Airport security....to far?
Two month ago several classmates and I attended a Leadership Conference/Competition in Fort Worth, Texas for BPA (Business Professionals of America) We flew from our hometown to Forth Worth and back. On our way back to our hometown we had a small problem. None of us had an ID or proper identification (usually when traveling with school officials there is no need for them) but giving that we were under age we were allowed through. However, those who were 18 were set aside and were asked question after question to verify who they were or else they would not be admitted on the plane.. Now I know that they were just doing their job and its just protocol or whatever but I just thought it was a bit extreme. I mean they were teenagers, seniors in high school, who were on a trip with a school organization, taking a flight that was about 1hr long. I guess...better safe then sorry, huh? What do you guys think?
Air Travel - 5 Answers
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TL;DR Sorry
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Yes Better safe than sorry, if they make me strip down in public I will do it, anything to prevent these god awful terrorists from striking again
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Nothing says America like being forced to answer questions about your life. I despise giving up my freedom in the name of defending whatever it is we're defending. But hey that's life.
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The rules about ID, and lack thereof, are very clear on the TSA website. = = = = = = Passengers who do not or cannot present an acceptable ID will have to provide information to the Transportation Security Officer performing Travel Document Checking duties in order to verify their identity. Passengers who are cleared through this process may be subject to additional screening. Passengers whose identity cannot be verified by TSA may not be allowed to enter the screening checkpoint or onto an airplane. = = = = = = So, the Agents were following the law. Your friends could have legally been denied boarding, but the TSA people had to do their job. We always think that things like this are going too far, and I would agree that there is some point or some situation where it is too much, but whenever something happens, everyone turns around and yells about why something more thorough, complete, sufficient,... was not done. Americans are schizophrenic about security issues. We don't want it to impact us, but we always want it to catch the "bad guy."
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It has nothing to do with better safe than sorry. They have rules they have to follow at their job. They can't say, "Oh, well, you're high school seniors and it's only a one hour flight. I'll be happy to let you go through, breaking the rules and putting MY job at risk." When you work you have to follow a certain protocol even if you don't see the point. If you don't, then you lose your job.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Dallas TX. Which airport should I use to get the cheapest tickets
Dallas TX. Which airport should I use to get the cheapest tickets?
One of the Yahoo!Answers told me that "the smaller the airport the cheaper the tickets". I've been using Fort Worth to get to Dallas from NYC but is there an airport near by that has cheaper flights??
Dallas - 8 Answers
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Try Love Field. Southwest serves there, and they are much cheaper.
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I generally fly Air Tran from DFW to NYC as it typically has the lowest fares. Good luck!
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This is not necessarily true. From NYC, DFW is really the best and cheapest airport to fly into. Try American Airlines as both JFK and DFW are major hubs (direct routes, momre frequent flights). Love Field is closer to Dallas but it has historically been more of a regional airport. Southwest pretty much had it locked down! However, with the modifications to the Wright Amendment, competition has gotten stonger at both Love and DFW, which may be a good thing for you financially. Airlines have lowered their prices just a tad into that general market, so you may be in luck.
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DFW, More options that way. It's not the airport that's cheap it's the airline.
