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Good one. Sounds like that Rio de Janeiro wank who's the current captain.Ever hear him speak?

Just received this reply today: Hi John, I can offer you a deluxe room at special dicount rate of 13.000 Baht per month or a superior room at 15.000 Baht per month ( Free WiFi Internet in room included ) Pls confirm as availabilyty is limited. Regards, SU Reception Will have to reply and ask if electricity is included.

Search offered no results.I have link for Chaiyapoon Inn but would like a thumbs up or down.

There will be more sales between now and then but I,for one,can't wait t hear what the "Board airline expert" has to say.He's just someone here with an opinion,like the rest of us.As mentioned earlier,get on their e-mail list and you'll be good to go.

Let's go Fly-ers!

"You can't miss it"-or find it. How much are barfines?

Delta flts to and from Narita oprated as scheduled on May 22.Arrived in BKK 3 minutes early and 3 minutes late at Narita,go figure.Flts on Sunday are operating normally.

For those traveling out of Clark, P1,499 'Go Lite' seats are also offered on flights going to Bangkok, Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore. Clark-Cebu flights are also on sale with a 'Go Lite' seat sale of P499. Travel period is from July 1 to September 30, 2010. Take this opportunity to explore our neighboring countries especially since there are a lot of activities in store for the budget traveler during the summer and fall seasons in Japan and Korea. CEB now accepts web bookings up to four (4) hours before your scheduled time of departure. Hurry, grab your seats at www.cebupacificair.com!

I doubt the admin fee would be applied in this case since the reason for refund was beyond the passenger's control.

Let's go,Fly-ers.

I'm entered as karmatourers,same as FLB league.Thx for organizing. Mick,I think just 1 entry per person would be fair,huh? 3 is over the top but I guess you could make as many as needed to ensure you finish on top.

UPDATE 2-BA wins court bid to block strike, talks go on * Judge cites "balance of convenience" * Unite union says to appeal decision (Updates after court ruling) By Daniel Fineren and Michael Holden LONDON , May 17 (Reuters) - British Airways Plc (BAY.L) won a legal bid on Monday to block a threatened five-day strike by cabin crew members, though unions said they would immediately appeal the decision. The first of four five-day walkouts had been due to begin at midnight, but will now not go ahead as planned. BA's lawyers had argued that the Unite union had broken the law on a technicality over the way it had conducted the strike ballot. In the end, Justice McCombe granted the order against the union. He said the "balance of convenience" in his view required the granting of an injunction. In a statement, BA said it would aim to restore a full flight slate at London's Heathrow airport by the weekend, pending any further disruption from the volcanic ash cloud. It had originally anticipated operating only 60 percent of long-haul flights out of Heathrow over the strike period and 50 percent of short-haul flights. BA called upon Unite to "take this opportunity to pause and focus on achieving the early and peaceful end to this dispute which the traveling public and all our employees want." The union, however, said it would appeal the decision as early as Tuesday. The dispute with cabin crew over pay and conditions has already resulted in seven days of strikes in March, which cost the airline 45 million pounds. Unite said on Sunday it had reached agreement in principle with BA over its plans to save 62.5 million pounds ($91 million) a year to counter falling demand, volatile fuel prices and greater competition. Earlier the union's joint leader Derek Simpson said it was "not beyond the bounds of possibility" that a deal could be struck. "One of the jobs that needs to be done is to provide reassurance and some confidence that if we do a deal, the deal sticks," he told BBC TV. "There has to be resolution. It would be sad to see either the company collapse and capitulate, or it would be equally sad to see our members dragged back to work in defeat. It shouldn't be allowed to get to that stage." The union has said the main sticking point to a deal was the restoration of travel perks taken away from staff who went on strike in March and other disciplinary matters. BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh said the travel perks were not the issue. "This is not about travel concessions; this is about a dysfunctional trade union," he said. "I'm an optimist at heart and I hope that common sense will prevail and this strike action will be called off." Britain's new transport minister Philip Hammond, who met both parties on Monday, urged them to keep talking. "Think about the long-term interests of the UK, the UK traveling public, the employees and the airline, because actually they are all the same," he told BBC radio. (Additional reporting by Peter Griffiths, Adrian Croft and Matt Scuffham; Editing by David Cowell and Gerald E. McCormick)

