Due to increased fuel costs, airlines have been forced to cut back on some amenities, and charge for some services traditionally included in airfare. In addition to some of these changes, this list also includes some changes which, I have from reliable sources, are sure to follow.
* $15 each way for the first checked bag, $25 each way for the second checked bag.
Why does so much luggage get lost at airports? And how can you prevent it?
Since the beginning of time, man has been dreaming of flying. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright turned that dream into a reality when he flew a plane 120 feet in 12 seconds. Today, with jets cruising at speeds of Mach 0.8 (Mach 1 is the speed of sound), man sits in airport terminal buildings -- "canceled" and "delayed" -- still dreaming of...
The time you spend at an airport can cut days off your vacation.
This is the time of year when many people interrupt their busy lives to get away from it all. Some call it a vacation. Others call it "ten days at the airport." The airlines don't care what you call it as long as you're literate enough to understand the meaning of the two most important words in the English language -- "delayed" and "cancelled." In fact,...
Did Marc Anthony once run an ad in The Roman Chronicle, "Looking for Egyptian queen -- must know how to water ski?"
Newspaper personal ads have brought people together as far back as Julius Caesar's time. Rumor has it that Marc Anthony did once run an ad in The Roman Chronicle, "Looking for Egyptian queen -- must know how to water ski." A week later Cleopatra ran an ad in The Egyptian Gazette, "Moving to Rome --...
Has the PC replaced the dog as man's best friend? by Josh Greenberger
The rapid development of successive generations of high-speed computer chips has brought with it a bounty of personal amenities and business aids ranging from efficient interactive multimedia games to instantaneous online banking and trading to speedy access of CD data. But this high-tech blessing has come with a high-priced curse -- a humanization of and...
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