Sentences with phrase «than flights such»

But there are also more general travel rewards programs out there where you earn credit towards more than flights such as hotel stays, car rentals, and more.

Not exact matches

A bit more than hundred years ago, before the plane was invented, there was simply no such job as pilot, flight attendant or ground crew.

The ban also means that, for the foreseeable future, travelers booked on more than 125 affected flights a day to the U.S. and U.K. will have to put devices such as tablets, e-readers, cameras, laptops, portable DVD players, and video games in checked baggage.

Points were worth an average of 1.03 to 1.08 cents apiece on such round trips, more than the average for all economy flights.

Airports that are frequently used as hubs to connect flights rather than as final destinations — such as Memphis and Cleveland — saw the number flights shrink 66 % and 44.6 %, respectively.

As of the moment, the company's popularity rests largely on hype fueled by celebrities such as Katy Perry and Ashton Kutcher shelling out the money for tickets on its first flight, rather than on actual achievement.

But I would question whether fishermen are more given to flights of fancy than a doctor such as Luke or an educated academic such as Paul.

More than 2 out of 5 responses (43 %) involved such strategies, including «going underground, flight, and accommodation to or support for repressive regimes.»

What they intended by it was something like this: Here is an experience in which we have found a wonder and glory, a beauty and splendor, such that it seems to be more than, although most certainly not opposed to and in flight from, the day - by - day experiences which are so familiar.

The documentary also touches on such ABA characters as beefcake forward Wendell Ladner and Marvin (Bad News) Barnes, who once said of a team flight that was to cross into a more westerly time zone and thus arrive earlier than it left, «I'm not getting on any time machine.»

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

Never mind the general public... Some examples: 1) the passenger in front of us on our first flight, whom when my daughter was crying while we waited to take off and I said something aloud such as «I'll nurse her once we take off and then she'll be quiet», had to tell everyone around us that she was a nurse and that I was essentially a bad mom to not nurse my baby during takeoff (sorry lady, but the reason I bought her a seat was for her to be in her car seat during takeoff as it's much safer than in my arms nursing).

«As we look at the moon on such an occasion, it's worth remembering that the moon is more than just a celestial neighbor,» said John Keller, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

«The bottom line is that we're paying a lot more attention to modeling very small accelerations, such as those exerted by solar radiation pressure, than previous missions have had to do,» said Michael Moreau, OSIRIS - REx flight dynamics system manager at Goddard.

The Continental flight — and the Air New Zealand and Virgin Atlantic flights prior to it — prove that such blends can be effective, or even better than petroleum - based kerosene alone.

They also discovered interesting patterns, such as how the birds fly up to six times as fast during their northward flight than they do in their southward migration.

After his hero's flight is aborted, owing to divine disapproval, and he returns to Earth (at a lesser velocity than his predecessor Icarus, I'm happy to say), Lucian ends his tale by considering some form of flying chariot, «in which a man may sit and give such motion unto it... as shall convey him through the Air».

Such vehicles, capable of making multiple flights, are called reusable lifting bodies (a lifting body being a craft that generates lift from its fuselage rather than from wings).

The first such map, from just 89 days of in - flight testing, is 10 times better than 3 decades of gravity data from all other sources combined, says aerospace engineer Byron Tapley of the University of Texas, Austin, leader of the U.S. GRACE team.

Flight recorders vary widely, but the latest models record more than 100 aspects of an aircraft's behaviour, such as which way the rudder is pointing and the plane's speed.

In view of the above - mentioned facts, while giving to M. Farman the credit for first publicly demonstrating that it is possible to fly in all directions, both with, against, and across a light wind, we nevertheless wish to recall to the aeronautical world the fact that to America belongs the credit of producing the first successful motor - driven aeroplane, and that to such men as the Wright brothers, A. M. Herring, and Gustave Whitehead — men who under the tutelage of Lilienthal and Chanute, have begun with gliding flight and gradually worked their way forward to the production of a self - propelled aeroplane in all its details, including the gasoline motor — belongs the real credit of having produced the first successful heavier - than - air flying machines.

«This is the first time anyone has seen anything like this, and it means that the process of forming planets from such disks is more complex than we previously expected,» said Anthony Remijan, of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, who with his colleague Jan M. Hollis, of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, used the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array radio telescope to make the discovery.

Our high potency probiotic pills are gluten - free, vegetarian - friendly, non-GMO, Kosher - certified, free of allergens such as nuts and lactose, and easier to check on a cross-country flight than a case of kefir.

At Parsley Health we also teach techniques such as meditation, deep breathing and modulating heart - rate variability to engage the parasympathetic relaxation side of your nervous system rather than the sympathetic «fight - or - flight» impulses.