Muslim suicide bombers in Britain are set to begin a three-day strike on Monday in a dispute over the number of virgins they are entitled to in the afterlife. Emergency talks with Al Qaeda management have so far failed to produce an agreement. The unrest began last Tuesday when Al Qaeda announced that the number of virgins a suicide bomber would receive after his death will be cut by 25% next January from 72 to only 60. The rationale for the cut was the increase in recent years of the number of suicide bombings and a subsequent shortage of virgins in the afterlife. The suicide bombers' union, the British Organization of Occupational Martyrs (or B.O.O.M.) responded with a statement that this was unacceptable to its members and immediately balloted for strike action. General Secretary Abdullah Amir told the press, "Our members are literally working themselves to death in the cause of Jihad. We don't ask for much in return but to be treated like this by management is a kick in the teeth." Mr. Amir accepted the limited availability of virgins but pointed out that the cutbacks were expected to be borne entirely by the workforce and not by management. "Last Christmas Abu Hamza alone was awarded an annual bonus of 250,000 virgins," complains Amir. "And you can be sure they'll all be pretty ones too. How can Al Qaeda afford that for members of the management but not 72 for the people who do the real work?" Speaking from the shed in the West Midlands in which he currently resides, Al Qaeda chief executive Osama bin Laden explained, "We sympathize with our workers' concerns but Al Qaeda is simply not in a position to meet their demands. They are simply not accepting the realities of modern-day jihad, in a competitive marketplace. Thanks to Western depravity, there is now a chronic shortage of virgins in the afterlife. It's a straight choice between reducing expenditure and laying people off. I don't like cutting wages but I'd hate to have to tell 3,000 of my staff that they won't be able to blow themselves up." He defended management bonuses by claiming these were necessary to attract good, fanatical clerics. "How am I supposed to attract the best people if I can't compete with the private sector?" asked Mr. Bin-Laden. Talks broke down this morning after management's last-ditch proposal of a virgin-sharing scheme was rejected outright after a failure to agree on orifice allocation quotas. One virgin, who refused to be named, was quoted as saying "I'll be buggered if I'm agreeing to anything like that........it's too much to swallow". Unless some sort of agreement is reached over the weekend, suicide bombers will down explosives at midday on Monday. Most branches are supporting the strike. Only the North London branch, which has a different union, is likely to continue working. However, some members of that branch will only be using waist-down explosives in order to express solidarity with their striking brethren. Spokespersons in the North East of England, Swindon, Essex, North Kent and the entire Australian continent stated that this would not affect their operations as "There are no virgins in their areas anyway".

Who do you have for TV channels,Suckphon or UBC?

OT:Has Scholes learned to tackle yet?(I already know the answer).

As I said 2x prior,"Let's Go,Fly-ers"!

It's in OP Oeshy-May 25-August 25.You may want to change the contact e-mail in your Air Asia profile so not to miss sales.

George Foreman Grill....

Gee,kinda like that oil spill that BRITISH Petroleum say that aren't responsible for,huh?Nobody knows where it'll make land en mass. OT:The Exxon Valdez crime made any of us with a conscience stop buying their products,now we'll have to add BP to that list,especially since it's so much closer to home. In London, the government said parts of British airpsace might have to close from Sunday until Tuesday because of a fresh cloud of ash from the Icelandic volcano. Different parts of the airspace including the southeast, where Europe's busiest airport Heathrow is located, are likely to be closed at different times, the Transport Department said. "Due to continuing volcanic activity in Iceland and prevailing weather conditions, there is -- if the volcano continues to erupt at current levels -- a risk of UK airspace closures," it said in a statement. If restrictions become necessary, an announcement will be made by the National Air Traffic Service, it added. The spread of ash from an erupting volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland grounded much of European air traffic for nearly a week in mid-April. Airlines had to cancel around 100,000 flights, stranding millions of passengers. Since then the ash has periodically forced short-term closure of parts of airspace in countries across Europe. British Transport Minister Philip Hammand said on Saturday that from now on five-day -- rather than the previous 18-hour -- ash prediction charts would be made available to airlines and the public on the Met Office forecaster's website.

Agreed,but he does attract attention on 2 wheels-must sweat his ass off though.

Nice idea but she's fully dressed.

