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1. what is a good escorted tour site for just paris that includes hotels and flights?

2. What happens to flights the day after a blizzard and cancellations?

First.... Please NOTE*** from Southwest.com Denver (DEN) Winter Weather Advisory Due to airport closure as a result of adverse weather conditions, Southwest has discontinued service to/from DEN until 8:00 p.m. (CDST) on Thursday, December 21. We wholeheartedly appreciate your patience with our efforts to meet your air travel needs, and we invite you to please visit Flight Status Information and/or sign up for our convenient Flight Status Messaging to receive the latest information regarding your flight. We encourage our Ticketless Travel Customers to visit the Travel Center on southwest.com to cancel, change, and/or rebook their flight reservations. All ticketed Customers may contact Reservations (1-800-435-9792) for additional assistance. +++++++++++++++ My answer: There are many factors are involved on whether you flight will make it out on time tomorrow night. Since you have such a late flight you may be ok as this gives the airline all day to reposition planes from city to city in order to get everything back on schedule. It will also very if there are any delays due to de-icing of the planes and if all runways are operational by tomorrow evening. The good thing however is that you will have first dibs at your flight and will not be put off to accommodate someone that may have gotten stuck due to today's cancellations. Be sure to call the airlines on tomorrow before going to the airport to check on the status of your scheduled flight. One last thing that you may run into. The airline may be looking for volunteers to give their seats up in order to accommodate other passengers. If you have a flexible schedule you could consider giving up your seat for denied boarding compensation. They may give you a voucher for a free future flight or even gift cards with cash value. If you are willing to take the first flight out in the morning. If they do offer this also see if they will give you a hotel room in the airport area so that it is easy for you to take an early flight out the next morning. I hope this helps you.

3. How to shave in flight? Is shaving kit (razors, blades etc) allowed in international flights?

Safety razors and less than 3 oz. cans of shaving foam are allowed and many airlines offer them in business and 1st class. Just go in the bathroom and shave, I usually bring along an electric razor on long flights, it's a lot easier than foam and razors in a cramped airplane bathroom. Electric and safety razors are not prohibited and are perfectly fine to bring onto an airplane, at least in the US and Asia where I fly to and from frequently. http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm

4. I've heard of the introductury flights offered by flight schools and had questions?

The introductory flight is an introduction to flight instruction. You will preflight the airplane, under your instructor's supervision. You will sit in the left front seat as a student pilot, and the instructor will sit in the right seat. You will be given preliminary experiences with some basic maneuvers, and you may make a supervised landing. In most cases they will give you a cheap logbook, and log your flight as actual time toward your certificates. You will be too busy to take pictures while in the air, but if you are a picture taking type, bring your camera. There will be other things you will want pictures of.

5. Airline Flights: I book flights for people at work. Can the company obtain the air miles?

Yes the company can get the air miles. As a matter of fact if the company is not getting it the employees are probably adding their own frequent flyer numbers, when they get to the airport @ check-in. *just set up the accoutns with the airlines for your company to gat the miles, once you book the flight just add the company FF number and place remarks on the PNR with the company info so when checking -in the gaent can see it and dont change the FF num. in case the employee ask for it.

6. How to find information about travel by chartered flights?

I work for Allegiant Air from December- April for an International Charter out of Milwaukee, also with USA 3000 and Ryan International. It might be slighty complicated but here it goes. Apple Vacations picks the Airline to do the Charter (Allegiant, USA 3000 and Ryan are not regular carriers in Milwaukee only from December-April...For the purpose of the Charter.) When Apple picks the Airline, They bring the Airlines staff, to train a different company to do the gate and ticket agent work, The people at the ticket counter aren't actually The Airlines staff, but staff from a contracted company. Its a public Charter, with yes, GREAT DEALS. Just go to your travel agent, many many airports do the charter in the same way. These were just charters to several destinations in Mexico, and Fort Myers Florida. Or if you know the Airline that is doing the charter, call a representitive from that airline. I hope this helps.