There is far more concentration on action than narrative in this chapter, and as such, scenes like the infiltration of the ultra-secure Gringott's Bank in search of another horcrux is literally a roller coaster ride, ending with the Trio's exhilarating flight on a dragon.

We are living in such uncertain and challenging times that young people need to have this inner strength, this inner reservoir they can depend on and go to when difficulties arise, so that they are able to manage their stress, rather than seeing all things as a state of emergency where the fight - or - flight response goes off.

Updike was more than capable of such flights:

In February 2018, airlines also reported four tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights, compared to 32 such tarmac delays reported in January 2018.

In December, airlines also reported 21 tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights, compared to no such tarmac delays reported in November 2017.

In addition, this notice addresses the general question of whether carriers may require health documentation for carriage of service animals on flights from the U.S. into countries other than the U.K.. On February 26, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Enforcement Office issued a guidance document to assist carriers and passengers with disabilities in complying with both U.S. and U.K. regulations concerning the transport of service animals on flights from the U.S. to the U.K. by: 1) explaining the procedures passengers must follow to comply with the U.K.'s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS); 2) explaining the procedures U.S. and foreign carriers must follow to obtain an approved Required Method of Operation (RMOP) from the U.K.'s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); and 3) notifying both U.S. and U.K. carriers operating flights between the U.S. and the U.K. that failure to obtain an approved RMOP from DEFRA will be considered a violation of the ACAA by the Department's Aviation Enforcement Office and may subject such carriers to enforcement action.1 The purpose of this notice is to respond to inquiries from airlines and the traveling public since issuance of the February notice regarding foreign requirements for health 1 72

In June, airlines also reported two tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights compared to no such tarmac delays reported in May 2017.

The interface is far better than most, and it provides a better shopping arrangement than you get from lesser - known competitors such as Aluratek, Cool - er, and Cybook; for one thing, the bookstore integration via Wi - Fi means that you can buy a book while, say, sitting in an airport and waiting for your flight.

Other times, reward card users will quickly redeem their points or miles for merchandise or gift cards rather than much more valuable options such as an award flight or a free night's stay.

This mileage price also applies for short - haul U.S. - Canada (or vice versa) flights that are less than 500 miles, such as New York to Toronto.

I have been on planes where passengers became severly ill, more so than a dog bite — such as when Dr. Jed herniated a disc in his spine on our L - O - O - O - O - O - O - O - N - G flight to SE Asia sitting in tiny seats engineered for the shorter Asian flying population (no joke).

In this case, using a bank card that allows you to buy a ticket on virtually any airline using points — such as a Capital One Venture or a Barclaycard Arrival card — is going to make less sense than it might in other situations, because the airfares are relatively high this time of year, and redemption levels for flights on in those cards» programs are based on the dollar price of the flight.

The prospect of enjoying such fantastic accommodations on top of a flight that cost less than $ 200 roundtrip seemed too good to be true.

Round - trip flights to Europe for less than $ 200 may be music to many people's ears, but most travelers likely know the consequences of such a cheap fare: a lack of legroom, sparse amenities, and a myriad of extra fees for baggage, seat selection and more.

The 2x miles offer for Delta purchases is good for more than just flights; it also applies to services with Delta such as upgrades, in - flight purchases, and Sky Club access.

A.) because hotels are cheaper than flights so a free flight is worth more to us broke folks than a free hotel and B.) because there are lots of ways to get free stays without points such as Best Rate Guarantees.

They are brand agnostic, meaning you can book a flight with any airline, and you can use points to book travel other than airfare, such as hotels, Airbnbs, train tickets, rental cars, and tours.

I am sure, that there will be many people eager to travel directly to such far away destinations, where the flight time usually is more than a dozen hours.

It should be noted it's often more difficult to redeem rewards points for car rentals than for other travel expenditures such as hotel rooms or flights.

Highlighting the increasing availability of direct flights and showing that Canada's West Coast is no further than other long - haul destinations such as Australia and Europe may help to address travellers concerns.

In the past such alternatives included shopping catalogs and fee waivers often provide less value than free flights.

Such a flight would normally cost between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000, making your points far more valuable than they would be when redeemed for gift cards, merchandise, and travel reservations booked directly through American Express Travel, which are generally worth about one cent each, with occasional promotions that can increase their value.

However, you may be able to get even more value from those rewards when you redeem them in ways other than cash back such as free flight or hotel stays.

Alaska has award options such as First class flights to Asia for fewer miles than the competition.

good crew Pros: food was good and overall good economy class flight Cons: distance between rows seems shorter than other airlines such as Emirates

Currently, Air China offers more than 100 flights per week between China and Europe, serving such major European cities as London, Paris, Frankfurt, Rome, Moscow and Madrid.