ANA Pilots First Customer Crew to Fly Boeing 787 Dreamliner: SEATTLE, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA - News) and two ANA (All Nippon Airways) pilots flew the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time Wednesday. The airplane they flew is the first of six flight-test airplanes. The two-hour-and-40-minute flight took place over Washington state. Flying the 787 for the first time were ANA pilots Capt. Masayuki Ishii, director of 787 pre-operations planning, and Capt. Masami Tsukamoto, manager of 787 pre-operations pilots. On board were Capt. Mike Carriker, Boeing 787 chief test pilot, Capt. Christine Walsh and Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The flight was a customer demonstration for our launch customer's lead pilots to evaluate the 787," said Fancher. "We are extremely proud to have ANA on the flight, and have the opportunity to show what a great airplane the men and women of Boeing have created." The flight was conducted under a special airworthiness certificate granted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The 787 program was launched in April 2004 with a record order of 50 787's from ANA. ANA, which plays an active role as launch customer, is scheduled to take the first 787 delivery in the fourth quarter 2010. During the flight, both pilots performed multiple takeoffs and landings as well as other maneuvers that allowed them to feel the airplane's characteristics. The pilots also gained experience with other 787 flight-deck features, including larger display screens, dual head-up displays and dual electronic flight bag. "It was fantastic and an incredible experience," said Capt. Ishii. "ANA passengers are in for an incredible experience when they fly on the 787," he said. "The flight was fantastic," said Capt. Tsukamoto. "I've been waiting for this day since we made the launch order, and today my dream came true." During the flight, Carriker showed the ANA pilots, who are both rated on the Boeing 777, the similarities and differences between the two airplanes. Pending regulator approval, it will take as few as five days of training for 777 pilots to become qualified as 787 pilots. Customers around the world have ordered 860 787s since the program was launched in April 2004, making the Dreamliner the fastest-selling new commercial jetliner in history.