7. How do I add time between my connecting flights?

Very simple! Go to any airfare web site (see below) and use the multi-city option, then you put: (let say from NYC) NYCFRA - April 09 FRAJNB - April 16 JNBCDG - April 23 CDGNYC - April 30 FRA/Frankfurt JNB/Johannesburg CDG/Paris NYC can be EWR/Newark or JFK/Kennedy This route to-day will cost you: USD1.991.00 all in Also try: http://www.airbrokers.com/html/around_the_world_tickets.php http://www.airtreks.com/ Please check: Tips: a- use flexible dates b- use alternative airports http://www.farecompare.com/ http://www.kayak.com/ http://farecast.com/ http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/ http://www.cheapair.com/ http://www.cheapoair.com/ http://www.bookingwiz.com/default.asp?mic=5ruwex6prod=airgclid=CIi2xd3HmIoCFSHsPgodDg7Qjg http://farechase.yahoo.com/ http://airfarehawk.com/ http://www.sidestep.com/ http://www.airgorilla.com/ http://www.vayama.com/ http://www.lessno.com/ http://www.orbitz.com/ http://www.expedia.com/default.asp http://www.travelocity.com/ http://www.hotwire.com/ http://www.priceline.com/ http://www.travelzoo.com/ http://www.shermanstravel.com/ http://www.placestostay.com/

8. How do you stay occupied on long plane flights?

Bring some interesting magazines. They don't require the patience that a book does. You might consider investing in one of those little DVD players with the viewscreen built in along. That way you're not limited to whatever schlock the airline is trying to put in front of you. Video games are good too - maybe a PSP?

9. How do you tape or record Flight Simulator flights to put on youtube?

It's a two-step process ... you need to make a movie file, and then make a movie from that to upload to YouTube. Most new users to Flight Simulator confuse making a movie file with recording. Flight Simulator can record your flight, but that type of a recording will only play back within the game itself. That type of a recording doesn't make a movie file (such as an .avi file). FSX does not have a way for you to make a movie file directly from the game, so you need some software to make a movie file while you fly (or while you play back a flight recording) Most people use the free open source program called Fraps (available at www.fraps.com). This allows you to record .avi files from games you play, which you can then edit to your liking using Windows Moviemaker or any other video editing suite (to, for example, add titles or special effects.) After you finish editing your movie, you can then upload to YouTube or any other video sharing site.

10. Where can I find the cheapest flights from Jacksonville Florida to Atlanta Georgia?

Use Delta or Airtran as they are both based in ATL and is non-stop

11. What websites can I get REALLY cheap flights from London to Edinburgh?

easyJet fly out of Luton and Stanstead to Edinburgh. The fares vary from day to day, but for the 5th April the cheapest from Luton is coming up at £31.99 each, but this is 21:15 flight. The one nearest lunchtime (dep 14:35) is £49.99 each. (Flights from Stanstead that day are more expensive).

12. How many flights to cabin crew do in a shift?

Like someone already said Cabin Crew work on hours depending on how early or late they start in a day. I used to work short haul which was short flights to Europe from the UK. If I started before 6am I could only work around 8 hours so I would usually do 2 sectors (there and back) or sometimes 3 with a stopover in a hotel. The longest day I ever worked was 17 hours when I started at 8am. I didn't work for a lo cost airline though and I'm sure they work 5/6 sectors a day. I now do Long Haul and I do 1 sector a day. I will say fly to Miami stay there for 2 days then fly back, I can also stay over for 3 days, 4 days, 6 days and 7 days depending on where I fly to. I hope this helps.

13. With Commercial flights are certain planes more able to land in poor weather?

Ken is pretty much right.....it depends on the approach type they have at the airport but its more than that the airports have to have ALL the taxi ways clear as well as the runways. every plane has to be deiced ok say it snowed for 3hrs straight at boston.... all flights are delayed for 3hours....after the delay is lifted EVERY plane wants to get the hell out there...you have a huge amount of traffic just wanting to get out of there and then you have planes wanting to land that are in holding patterns and planes that got diverted to other airports so you have a big ass mess of planes with limited runways taxi ways and ATC controllers and that = disaster so to answer your question no its not because of specific models that do better in poor weather.

14. How do international flights make up for lost time in case of delay in departure?

pilots can do things to make up time, flying at a higher altitude may be one of those things because the air is more thin and the plane can go more quickly. What happens most often though is that the time that is given to passengers as the time in route allows for delays that may result from airport congestion, weather, etc. If the flight typically has a strong headwind it is calculated into the transit time, but the weather may be different that day.

15. What is the procedure for commerical flights when they are told to be grounded ?

In terms of those flights flying over the Atlantic (from the UK and Europe), if they were more than half way across they were told that they could complete their crossing. They were directed to other airports (generally away from NYC). Those that were less than half way across the Atlantic had to turn around mid-air and go back to their original airports in Europe.

