bigdelta

Agreed-pay up front and depart at your leisure.

And I quote from the original post:"The aircraft had been redeployed to Bangkok and Toronto". But I'm sure you're OK because airlines NEVER change equipment over an 8 month period.

Do ANY of the recommended places actually have sauce on their pizzas?Most in Patts/Jomtien don't.Without sauce,it's not pizza,unless you count white pizza,which doesn't count.

DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Dubai government-owned Emirates [EMIRA.UL] airline, the largest customer for the Airbus (EAD.PA) A380 aircraft, said on Thursday it intended to restart superjumbo flights to New York in the second half of this year. The carrier had pulled the world's largest passenger plane off the New York route in June after a drop in traffic, replacing it with a Boeing (BA.N) 777 aircraft as the impact of the global financial crisis swept across the Gulf Arab region, reducing passenger demand. "It remains our intention to reinstate the A380 on the DXB-JFK-route in the second half of the year," an Emirates spokeswoman said. The aircraft had been redeployed to Bangkok and Toronto. Emirates, the Arab world's largest airline, has $55 billion of orders with plane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. The company received its eighth A380 on Monday and is the largest customer for the superjumbo, with 58 on order. It currently flies the aircraft to Toronto, London Heathrow, Paris, Seoul, Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, and will start flights to Jeddah from Feb. 1.

That premise of living like a king applies to most Third World countries but is rarely the case these days.

Attachments may interest villayouth.

One day a fourth-grade teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living.. All the typical answers came up -- fireman, mechanic, businessman, salesman, doctor, lawyer, and so forth. However, little Justin was being uncharacteristically quiet, so when the teacher prodded him about his father, he finally replied, Okay...my father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his clothes in front of other men and they put money in his underwear. Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home with some guy and stay with him all night for money.' The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the other children to work on some exercises and then took little Justin aside to ask him, 'Is that really true about your father?' 'No', the boy said, 'He actually works for the Democratic National Committee and helped get Barack Obama elected President last year, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front of the class.'

Pattaya Bay Resort

Easy,Martin O'Neill.................

Not a problem.... I did 28 years at DL,not in mgmt,and 4 prior to DL w/commuters.With DL in MCO,I handled BA,VS and KL after receiving their training.I worked in 6 cities in those 28 years and at least that many TDY assignments,so it gave me some perspective. I'm sure of one thing though,no 2 airlines are the same........

I forgot about my free roundtrip from Okinawa back in 1972,lol!

I can't fathom anyone not accepting 500 quid or dollars for a 1 day delay and being confirmed on the later flight,if even a day later.Some people have more money than sense.500 buys quite a lot these days in LOS.

10% is not standard.It varies from 5% to 40% depending on city pair. The scenario you mention doesn't happen as often as before.Since most tickets are nonref these days,ability to "register" as you call it for several flights is not possible.Only with a full fare is it possible to register for several flights (free tickets notwithstanding)and since the late 70s,there has been a program searching for just that scenario-several bookings-which is dealt with.The program was originally started to locate double and triple bookings during holiday periods and to contact passengers and ask which flight they intend to use and other flights were cancelled. One additional possibility for current oversold situation is a downgrade of equipment.I don't believe anyone flies a combi to BKK these days,IIRC.

Not a standard concession in the industry.Somewhat with a coseshare partner,but far from common.ZED fares now and reduced rate tickets,either 75% or 90% off,previously are/were common. Yes,I was a BA checkin/control agent for my airline which handled BA in Orlando,so I speak from experince with my company and BA.

Roughly $37 from Narita IIRC-that's tax on my free travel as an airline retiree.

You've paid (payed to some) several times for previous flights for your "free" ticket.

Don't confuse me with villayoungster......................

Looks like at least one keeper in that lineup.Possibly a weekly cruise.............

