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11 places you should definitely try to see on a round the world trip

By Payless Flights | Published: May 12, 2010

Our world is filled with must-see sights and attractions, and some of them are far easier to reach than others. Seeing the Eiffel Tower or the Coliseum in Rome is easy on nearly any casual swing through Europe, whether it’s early in your life or late. Sights like those are also surrounded by hundreds of […]

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Q&A on the volcano disaster

By Payless Flights | Published: April 16, 2010

Q: Impact on US flights? A: US airlines cancelled half their trans-Atlantic service immediately when the problem was first diagnosed earlier this week. David Castelveter, an Air Transport Association (ATA) spokesman, said US carriers cancelled about 165 flights out of 300 scheduled for Friday. Most of these were to the UK. The world’s biggest carrier, […]

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How To Throw a St. Patrick’s Day Party

By Payless Flights | Published: March 17, 2010

Some of the usual staples at any St. Patrick’s Day party are corned beef and cabbage as well as loads of green beer, but you can add some other green items of your own as well. There are green jellybeans and green m&m’s. While you may have missed to go spending St. Patrick’s Day in […]

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J.D. Power Ranks Best and Worst Airports

By Payless Flights | Published: February 24, 2010

J.D. Power and Associates released its ranking of the best and worst airports in North America, and overall, the evaluation was generally negative. According to J.D. Power, “passenger satisfaction with airports continues to lag behind that of other aspects of the travel industry, largely because passenger expectations of basic needs—such as prompt baggage delivery, airport […]

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FlyNet takes off again: Lufthansa relaunches broadband Internet on-board

By Payless Flights | Published: October 15, 2009

New partner Panasonic provides most powerful inflight hotspot worldwide East Meadow, NY, Oct. 12, 2009 — In mid-2010, when Lufthansa reintroduces FlyNet, its satellite-based Internet on-board service, the airline’s customers will once again be able to communicate above the clouds via broadband Internet. In addition to the wireless Internet access, the newly improved service will […]

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