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Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for September 2002.
How is it possible that
How is it possible that I come up on the second page of a search for Impeach Norm Mineta on Google??
The Daily Pundit wants to
The Daily Pundit wants to fire Norm Mineta.
You can enter United.com’s
You can enter United.com’s 5th Anniversary Giveaway to win miles, hotel stays, car rentals, groceries, and flowers.
The upside to
The upside to a United Airlines bankruptcy: it could cut labor costs by 20% (and overall costs by 10%), and have a ripple effect on costs throughout the industry. A United bankruptcy could save the major airlines.
Why ITA Software
Why ITA Software offers the best tool for searching airfares. I’ve certainly found this to be true. You can interface with them directly rather than going through Orbitz.
Stumpy the Squirrel
Stumpy the Squirrel Goes Back Home: MACHIAS, Wash. (AP) — A squirrel with half a tail and no left hind foot is back with his caretakers after 10 days on the lam. The squirrel, named Stumpy, was found six miles from the residence of Steve and Marcia Carter, who fought back tears when he was returned. On Sunday afternoon, a woman heard faint tinkling and remembered reading a newspaper article about Stumpy, who had been outfitted with a bell on a collar. Sure enough, there was the 8-inch rodent, sitting in her driveway.
My friend Doug Bandow
My friend Doug Bandow makes a strong case for arming pilots. Best of all, his column contends that Bush should fire Mineta!
And USAirways issues
And USAirways issues a press release outlining their capitulation…
USAirways backs off. They have
USAirways backs off. They have announced changes to their recently announced changes. All miles flown — whether on discount tickets or full fare tickets — will count towards elite status. All flyers on discounted tickets will be able to fly standby, albeit with a $100 fee. The industry has moved to a new norm. All major carriers have announced that standby (which had previously been offered at no cost) will be charged $100, in most cases beginning January 2003. Also, if you have a discounted ticket and aren’t going to fly the trip, you need to apply the value of the ticket to a new itinerary before your first flight is scheduled to depart or you will lose the full value of the ticket. So, on the whole we are worse off than before —…
