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Review of Virgin Atlantic Airlines

Posted by Travel Rob on June 30, 2011 at 6:48pm

 

 

I wanted to give my review of Virgin Atlantic on our recent trip from Orlando to Manchester England. I won the trip through Virgin Vacations and Visit Manchester.

I really liked the flight.It was a new Airbus and had a lot of video features to keep all the kids busy that were coming from Disneyworld.They also handed out some conveinent travel packs on the plane.The plane boarded early both ways and left ontime

It was nice to fly non-stop from Florida to Europe.If it wasn't for the Uk's departure
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Las Vegas Air Travel Deals

Posted by Lonely Planet on January 10, 2011 at 8:40am

The main goal of most business executives is to make their business effective, efficient and streamlined and the use of Las Vegas air charter meets all of these goals. Consider how you and your team examine the efficient functioning of each of the components of your business, and you will be surprised to realize that you are not doing the same with your travel time.

The use of Las Vegas air charter readily maximizes the travel time spent by your staff, travel time that could be more effectively u

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Weekend for Christmas Getaways

Posted by Lonely Planet on December 22, 2010 at 11:00am

With just a week to go before the ‘big day’ the UK’s airports have geared up for what is the busiest few days in the Christmas getaway rush!

Millions of UK Passengers Passing Through UK Airports This Week
The next two weeks are one of the busiest fortnights in an airport’s year, this week especially Saturday 18th through until Christmas Day,
with Heathrow expecting half a million passengers, whilst Gatwick
Airport set to see a phenomenal 700,000 passengers pass through its
terminals from this weeken

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Saying “Bye” to Continental’s Name... And Free Food

Posted by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 1, 2010 at 9:41pm
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Saying “Bye” to Continental’s Name... And Free Food

With the Continental-United merger a done deal watch for the legacy name “Continental” to fade into history.

The Houston Chronicle says that Jeff Simisek, Continental’s CEO, starts his new job as CEO of the new United Airlines, a fleet now carrying the name of United but the Continental emblem.

The Continental name and logo won’t disappear tomorrow, and the airlines will continue to fly separately for a 18 months or so until they g
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American Airlines Adds Yet Another Fee

Posted by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 20, 2010 at 6:08am
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American Airlines Charges for Front Row Seats

American Airlines (AMR Corp.) already charges for checked bags, priority boarding, booking on the phone, unaccompanied minors, pets and other so-called amenities.

Now the airline, the country’s second largest after Delta, is charging between $19 and $35.00 (depending on the length of flight) for front row coach seats, those handful of rows known as bulkhead seats. These are not exit row seats; they’re the seats located after the wall or
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Dumping the 3-1-1 Rule

Posted by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 11, 2010 at 10:39pm
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It’s not official, and the Transportation Security Administration is tight-lipped, but practically speaking, the unpopular and probably ineffective 3-1-1 flight rule (no gels, aerosols or liquid) is all but dead.

3-1-1 limited passengers’ rights to carry any kind of liquid on a plane to a 3.4 ounce bottle, in a 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-lock bag, with a limit of 1 bag per passenger, placed in screening bin.
The agency’s web site still posts the restriction, but MSNBC
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Continental and United say, "I do," or at least "Let's Try." But Will the Merger Work

Posted by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 5, 2010 at 12:30am
Continental and United Airlines Tie The Knot, Say “I do.”
It seems the final “I do’s” or at least ”I promise to try” have been spoken in the long and somewhat rocky courtship between Continental Airlines and UAL Corp’s United Airlines creating the biggest airline in the world. It will surpass Delta Air Lines in terms of the number of passengers carried.

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The talks stalled in 2008 when Continental’s CEO Larry Kellner squashed the deal either because of excessive caution or fear
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