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Small airports are not necessarily cheaper. Fares are generally cheaper in a hub like DFW sometimes. Be careful how you book your flights. Stay away from websites like Cheaptickets, Priceline, Hotwire etc. They buy the most restricted fares from the airlines in bulk. I work for an airline and it is the uneducated traveler that always gets hurt. These tickets can not be changed for any reason. If you miss your flight, you are out of luck. Most airlines offer a Same Day Confirm for $25, these tickets do not apply. Orbitz is run by the airlines and provides the same fares you find on airilne websites. Go there, price compare then go to the website of that airline, you can usually get the same price and sometimes cheaper. Secondly, in a smaller airport, there is no competition so no price wars. Southwest has jacked their prices up after rising fuel costs (and its about time) and Ive found cheaper flights on Delta. DFW is the hub for American and while Delta has reduced their flights and has de-hubbed DFW, they still fly non-stop. It always depends on when you want to travel. Weekends will always be higher. If you can, try departing on Sunday or Tuesday-Thursday. Keep costs down by staying away from Friday and Saturday departures if you have the option. Also, know your peak travel times...holiday's etc. It's summer and the FAA has reported a rise in airline travel again. And like gas prices historically rise in the summer for over the road travel, so does the airline fares. They are recording the highest passenger numbers since 9/11. Do as much research as you can...compare the airports you are wanting to fly into and just try orbitz and the airlines individual websites after you get the list from orbitz. If you choose to use a consolidator, stick to the ones with big names. Also be aware that they are charging you service fee's that are not included in what the airline charges you. If you are absolutely positive that your plans will not change or anything will come up, good luck. Even the world famous Consumer Advisor in Atlanta, Clark Howard, advises against using these websites for airline travel. The link to his site is below and they post fare sales weekly. Being in JFK/LGA/EWR (Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark) within miles of each other you have every Domestic Airline available to you. Just shop around, book atleast 14 days in advanced. 30 Days will be cheaper though. And read the fare rules. ALWAYS READ THE FARE RULES!!! There is always a travel section in your local paper. They keep people informed of the Deals. Check the website for one of your large papers in the city. Secondly I recommend trying to book non-stop flights. This way with this being summer and weather season, it will keep you from missing a connection somewhere. Try booking an early flight to get out/in ahead of the afternoon thunderstorms. If you are going to be making this trip often to see your signifigant other, again, stick to Orbitz or the airlines website and sign up for a frequent flier program. You can not earn miles on any of the consolidator websites. NYC to DFW is a good distance. Booking and checking in online earns you additional milage and you will earn free tickets much sooner that way. Good luck and no matter what airline, thanks for flying.
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I like DFW, It's clean, quiet, and always(chuckle)a steal.
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DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
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DFW is the only airport you can use. Love Field in Dallas does not accept flights from outside the 4 surrounding states and Missouri.
One of the Yahoo!Answers told me that "the smaller the airport the cheaper the tickets". I've been using Fort Worth to get to Dallas from NYC but is there an airport near by that has cheaper flights??
Dallas - 8 Answers
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Try Love Field. Southwest serves there, and they are much cheaper.
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I generally fly Air Tran from DFW to NYC as it typically has the lowest fares. Good luck!
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This is not necessarily true. From NYC, DFW is really the best and cheapest airport to fly into. Try American Airlines as both JFK and DFW are major hubs (direct routes, momre frequent flights). Love Field is closer to Dallas but it has historically been more of a regional airport. Southwest pretty much had it locked down! However, with the modifications to the Wright Amendment, competition has gotten stonger at both Love and DFW, which may be a good thing for you financially. Airlines have lowered their prices just a tad into that general market, so you may be in luck.
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DFW, More options that way. It's not the airport that's cheap it's the airline.
