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Airline pilots and their extremely rigorous training

 Rathke A few of you may have had the privilege of visiting the flight deck of a commercial airliner, and found yourself fascinated by the myriad levers, buttons, and other mechanisms surrounding the captain and co-pilot. After seeing that instrument panel, have you ever wondered what kind of training a pilot has? Of course, they must have a flight license, but how do you study for it? How long does it take? Are there other requirements along with flight training itself? Here's a quick…

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6 tips for finding cheap airline tickets

  Travelers who are passionate about wandering to new destinations often put a hold on their exploration owing to expenses. In order to fulfill all their travel wishes, and to save money for their next trips, they need to cut down flight expenses. If your someone who wants to save on travels, cutting down on flight booking cost is one of the ways to reduce your expenses. Flight tickets costs vary depending on the day of the week, time of the week, and holidays. Follow these simple tricks to…

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Standing Tall, Guiding All: A Look at Air-Traffic-Control Towers

 Tiia Monto You’ve all no doubt noticed that building, at or near the airport, which  resembles a lighthouse. In fact, air-traffic-control towers are lighthouses of a sort, albeit much more sophisticated and with many more functions. But what's inside an air traffic-control tower? Does is have more than one floor inside? Why is it so tall? Are they all the same? Here's a post to clarify a few things about one of the most complex buildings at any airport.read post  

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  • I have flown RyanAir and had no problems, but I've heard too many stories from other people who did. See this complaints resource group: http://www.ryanaircampaign.org/contact.html

  • Thanks, Anil. And thanks, Elyse, for raising this issue. Pretty infuriating.

    Airline writer Christine Negroni suggests emailing pauline.mcalester@murrayconsult.ie .

  • Ryan Air (I shake my head) 

    Try these numbers and see if helps -  +353 1 812-1100 +353 1 812-1212

  • This is the error message I am getting

    You are unable to change your flight due to one of the following reasons:

    1)You have a Spanish Discount in your booking
    2)You are flying on a Domestic Route.


    Please contact our call centre to complete your flight change request.

    Maybe should I call their italian line? My concern is I don't speak italian

  • Thanks for the speedy reply, Anil,

    I did in fact go on this link and try to change Brindisi to Bari, but I got an error message telling me my only option was to call a customer service line--some lame excuse that I could not change a reservation involving two places in the same country. From there, I did research online and found a group of unhappy British travelers who set up a web site for people upset with Ryanair.  They listed several PR execs, so I wrote them with similar information to see if anybody would bite.  The Ryan Campaign group also listed numbers, but as the site is from 2011 or so, this info may not be updated.

    I will PM you first thing in the morning if I do not get a response and I am unable to get through on the numbers.

    Elyse

  • First, did you try this link ? The LCC (Low Cost Carriers) in that part of the world, make southwest an jetblue look like full service airline. 

    Phone numbers unfortunately not easily obtainable. If you do not get the numbers by morning, PM me.

  • Boy did I screw up.  I booked a flight on RyanAir at the advice of a friend, and did not realize what an unfriendly obnoxious airline this ways.  I booked a short flight between Brindisi and Venice on June 14 thinking that even with its reputation, I could tolerate an hour flight.

    -However-

    Due to a mistake the tour planner for the Italian Press trip I will be on made (failing to send me the correct itinerary), I booked and paid for a flight departing from Brindisi to Veneto/Termino/Venice, and just found out I have been referring to the wrong schedule and need to change my flight to one departing from Bari to Venice on the 14th.  I need to call or contact somebody to change this.I tried to change this on line but the system won't let me and the phone numbers on the web site do not work for US callers. Next, I learned what most Europeans already know...these rude folks intentionally post NO emails on the site and they have phone numbers that cost 59 cents a minute and they keep you on hold forever.

    I read on the Ryanair site that All Ryanair flights are fully changeable but cannot be cancelled--I need to change my flight from a Brindisi departure to a Bari departure on June 14. I am sure they will charge me an arm and a leg to do this, but I am kind of screwed.

    If anybody can provide any kind of contact (i.e. an email that is unpublished; a phone number that connects to a live person) with Ryanair, I would appreciate it.

  • It's the "Best of" awards at The World on Wheels. Today, we reveal probably the most predictable award for us, the Best Airline of 2012: http://tinyurl.com/c3qem4z
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Does anyone here represent any airlines that service Asia or Oceania? We have a proposal that you might want to engage on.

    Sincerely,
    Mike & Anne - www.HoneyTrek.com

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