(CNN) -- Advocates for sex workers in South Africa have warned that this summer's World Cup could be a public health disaster. With up to half a million football fans expected to visit South Africa for the World Cup, and up to half of South Africa's prostitutes carrying the HIV virus, there have been calls for the country to decriminalize prostitution to help tackle the spread of HIV. Eric Harper, director of the Cape Town-based Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), told CNN that the World Cup would inevitably lead to a demand for sex workers. "And where there's demand there will be a supply," Harper told CNN. "It could be a potential recipe for disaster both for the clients and the sex workers," he added. Harper told CNN that while there are no accurate figures for the number of sex workers in South Africa, his organization believes there are 3,000 in Cape Town alone. The UN estimates that in South Africa 5.7 million people are HIV positive, more than in any other country. A 2005 University of Michigan study found that 46 percent of female sex workers in Johannesburg had HIV. Those figures, coupled with the expected influx of visitors for the World Cup, are causing concern for some South Africans. Harper said HIV is just one of the dangers faced by South Africa's sex workers. As well as the risk of contracting other STIs, there is the chance of unwanted pregnancies and the ever-present threat of violence and rape. Prostitution is illegal in South Africa, but the law is currently being reviewed as part of a larger assessment of all sexual offenses. Harper believes decriminalizing prostitution can help control the spread of HIV. One of the key messages is that decriminalization is a way of accessing sex workers. "Throughout the world people have acknowledged that if you want to reduce HIV you need to be able to engage the population and address human rights concerns," he told CNN. "One of the key messages is that decriminalization is a way of accessing sex workers." Harper argued that criminalization drives prostitution underground. He said that removing the threat of prosecution would make it easier to provide sex workers with condoms and make it easier for sex workers to turn down clients who refuse to use condoms. Any possible change to the legal status of prostitution remains some way off, with South Africa's Law Reform Commission expected to make its recommendations to the Minister of Justice in 2011. Meanwhile, Harper would like to see prostitution decriminalized at least for the duration of the World Cup. It's an idea that was also put forward in 2007 by police commissioner Jackie Selebi, now suspended on corruption charges. But Dellene Clark, of the Law Reform Commission, told CNN that the government was not considering a temporary amnesty and that it would be "nigh on impossible" to rush the legislation through parliament in time for the tournament. Julian Seedat of the South African National AIDS Council, which advises the government on HIV and AIDS, is also expecting an increase in prostitution during the World Cup, but he is more optimistic about the health implications. "I don't think the World Cup will necessarily bring an increased risk of the spread of HIV," he told CNN. "Over the years there has been an incredible amount of education and awareness work done among sex workers. Years ago the high-risk groups were thought to be homosexuals and sex workers, but there has been such a focus on education for these groups that their behavior has really changed. It's quite the norm for a commercial sex worker to have a bag full of condoms." Seedat said all public health centers in South Africa offer free voluntary counseling and HIV testing, and that organizations like SWEAT had helped educate sex workers about the importance of using condoms and being tested if they have practiced unsafe sex. "People in the sex work sector make sure that they're protected, that they're tested and that they know their [HIV] status," he said. Harper said most sex workers do practice safe sex, but many clients don't want to use a condom. He added that as long as prostitution remains illegal, protecting sex workers and their clients during the World Cup would be problematic. He told CNN, "We have to make condoms freely available and we have to make it possible for sex workers to report human rights violations like child prostitution and people trafficking."

Out of curiosity,why is the plate worth 70k?

Great name because apparently you can't "Sea" the Beach.1200b is a bit pricey for that but not sure if that''s in line with similar accommodations on Larn.Any idea MM?

But a least you'll be promoted again.

Airline liability for baggage damage is obviously limited.It was $1500 IIRC and any amount over that needed to be declared and paid for by the passenger.But I've been retired for 4 yrs now so things may have changed.Some items could be accepted for carriage but excess valuation was not offered,ie jewelry,ect.

When I moved back to the States in early May,it was complete almost to the top of the hill.How about now?

I think the restaurant is a bit overpriced too.