Continental flights linking New York/Newark and Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow are included in the deal, which gives members of Continental's frequent-flier program, OnePass, mileage-bearing access to Flybe's low-fare connections in Britain, Ireland and elsewhere in Europe, including connections through Gatwick Airport near London.
When the food comes, it does not always inspire, like an omelet-and-home-fries breakfast I had on American — part of a $986 full-fare one-connection, one-way flight from West Coast to East — where omelet and home fries had appeared to merge like something out of "The Fly".
Frankenheimer turned to more-commercial fare with French Connection II (1975), a sequel to William Friedkin's 1971 classic crime thriller.
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As a business traveler, he learned that driving a little farther to an alternate airport (say, Burbank International Airport) rather than a big city hub (like Los Angeles International) could sometimes yield a cheaper fare and a better connection.
WE all know how difficult it is to make a business trip these days, with pared-down airline capacity, higher fares, crowded planes, tight connection times.
Tales of doomed luggage, missed connections and fare disputes are legion, as are service reps and gate agents who say that they would love to help, if only they could.
Business passengers are no longer willing to pay premium fares for slick connections.
But Stewart's potential has not been fulfilled because of aging buildings, high fares and poor connections.
It added that the proposed link-up would "benefit millions of customers with greater access to discounted fares, more convenient connections and better access to a global network of more than 500 destinations".