16. What kinds of flights are airbuses used for?

Well, there are a number of routes that Airbus aircraft are used on. Airbus is a manufacturer of many types of aircraft, for many roles. Here are their types to date, and the typical routes they would be used on. A300 - A twin engined medium range aircraft, approximately equivalent to the Boeing 767. In the United States, they fly mostly freight routes, although American Airlines still flies a fleet of them in the Carribean and South America. A310 - A twin engined, shortened derivative of the A300, optimized for longer range. Flies many of the same routes as the A300, including international European and transatlantic flights. A318/A319/A320/A321 - The A320 family of jets is comparable to the Boeing 737 in almost every way. Seating up to 210 passengers (in the A321, the largest configuration), or as few as 100 (in the A318) this family of jets is primarily used on short domestic routes, with a maximum range about the length of a United States trans-continental flight. A330 - The A330 was designed as a replacement for the A300 series, seating up to 300, it primarily flies long haul and transatlantic flights. A340 - A four engined cousin of the A330, the A340 is optimized for long haul flights. The A340-500 is an ultra-long-haul aircraft, flying routes such as Singapore to London. Others fly transatlantic and other international routes. A380 - The A380 is an ultra-large, long haul aircraft. The double-decker A380 can seat up to 500, and very few are currently flying, mostly on long haul high density routes, such as the above mentioned Singapore-London route. None fly in the United States at the moment. Hope this helps.

17. What is the cheapest way to book flights?

The cheapest way to book flights is over the internet. You can try these websites: http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights-info/Greece/ http://www.charterflights.co.uk/flights/Greece/ http://www.lastminute.com/site/find/World/Europe/Greece/Greece--Flight.html http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/cheap-flights-to/GR-greece.html http://www.opodo.co.uk/uk/flights/greece/flights.htm http://www.avro.co.uk/cheap_flights_greece.htm?sessionid=39fd09e948359bf2a0099 http://uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-7496-action-booking-booking-flights-greece_travel_guide-i http://www.holidays-flights.aroundgreece.com/ I hope these help!

18. How can I find the cheapest international flights with flexible dates?

I found that sometimes you get the best way is to call airlines direct. Sometimes the internet is cheaper, sometimes the phone operators are cheaper. Check out both to make sure you get the best deal. There are a few other simple suggestions you should follow too: -- Choose the same airline for all legs of your itinerary whenever possible so you can take advantage of all connecting and round-trip airfares. -- Try to fly on the least popular days: Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday. -- Remember that Saturday night stays are usually required for most bargain airfares. -- Try to select the least popular flight times: mid-morning or late evening. -- Check with discount airlines for cheaper fares. -- Try to book as far in advance as possible. Generally try to purchase your tickets at least 21 days in advance of departure. Many airlines also have specials requiring three-, seven- or 14-day advance purchase. -- In general, the cheapest airfares are available in the spring and summer. -- If you travel around the holidays, book your departure and return flights a day or more before and after peak travel dates. If you're flexible, you might benefit by waiting until the last minute to book your flight because major carriers often run special sales. These sales, however, often have a long list of rules, restrictions and blackout dates. --Consider booking tickets that come with restrictions because they also come with a cheaper price tag. -- Consider using alternate airports near your desired airport. The extra drive can save you hundreds of dollars. --Be as flexible as possible with your dates. If I can be of more assistance to you, please feel free to contact me and I'll do my best to help you out.

19. How do you book flights for Island hopping in hawaii?

There are different deals available for island hopping. Three one way flights would be very expensive, what you want is an open-jaw ticket. It may be cheaper just to buy a round trip ticket to Honolulu and then a round trip ticket to Maui, rather than an open-jaw ticket. Inter-island flights are very reasonable and frequent.

20. How can I track the price of airline flights for specific dates?

Most airline websites allow you to select the exact travel days and departure/arrival times to view the cost and availability. Also, websites like travelocity, expedia, hotwire, priceline and cheaptickets showcase a variety of airlines along with the cheapest price. The best way to track airline flights is to form an excel spreadsheet. Include the travel website names going down the column and the day you checked the rates across the rows. Check each website daily and keep track of the rate pattern. This is a tedious assignment, but can save you lots of money. Also, your trip is well in the future, so you have some room to wait to purchase. Be cautious of Holiday rates. Booking buddy and sidestep may be helpful as well. Good luck!