October's Breast Cancer Awareness month a bit differently. They have taken one of their planes and instead of its usual red, white, ... Read More

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