Cheap Flights from London to Lax
May 4th, 2000, 12:25 PM
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Thanks for explaining. <BR> <BR>Oh dear oh dear, that the City of the Angels should descend to "Lax" <BR> <BR>Anyway,the answer is to look in http://www.cheapflights.co.uk, under Los Angeles (not under Lax) <BR> <BR>I shall welcome any reply, expressed in civilsed English, or Spanish. <BR> <BR>Ben Haines, London, Londres, not LHR <BR> <BR>
May 5th, 2000, 03:30 PM
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Hi Chloe... <BR> <BR>I book quite a few flights to the states, being a Yank living over here. I always check www.lastminute.com first. They seem to have the best prices if you are flexible. If not, check Flightbookers... good prices any time. <BR> <BR>Hope this helps... <BR> <BR>Anastasia <BR>http://www.greatbritaintravelguide.com <BR> <BR>
May 5th, 2000, 04:22 PM
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Ben, I believe that we in California typically refer to the airport of Los Angeles as LAX. That's not to say that we would refer to the City of Angels as LAX, rather we would call it L.A. Trying to remember what the abbreviation for Heathrow is--HRW? In San Francisco, we refer to the airport as SFO but please don't call our city that! Cheers!
May 5th, 2000, 06:52 PM
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You might want to try www.priceline.com <BR>I did well for my tickets for this summer. I bid $325 for tickets from Chicago to London they added taxes and fees of $75. We have afternoon flights with a hour and half layover in Toronto. Just make sure you read the details on bidding so you understand the restrictions because you can't change your tickets. Good luck with whatever you do.
May 5th, 2000, 07:11 PM
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I think that many, many people do refer to the airport as ELL-LAY-EX, Ben, though no one would ever say "lax". <BR> <BR>They also say JFK (Jay-Eff-Kay) and some Parisians say Say-Day-Zhay (though more say Wah-See (Roissy). And LHR (not HRW) seems perfectly logical and memorable to me for London HeathRow. <BR> <BR>The world of weird connections between airport call letters and their (sometimes long-ago) names can be an interesting subject in its own right. <BR> <BR>One of my favorites is MSY (New Orleans) because locals so badly murdered the pronunciation of Moissant Field (sounded something like Mwoy-Sey), which was the honorific name of the airport, once upona a time. Louisville is SDF (Standiford Field). Does anybody know the explanation for YYZ (Toronto)?
May 5th, 2000, 07:33 PM
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Re, Rex's question about Toronto (YYZ). I don't know the answer, but all Canadian airports start with the letter Y (YUL for Montreal, YOW for Ottawa, YQR for Regina, etc.), so they seem totally arbitrary to me. Certainly, the original name for the Toronto Airport, Malton, does not lend relate to YYZ. <BR> <BR>So what was the airport code before the New York airport's name was changed from Idlewild to Kennedy?
May 5th, 2000, 10:37 PM
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New York was IDL or IDW(if i recall). Also, since Los Angeles has 3 major airports that most regional airlines fly into, those of us who live in the Western U.S. need to distinguish the International airport from Burbank and John Wayne and the easiest way seems to be by designating it L...A...X. Maybe its a Hollywood thing???? <BR>
May 8th, 2000, 06:28 AM
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The Louisville airport is no longer called Standiford Field. We've gone upscale, and it is now Louisville International; however, the only way you could travel internationally without connections would be disguised as a UPS package. (It's a UPS hub.)
