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· Newsgroup: news.answers
· Message-ID: <airfare.text_707464817@cs.cmu.edu>
· Subject: FAQ: How to Get Cheap Airtickets [Monthly posting]
Archive-name: cheap-airfare
Last-Modified: Thu Apr 23 15:38:18 1992 by Mark Kantrowitz
Version: 1.2
Size: 51761 bytes
This post is a summary of useful information for air travelers. The
focus is on obtaining inexpensive air fares, although other topics are
also covered.
Please mail comments, corrections, additions, suggestions, criticisms
and other information to mkant@cs.cmu.edu.
An updated version of this file is posted once a month to the
newsgroups rec.travel.air and news.answers. The version date for the
file is located in the header near the top of the file. The list is
also available via anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.cmu.edu in the directory
/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/mkant/Public/Travel/ as the file airfare.text.
Note that you must cd to this directory in one command, as
intermediate directories are protected during an anonymous ftp. Of
course, if your site is running the Andrew File System, you may access
the file directly without using FTP. You can also get the file by
anonymous ftp from pit-manager.mit.edu (18.172.1.27) in the file
/pub/usenet/rec.travel.air/How_to_Get_Cheap_Airtickets, or by sending
a mail message to "mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu" with the subject
"send usenet/rec.travel.air/How_to_Get_Cheap_Airtickets".
;;; ********************************
;;; Copyright **********************
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Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 by Mark Kantrowitz. Use and copying
of this information and preparation of derivative works based upon
this information are permitted, so long as the following conditions
are met:
o no fees or compensation are charged for use, copies or access to
this information
o this copyright notice is included intact
This information is made available AS IS, and no warranty is made
about its quality or correctness.
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;;; Contents ***********************
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Topics Covered:
Temporary Notes
Standard Tricks
Fare Classes
Classes of Service
Fare Types
Special Fare Categories
Flying Standby
Getting "Bumped"
Sympathy Fares, Emergencies
Refunds
Advance Purchase Fares
Travel Agents
Pets
Lost Baggage
Baggage Limits
Hub Cities
Flying International: Couriers, Consolidators
Credit Card Voucher Offers
Special Meals
Airline Reservation Phone Numbers
Frequent Flyer Programs
Complaints and Compliments
Glossary
Miscellaneous Notes
Other Sources of Information
Further Reading
Jetlag
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;;; Temporary Notes ****************
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With the American Airlines fare restructuring, many discounted fares
have been eliminated, ostensibly because "everything's cheap now".
However, I am not eliminating the discussion of these discounts
because they still apply to some airlines. In additi