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"Neil Williams" <wensleydale RemoveThis @pacersplace.org.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:04:55 +0000, DaveM <asma61 RemoveThis @dsl.pipex.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Civilised, sure, but if you consider sea a comfortable and pleasant means
>>of
>>transport, I'm guessing you've never been to Scandinavia in bad weather.
>
> Flying is unpleasant when there's a lot of turbulence, sea is
> unpleasant in a gale. In good weather, sea is more civilised than
> flying.
>
> Good enough?

I'd rather bounce around in a plane for 2 hours than on a ship for 24!
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In message <61u9f9F21ceiuU1.DeleteThis@mid.individual.net>, at 21:51:05 on Mon, 18
Feb 2008, "tim (not at home)" <tims_new_home.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk> remarked:

>>>>>I'm planning to make my next trip to Vegas with just hand luggage -
>>>>>electively, but since they cut my connection time in Atlanta down to 95
>>>>>minutes I don't see I have much alternative. What problems should I look
>>>>>forward to?
>>>>
>>>> Problems include:
>>>
>>>To be fair:
>>>
>>>> restrictions on number of items (could be just one allowed)
>>>> restrictions on size of items (smallish rollerbag)
>>>
>>>This is imposed by the airline.
>>
>> No, both (in the UK anyway) are imposed by the Government, as a way to
>> ration the time it takes to scan hand baggage.
>
>The quantity is, The size HMG use is the maximum size imposed by any
>airline.

It has changed over the last year. However, having studied the sizes
allowed by different airlines, it's not as simple as that.

For example, the UK rule is 20 x 16 x 9 inches, but United allows 22 x
14 x 9 inches. That bag will be disallowed because of the 22 inches.

Several other airlines allow any bag whose dimensions add up to 45
inches. So 21 x 21 x 3 would be OK. 15 x 15 x 15.

>>>> restrictions on weight (more an airline thing than airport)
>>>
>>>Ditto, some airlines have laughably small limits.
>
>Except Air Berlin with a pathetic 8 kilo (IME enforced).

Emirates have 7Kg (and 22 x 15 x 8 inches).
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"Roland Perry" <roland.RemoveThis@perry.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <61u3gsF206iosU1.RemoveThis@mid.individual.net>, at 20:09:32 on Mon, 18
> Feb 2008, "tim (not at home)" <tims_new_home.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk> remarked:
>
>>>>I'm planning to make my next trip to Vegas with just hand luggage -
>>>>electively, but since they cut my connection time in Atlanta down to 95
>>>>minutes I don't see I have much alternative. What problems should I look
>>>>forward to?
>>>
>>> Problems include:
>>
>>To be fair:
>>
>>> restrictions on number of items (could be just one allowed)
>>> restrictions on size of items (smallish rollerbag)
>>
>>This is imposed by the airline.
>
> No, both (in the UK anyway) are imposed by the Government, as a way to
> ration the time it takes to scan hand baggage.

The quantity is, The size HMG use is the maximum size imposed by any
airline.

>>> restrictions on weight (more an airline thing than airport)
>>
>>Ditto, some airlines have laughably small limits.

Except Air Berlin with a pathetic 8 kilo (IME enforced).

tim
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:51:05 +0100, "tim \(not at home\)"
<tims_new_home RemoveThis @yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Except Air Berlin with a pathetic 8 kilo (IME enforced).

And Germanwings (who are otherwise very good). I wonder if it's a
German low-cost thing these days?

What's Lufthansa's? I think KLM's is 10 but I never saw it enforced
in over a year of AMS-LCY and BHX-AMS.

Neil

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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:46:22 -0000, "Graculus"
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>I'd rather bounce around in a plane for 2 hours than on a ship for 24!

There is that. And a short, mildly turbulent flight can be exciting
in a way a rough sea crossing isn't (though that is a matter of
opinion, of course). But if the weather's good, I really enjoy sea
travel, and so long as it isn't an overnight[1] I don't mind how long
it is.

[1] Except the erstwhile Harwich-Hamburg service, where waking up
early to enjoy the full Elbe cruise was the best bit.

Neil

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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:52:36 +0000, Roland Perry <roland DeleteThis @perry.co.uk> wrote:

>In message <2dkjr39spntj3fcfk9au6qgog9n1dragmg DeleteThis @4ax.com>, at 18:46:06 on
>Mon, 18 Feb 2008, DaveM <asma61 DeleteThis @dsl.pipex.com> remarked:
>
>>I'm planning to make my next trip to Vegas with just hand luggage -
>>electively, but since they cut my connection time in Atlanta down to 95
>>minutes I don't see I have much alternative. What problems should I
>>look forward to?
>
>Problems include:
>
>restrictions on number of items (could be just one allowed)
>restrictions on size of items (smallish rollerbag)
>restrictions on weight (more an airline thing than airport)
>Ban on liquids and gels (some exceptions) and sharp objects.

Should be OK on all those fronts, provided I can pack the bag. My bag is
20x13x9". It'll have charger plugs for my pda and phone, but those items
will be in my pocket. Toothpaste I'll purchase on arrival, but my reading of
the restrictions is that integral razor blades are OK. If there's any doubt
on that I'll buy disposables there - I might do that anyway.

DaveM
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I remember that route. The ship wasn't upto the standard of the
Harwich-Esbjerg route but the last 3 or 4 hours crusing up the Elbe were
great. I seem to remember a brass band played to every large ship passing a
particular location. They certainly did for us...

dc


"Neil Williams" <wensleydale.TakeThisOut@pacersplace.org.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:46:22 -0000, "Graculus"
> <ReplaceWithMyMoniker.TakeThisOut@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I'd rather bounce around in a plane for 2 hours than on a ship for 24!
>
> There is that. And a short, mildly turbulent flight can be exciting
> in a way a rough sea crossing isn't (though that is a matter of
> opinion, of course). But if the weather's good, I really enjoy sea
> travel, and so long as it isn't an overnight[1] I don't mind how long
> it is.
>
> [1] Except the erstwhile Harwich-Hamburg service, where waking up
> early to enjoy the full Elbe cruise was the best bit.
>
> Neil
>
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:13:42 -0000, "dc" <dc.DeleteThis@dc.co.uk> wrote:

>I remember that route. The ship wasn't upto the standard of the
>Harwich-Esbjerg route but the last 3 or 4 hours crusing up the Elbe were
>great. I seem to remember a brass band played to every large ship passing a
>particular location. They certainly did for us...

They did for us as well, both times. A sadly-missed service.

Neil

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