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Derrie Air – Very Funny and not PC

Posted on July 29, 2008 by elliot

According to latest statistics – these guys will not be flying to Mississippi, West Virginia or Alabama anytime soon.

If you didn’t go to their site – its a joke.

Filed under: Perks and Tips | Tagged: Airfare Deals, Alpine Recreation, Documentations, drop-off, Economy Class, EWR, Flight Schedules, hutzpah, Innovation Lab, Links Elsewhere, Nature Scenery, Obtuse Legal Opinions, passport control, Pre War Buildings In New York City, sky miles, suitcase charge, User Comments, webflyer | 3 Comments »

What to do when Jet Blue cancels your flight

Posted on July 29, 2008 by elliot

Jet Blue is a great option for continuing from NY. They fly to most of the country from JFK and have good fares. BUT, if your flight gets cancelled – you are on your own. This happened to over a thousand people yesterday, because of bad weather (in some undefined location – certainly [...]

Filed under: ElAl, Flights, Perks and Tips | Tagged: Airfare Deals, Alpine Recreation, Documentations, drop-off, Economy Class, EWR, Flight Schedules, Innovation Lab, Links Elsewhere, Obtuse Legal Opinions, passport control, Pre War Buildings In New York City, sky miles, suitcase charge, User Comments, webflyer | 3 Comments »

Delayed and Canceled Flights – Baasaah!

Posted on July 24, 2008 by elliot

I don’t know if the facts back me up – but it seems that there are more flight delays and cancellations since the airline industry has entered the latest hard times. What I do know is that two very cautious family members missed their international connections because of delayed/canceled flights from DC and Detroit. If [...]

Filed under: ElAl | Tagged: Airfare Deals, Alpine Recreation, Documentations, drop-off, Economy Class, EWR, Flight Schedules, hutzpah, Innovation Lab, Links Elsewhere, Obtuse Legal Opinions, passport control, Pre War Buildings In New York City, sky miles, suitcase charge, User Comments, webflyer | 3 Comments »

$1 = 10 NIS at Toys R Us

Posted on July 23, 2008 by chava

The weak dollar is hurting us all. All of us except importers from the US, that is. So, on your next trip to the states – buy that nice box of lego or the Jansport back to school bags. They are priced in Israel according to:
$1 = 10 NIS or shekel = dime. Approximately.
I [...]

Filed under: Great Deals, shopping list | Tagged: Airfare Deals, Alpine Recreation, Documentations, drop-off, Economy Class, EWR, Flight Schedules, hutzpah, Innovation Lab, Links Elsewhere, Obtuse Legal Opinions, passport control, Pre War Buildings In New York City, sky miles, suitcase charge, User Comments, webflyer | 2 Comments »

Passport Renewal Fun in Tel Aviv – NOT!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by thebear

Passport Renewal Fun in Tel Aviv – NOT!
If you can avoid a trip to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv to renew your passport – avoid it! Most adults can renew by mail. The problem is the under 21 crowd. You can get all the relevant details on the US Embassy Website, except for [...]

Filed under: Perks and Tips | Tagged: airline it, Alpine Recreation, Documentations, Flight Schedules, Innovation Lab, Links Elsewhere, luggage charge, Mileage Plus, Obtuse Legal Opinions, Pre War Buildings In New York City, Scandinavian Airlines, sky miles, suitcase charge, Supershuttle, TAP Portugal, User Comments, webflyer | 1 Comment »

Guess how much to fill up a Boeing 777?

Posted on July 20, 2008 by elliot

Inspired by a leading VC’s blog post about the insane cost of Gas in Israel ($120 to fill up his car) I decided to do a “back of the napkin” calculation on the price of filling up ElAl’s flight to New York. Boeing 777-200 Flight uses up about 40,000 gal to NY. Fuel costs about [...]

Filed under: ElAl, Flights | Tagged: Flight Schedules, Supershuttle, sky miles, suitcase charge, luggage charge, Scandinavian Airlines, TAP Portugal, webflyer, Mileage Plus, airline it, Links Elsewhere, User Comments, Obtuse Legal Opinions, Innovation Lab, Documentations, Pre War Buildings In New York City, Alpine Recreation | 7 Comments »

US Air cancels in-flight movies

Posted on July 20, 2008 by elliot

US Air has tossed the movies from the plane in an effort to save their company. It turns out that the in-flight entertainment system weighs 500 pounds (or about the same as 4,000 ipod Nano MP4 players). So, to save fuel – no movies on US Air domestic flights. More suggestions:
- make the food out [...]

Filed under: Flights, Perks and Tips | Tagged: Flight Schedules, Supershuttle, sky miles, suitcase charge, luggage charge, Scandinavian Airlines, TAP Portugal, webflyer, Mileage Plus, airline it, Links Elsewhere, User Comments, Obtuse Legal Opinions, Innovation Lab, Documentations, Pre War Buildings In New York City, Alpine Recreation | 1 Comment »

El Al discontinues flights to Miami

Posted on July 4, 2008 by elliot

A little beyond our scope, but because we do have some people from Boca that we like – ElAl has announced that its non-stop (3 times a week) to Miami will stop for good in September. Reason given is high cost of fuel. (We all know gas is cheaper in Jersey – at the tunnel). [...]

Filed under: ElAl, Flights, Frequent Flyer Miles, Perks and Tips | Tagged: Flight Schedules, Supershuttle, sky miles, suitcase charge, luggage charge, Scandinavian Airlines, webflyer, Mileage Plus, Links Elsewhere, User Comments, Obtuse Legal Opinions, Innovation Lab, Documentations, Pre War Buildings In New York City, Alpine Recreation | 2 Comments »

Make sure your passport has at least 6 months to go or you may stay home

Posted on July 1, 2008 by chava

I know it is not really in the scope of this blog – but if your passport expires less than 6 months before your trip – you may even be allowed on the plane. Take this seriously – a friend of mine is having a big wedding in Panama and a few people can’t go [...]

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