5 :
Small airports are not necessarily cheaper. Fares are generally cheaper in a hub like DFW sometimes. Be careful how you book your flights. Stay away from websites like Cheaptickets, Priceline, Hotwire etc. They buy the most restricted fares from the airlines in bulk. I work for an airline and it is the uneducated traveler that always gets hurt. These tickets can not be changed for any reason. If you miss your flight, you are out of luck. Most airlines offer a Same Day Confirm for $25, these tickets do not apply. Orbitz is run by the airlines and provides the same fares you find on airilne websites. Go there, price compare then go to the website of that airline, you can usually get the same price and sometimes cheaper. Secondly, in a smaller airport, there is no competition so no price wars. Southwest has jacked their prices up after rising fuel costs (and its about time) and Ive found cheaper flights on Delta. DFW is the hub for American and while Delta has reduced their flights and has de-hubbed DFW, they still fly non-stop. It always depends on when you want to travel. Weekends will always be higher. If you can, try departing on Sunday or Tuesday-Thursday. Keep costs down by staying away from Friday and Saturday departures if you have the option. Also, know your peak travel times...holiday's etc. It's summer and the FAA has reported a rise in airline travel again. And like gas prices historically rise in the summer for over the road travel, so does the airline fares. They are recording the highest passenger numbers since 9/11. Do as much research as you can...compare the airports you are wanting to fly into and just try orbitz and the airlines individual websites after you get the list from orbitz. If you choose to use a consolidator, stick to the ones with big names. Also be aware that they are charging you service fee's that are not included in what the airline charges you. If you are absolutely positive that your plans will not change or anything will come up, good luck. Even the world famous Consumer Advisor in Atlanta, Clark Howard, advises against using these websites for airline travel. The link to his site is below and they post fare sales weekly. Being in JFK/LGA/EWR (Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark) within miles of each other you have every Domestic Airline available to you. Just shop around, book atleast 14 days in advanced. 30 Days will be cheaper though. And read the fare rules. ALWAYS READ THE FARE RULES!!! There is always a travel section in your local paper. They keep people informed of the Deals. Check the website for one of your large papers in the city. Secondly I recommend trying to book non-stop flights. This way with this being summer and weather season, it will keep you from missing a connection somewhere. Try booking an early flight to get out/in ahead of the afternoon thunderstorms. If you are going to be making this trip often to see your signifigant other, again, stick to Orbitz or the airlines website and sign up for a frequent flier program. You can not earn miles on any of the consolidator websites. NYC to DFW is a good distance. Booking and checking in online earns you additional milage and you will earn free tickets much sooner that way. Good luck and no matter what airline, thanks for flying.
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I like DFW, It's clean, quiet, and always(chuckle)a steal.
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DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
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DFW is the only airport you can use. Love Field in Dallas does not accept flights from outside the 4 surrounding states and Missouri.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Is this a corny joke, or a funny joke
Is this a corny joke, or a funny joke?
A Blonde with an economy class ticket got on the plane. She insisted on sitting in first class. The stewards all tried to get her to move back where she belonged. She merely shrugged them off saying "I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, and I'm going to Fort Worth. The stewards went into the cockpit to talk to the pilot. The co-pilot said ... she's blonde? They said yes, and she said I'm married to a blonde. I know how to talk to her. So she went back and whispered to the woman. The passenger immediately jumped up and went back to economy saying I'm sorry, I didn't know. The rest of the flight crew wanted to know exactly what she said, so the co-pilot told them ... I said, First class isn't going to Fort Worth Corny, or not
Jokes & Riddles - 22 Answers
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funny
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OMG................ that so funny!!!!!!!!!! hey keep them coming nearly wet myself reading this one lol
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That's very funny. I had to ponder it for a minute before I got it but, that is just how my brain works. I've been told that I'm "dim". lol Thanks
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I thought it was funny, blonde jokes are a fun and interesting read
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it's interchangable with someone of questional intelligence, in this case, blondes.
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Corny, but in a good way! That was great!
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Corny but very funny!!
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No not corny, that was pretty funny. Hee hee!
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it was funny. One of the bette blond jokes Iv heard
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I LOVE a good joke...yours is not corny. Keep it up!! LOLx2
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Funny. Not corny. Corny would be something like "So a blonde with a clown nose and an orange wig walks into a bar with a frog, and the frog sez to Moses the bartender, "I'll have a martini, shaken, definitely not blended..." etc.
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funny :)
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Nope it's not corny. It's extremely funny. I like it. do u have more?
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that was funny. not corny. thanks for a goo laugh.
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VERY GOOD WIGGLES.........LMAO
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I would have to agree with heidi and loretta. It was one of the bette goo blonde jokes i have ever read ;)
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firstly when did blonde jokes start and secondly it was hilarious. just so you know im blonde but i find them funny.
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That is sooooooooo not corny! That's soooooooooo funny!
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Stupid.
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i liked it
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really really funny! have a great thanksgiving! eat plenty of turkey =D
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That was funny. Blonde joke is hillarious, because I'm not blond.