If you're hoping to snare a free ticket using your frequent-flier points, you're much better off being a member of the program at Southwest or Alaska airlines than that of almost any other airline—especially US Airways and Delta. A study testing the availability of free seats showed that Southwest Airlines Co. could fulfill 99.3% of requests for award seats requiring standard mileage levels, and Alaska Air Group Inc.'s Alaska Airlines offered choices on 75% of requests. US Airways Group Inc. could fulfil just 10.7%. Delta Air Lines Inc. was among the stingiest, too, with awards requiring the lowest mileage available for only 12.9% of requests made by IdeaWorks Co., a consulting firm. The numbers codify what a lot of fliers have suspected for some time, that some airlines are making it almost impossible to score a free trip using miles—at least without having to pay a significantly higher price in miles than the standard award. The problem is, in part, that there are just too many miles chasing too few seats. Worldwide, there are an estimated 10 trillion frequent-flier miles outstanding. And the problem of scarce seats is getting worse: The number of awards redeemed fell significantly at several big carriers—including Continental Airlines Inc. and AMR Corp.'s American Airlines—between 2008 and 2009. So did the percentage of passengers flying on awards. "They're killing these programs by not allowing more reward availability," said IdeaWorks President Jay Sorensen, who specializes in loyalty program, marketing and revenue-boosting strategies for airlines. "When you look in February for travel in October and see major markets shut out, that's disturbing. That's wrong." IdeaWorks made 6,160 queries at 22 airline websites—280 seat requests at each airline. The firm tested long routes and shorter trips under 2,500 miles in big markets. At most airlines, it had greater success with shorter routes. The requests were made in February and March for travel in June through October. Among carriers outside the U.S., Air Canada, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Singapore Airlines were among the most generous. The world is awash in frequent-flier miles partly because airlines have built a lucrative business selling them to credit card companies, hotels and others who use miles as incentives and rewards. Last year, two-thirds of the 175 billion (yes, billion) miles American issued went to the 1,000 partners who pay for miles, according to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Award availability has also been affected by schedule cuts and fuller airplanes during the last year. Mergers, economic weakness and perhaps airline tight-fistedness with seat inventory made an impact, too. In general, airlines would rather sell a seat to you for cash than "give it away" as a frequent-flier award. At Southwest, fuller planes meant there were fewer award seats available for last-minute bookings, a spokesman said. The number of awards redeemed fell by more than 14% last year, according to Southwest's latest 10-K filing with the SEC. The number of awards redeemed at Continental fell 18.8% in 2009 compared to 2008; American saw the number of awards drop 16.1%, according to 10-K annual reports filed by the companies. JetBlue Airways Corp. saw a slight increase in the number of awards redeemed; Alaska had a 48% jump in redemptions. Some of the decline clearly relates to the economy: The recession caused fewer people to take trips. Cheaper ticket prices in 2009 may have enticed travelers to hold on to their miles as well. "Especially during the first half of 2009, when the recession and consumer confidence were arguably at their worst, we simply saw fewer AAdvantage members redeeming their miles for award travel," said Tim Smith, a spokesman for American. But in 2008, when the economy was also weak, award redemption increased. And last year, the percentage of passengers flying on frequent-flier awards fell sharply at several airlines, indicating that even those who did want to travel found award inventory tight. Awards totaled 8.3% of revenue passenger miles (a revenue passenger mile is one passenger flown one mile) at UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, down from 9.1% in 2008, for example. Continental fell to 6% from 8.5% in 2008. One factor unique to Continental, a spokeswoman said, is that the carrier's entry into the Star Alliance last year prompted more of its customers to book awards on partner airlines, which may have enlarged the drop-off in traffic on Continental flights. Last year, 15% of the passenger traffic on Alaska Airlines was using frequent-flier awards, according to parent company Alaska Air Group's 10-K filing. That was highest among major airlines. By comparison, only 4% of US Airways' passenger traffic was from frequent-flier awards—the lowest total reported in SEC filings. Most airlines offer two award redemption prices for seats—a standard with restrictions and an unrestricted typically costing twice as many miles. But, some carriers, including Delta and US Airways, have added a third award level—a standard, a mid-level and an unrestricted tier. That likely further shrank the availability of awards at the standard level, and may be one reason why Delta and US Airways did so poorly in the IdeaWorks study. Indeed, IdeaWork's Mr. Sorensen said that often when he couldn't find a domestic award at Delta at the standard 25,000-mile level, he was able to find seats at the 40,000 mile mid-tier level. US Airways blamed its poor score in the study, in part, because it typically makes award seats available closer to when flights depart instead of the many months ahead of time at other airlines. When IdeaWorks researchers looked three- to six-months in advance, US Airways hadn't opened up a lot of its seats to awards, said Fern Fernandez, US Airways director of marketing programs and loyalty. In addition, the airline's three-tier system would reduce the availability at the lowest mileage level, he said. "We are making inventory available, it's just available at different price points," Mr. Fernandez said. The introduction in January of the third mileage level—completely unrestricted "Go" awards—has added flexibility and enabled customers to redeem more awards, he said. So far this year, the number of awards redeemed is up 32%, Mr. Fernandez said. Delta, which doesn't disclose in its SEC filings how many awards were redeemed each year, how many miles or awards are outstanding, or the percentage of passengers flying on awards, says its low standing in the IdeaWorks survey resulted from problems the airline had combining reservation platforms between Delta and Northwest Airlines in the months the survey was conducted. But Delta says that award inventory has been too skimpy. Some of that may have resulted from its merger with Northwest, where more customers in a combined program are chasing after awards and upgrades, and inventory had to be recalibrated in many markets, the airline said. "We have listened very closely to our customer feedback with respect to award availability," said spokesman Paul Skrbec. "In order to have an effective loyalty program, we need to have an adequate number of award seats available to make it attractive." Starting later this month and through 2011, Delta will be rolling out tools on its website to make it easier for customers to find travel awards, he said. The best advice for putting your miles to good use? Use them for upgrades when you can since those are usually a better value. (It makes more sense to spend miles on an upgrade worth $1,000 or more, rather than using miles on a cheap domestic ticket.) Also, use miles for last-minute trips, when airline fares are often higher. To get seats to vacation destinations, you typically need to book 11 months in advance, when airlines open up flights for reservations. But if you do try to book award tickets early and find no seats, keep trying. Airlines do make more award seats available if sales are slow and flights have lots of empty seats. If you do decide to look for an upgrade, be prepared to open your wallet. Four of the five U.S. airlines flying long-haul international trips—American, United, Continental and US Airways—have added "co-payments" to international upgrades, requiring customers to pay in miles and cash if an upgrade is available. Delta, which doesn't charge a cash fee for an upgrade, restricts the coach fare classes eligible for upgrades, forcing passengers interested in an upgrade to purchase a coach ticket often several hundred dollars more expensive than the cheapest fare available. United began imposing co-payments in January for both international and domestic flights. A domestic upgrade at United now costs 15,000 miles plus $50-$100 on discounted coach tickets. Katherine Calvert, a "premier executive" elite-level flier on United who tallied 40,000 miles in the first four months of this year, has seen her loyalty to that airline wane now that she often has to pay for upgrades. She is still entitled to free space-available upgrades as a member of one of United's top tiers, but not on the "Premium Service" flights between New York and California she typically flies. "It infuriates me every time," she says. She recently tried JetBlue, and is considering a switch. The imposition of upgrade fees, she says, "flies in the face of basic loyalty program principles."

Sounds like a winner-I'll stop by in August.

Like I said earlier,"Let's go ,Fly-ers"!!!!!!!!!!!!!