Dan, and anybody else. <BR> <BR>On the aa.com home page, under SPECIAL ALERT, Check here for latest flight information. Click on that link and the next page will have NEW TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS. Scroll down to Baggage checked to the United Kingdom. <BR> <BR>I was planning to go from Raleigh-Durham through Gatewick to Munich this summer. May have to fly another way. <BR> <BR>Dick

I read the information Dick. I guess it will give me something to do during the 6 1/2-hour layover. Fun, fun, fun.

My Alitalia flight for later this month was cancelled from JFK to Rome. I called and asked for a refund. I was told it is a non refundable ticket. I said, "But YOU cancelled the flight, not me." After much persistance, I think I got the refund. I will never book on Alitalia again. Their customer service is the worst.

We were scheduled for a SFO to VCE flight on Alitalia for November 1, 2001. <BR>I just got a call from my travel agent who told me that Alitalia was not flying from SFO (I think they don't have alot of passengers). We are now scheduled to leave from LAX and Alitalia is picking up the tab between SFO and LAX.

My husband and I were booked on an AlItalia flight for Sept. 14th. It was cancelled and we were given the option to reschedule, a credit good for 18 months to rebook or a full refund. We opted for the the refund with thoughts that we will rebook when we know what's going on here in America. We did go through a travel agent on this one and did not have to deal directly with the airline.

Delta Airlines had nonstops to Venice out of JFK but I don't know if they still do(at least through August they did).You ought to check that out?

Flew Alitalia Sept 18, back on Oct 2. No problems, nothing. Alitalia offered unconditional refunds for all flights from Sept 11 to Sept 25. That includes the super low bargain fairs no airlines ever give back. <BR> <BR>What you're not telling Eric is that they cancelled one of two flights out of NYC, leaving a perfectly good flight for you as promised. In fairness to Alitalia, if you have one of those $500 flights to Rome, there's nothing that says you deserve a refund because they are giving you a flight at 6PM instead of one at 9PM. <BR> <BR>Alitalia is better than they used to be.

How do you know that the earlier flight was convenient for me ? Maybe there was a reason I bought a seat on the later flight in the first place. <BR> <BR>Also, why do you think I was leaving anything out of my first post? I truthfully stated my flight was cancelled. Everyone knows there are almost always other flights a passenger can take if their's is cancelled, but that subsitute flight may not be what they want or it may not fit into their schedule. <BR> <BR>The flight Alitalia sold me was cancelled by them. I choose NOT to buy a seat on another flight. Isn't that my right? When did I sign a contact obligating me to take any flight Alitalia chooses to put me on?