How safe is Air Flight Journey? Commercial Airplane Accidents and Safety September 13, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Air Tickets, Airlines, Flight Schedule, Round The World, Tickets, Travel Clinic, Travel Gear, USA , 3commentsThe most dangerous part of flying is the journey from your home to the Airport and back!
Commercial aeroplane accidents are rare events. Even so, a jetliner crash is major news all round the world, often renewing the question: how safe is it to fly? The information in this article was provided by courtesy of Boeing Aircraft Company. It attempts to answer some common questions about commercial aviation and describes the effort being made to make jet travel even safer than it already is. (more…)
Is there any way to make Air Travel safer? September 13, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Airlines, Flight Schedule, Hotels, Travelling Bag , 3commentsSince the inception of the jet era, flying has become much safer because of innovations like computerised flight simulators, expanded radar coverage, and high-tech devices that warn pilots of such things as nearby aircraft, threatening proximity to terrain, precarious aircraft altitude or flight angle, and wind-shear conditions. The industry is continually finding new ways to make flying safer through better pilot training, better aircraft inspection and maintenance techniques, and new safety technologies. In the next century, for example, all commercial jets will use satellites to navigate and communicate their positions to air traffic controller on the ground — a tremendous advantage over ground-based navigation aids and radar that lose “sight” of planes once they fly beyond the horizon. (more…)
Buy Flights Tickets, and tell Captain not to fly faster than sound, I want to listen the Movie September 3, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Air Tickets, Airlines, Destination, Flight Schedule, Round The World , 3commentsThis beautifully streamlined, state-of-the-art aircraft was actually first produced over thirty years ago. The 100-seater Concorde was, and still remains, the world’s only supersonic passenger aircraft. It is capable of flying at Mach 2.2, more than twice the speed of sound and at altitudes of up to 18 kilometres. At this speed and height the Concorde seems to hang motionless in the sky, the only sensation of movement being the shifting, curved horizon. Its dream-like performance is the closest thing to space travel the travelling public can experience. (more…)
Air Flight, Tobacco and Alcohol — the Flight of reason September 3, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Air Tickets, Airlines, Destination, Flight Schedule, Round The World , 6commentsShould passengers be allowed to smoke, should they be allowed to imbibe alcohol during flight? These questions pose considerable problems for passengers themselves, for aircrew and for airline management. There are strong and valid arguments against their case; on the other hand users may feel discriminated against and deprived of their “rights”. Trying to balance these points of view is becoming more of an issue by the day in general life, never mind in the confines of an airliner cabin. Let’s tray to put the issue in perspective — the perspective of you, the passenger, in a crowded aircraft. (more…)
What Air Tickets say, what Airline Luggage can take, have you been treated differently? continue… August 29, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Air Tickets, Airlines, Destination, Flight Schedule, Travel Gear, Travelling Bag , 3commentsBaggage/Luggage
One of the frustrations of travelling by airline is lost baggage. Very often the cause of this irritation is the lack of identification. It is often impossible to identify “incognito” baggage — no name, initials or other personal identification affixed to the airline luggage. The baggage may also be securely locked and look just like the other 2 000 pieces of airline luggage already in the “Lost Property” office!
It is always a relief when you arrive at your airline destination and your luggage shows up on the carousel. If it doesn’t appear immediately, don’t panic. The airline carrier will usually try to transport the passenger and luggage on the same flight but at times this may be impractical or impossible (for example if you are a late check-in or standby passenger). (more…)
What Air Tickets say, what Airline Luggage can take, have you been treated differently? August 29, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Air Tickets, Airlines, Tickets, Travel Gear, Travelling Bag , 6commentsThe limitations of the airline company (carrier) in respect of passengers and their luggage. Few airline travellers realise that the carrier does not guarantee the transportation of passengers or their luggage when selling them an air ticket. In fact there is no obligation on the part of the airline carrier to transport a ticket holder or his/her luggage at all. This will serve to provide you with a little background on the conditions surrounding the sale and use of your air ticket. (more…)
My Traveling Companions two Flying Horses August 14, 2008
Posted by dodo in : Air Tickets, Airlines, Beirut, England, Europe, Hotels, India, Museum, Rail Pass, Sightseeing, Tour, Trails, Trip , 3commentsWhenever I’ve been asked to take a sponsored parachute jump I’ve declined, giving the excuse ‘fear of flying’. Of free will I chose to fly to India, taking as my travelling companions a stallion and two mares, in the back of a decrepit Boeing 707 on its third time round the clock. The interior was like a dingier station on the Northern Line, complete with peeling, dripping walls. Outside, the Flying Carrot, as this airline’s cargo planes are affectionately known to the handlers at Heathrow, has peeling orange and green livery. She’ll be all right when she’s finished, said one. Finished what? (more…)