A Blonde with an economy class ticket got on the plane. She insisted on sitting in first class. The stewards all tried to get her to move back where she belonged. She merely shrugged them off saying "I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, and I'm going to Fort Worth. The stewards went into the cockpit to talk to the pilot. The co-pilot said ... she's blonde? They said yes, and she said I'm married to a blonde. I know how to talk to her. So she went back and whispered to the woman. The passenger immediately jumped up and went back to economy saying I'm sorry, I didn't know. The rest of the flight crew wanted to know exactly what she said, so the co-pilot told them ... I said, First class isn't going to Fort Worth Corny, or not
Jokes & Riddles - 22 Answers
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funny
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OMG................ that so funny!!!!!!!!!! hey keep them coming nearly wet myself reading this one lol
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That's very funny. I had to ponder it for a minute before I got it but, that is just how my brain works. I've been told that I'm "dim". lol Thanks
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I thought it was funny, blonde jokes are a fun and interesting read
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it's interchangable with someone of questional intelligence, in this case, blondes.
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Corny, but in a good way! That was great!
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Corny but very funny!!
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No not corny, that was pretty funny. Hee hee!
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it was funny. One of the bette blond jokes Iv heard
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I LOVE a good joke...yours is not corny. Keep it up!! LOLx2
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Funny. Not corny. Corny would be something like "So a blonde with a clown nose and an orange wig walks into a bar with a frog, and the frog sez to Moses the bartender, "I'll have a martini, shaken, definitely not blended..." etc.
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funny :)
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Nope it's not corny. It's extremely funny. I like it. do u have more?
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that was funny. not corny. thanks for a goo laugh.
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VERY GOOD WIGGLES.........LMAO
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I would have to agree with heidi and loretta. It was one of the bette goo blonde jokes i have ever read ;)
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firstly when did blonde jokes start and secondly it was hilarious. just so you know im blonde but i find them funny.
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That is sooooooooo not corny! That's soooooooooo funny!
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Stupid.
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i liked it
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really really funny! have a great thanksgiving! eat plenty of turkey =D
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That was funny. Blonde joke is hillarious, because I'm not blond.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
How do seating assignments work when you're flying Iberia
How do seating assignments work when you're flying Iberia?
Hey there. I have a transatlantic flight booked for the end of next month. I have to travel from Dallas-Fort Worth to London Heathrow. I'll be flying on Iberia. I've never flown on Iberia before. And when I booked my flight on Expedia, I wasn't able to request seats. So how does Iberia handle seating assignments? I'd really like an aisle seat. So if there's a way for me to secure one, please let me know.
Air Travel - 1 Answers
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I work for an airport, and let me tell ya, Iberia is A PAIN if you've never flown on it before. The reason is, it's because they don't have you choose seats when booking. There is a wonderful loop hole though that I learned in my days in the airport! I'm going to leave you the link to online check in- you can pick your seat if you're with-in the 24 hour period of your flight! I wish they let people choose before the 24 hr mark but they dont http://www.iberia.com./OneToOne/v3/obsmenu.do?prgOid=536886523&tabId=2&menuId=02000000000000&menuRP=0&language=en&country=US&market=US&IS_ANONYMOUS=true
Hey there. I have a transatlantic flight booked for the end of next month. I have to travel from Dallas-Fort Worth to London Heathrow. I'll be flying on Iberia. I've never flown on Iberia before. And when I booked my flight on Expedia, I wasn't able to request seats. So how does Iberia handle seating assignments? I'd really like an aisle seat. So if there's a way for me to secure one, please let me know.
Air Travel - 1 Answers
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I work for an airport, and let me tell ya, Iberia is A PAIN if you've never flown on it before. The reason is, it's because they don't have you choose seats when booking. There is a wonderful loop hole though that I learned in my days in the airport! I'm going to leave you the link to online check in- you can pick your seat if you're with-in the 24 hour period of your flight! I wish they let people choose before the 24 hr mark but they dont http://www.iberia.com./OneToOne/v3/obsmenu.do?prgOid=536886523&tabId=2&menuId=02000000000000&menuRP=0&language=en&country=US&market=US&IS_ANONYMOUS=true
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