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mrtravel wrote:
> chilly8@... wrote:
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> > bill6410@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> >>I need to book a flight on Southwest in Dec. I keep watching everyday
> >>for them to open up that time period. Does anyone know when they
> >>change the "accepting reservations up to...." date?? Is there a
> >>formula - 60 days prior to the last date?? When should I start really
> >>watching?
> >
> >
> > For Southwest, and all the other "budget" airlines, there is no
> > computerised booking system available to the public. They dont want to
> > pay the commisions that services like Orbitz, Travelocity, etc, want.
> > If you want to book in Southwest, you will have to contact the airline
> > directly. There is no online booking for Southwest airlines, sorry.
>
> You can book WN quite easily at http://www.southwest.com
> It's not rocket science.
>
> Note: I clipped your ad. What does flying WN have to do with Cuba
> restrictions? Are you the guy that claims you are not subject to this
> restriction because you also have an Australian passport? If you are a
> US citizen or green card holder, the law still applies to you. Whether
> they are going to find out and cause you pain is not the issue. It is
> still illegal.
The law DOES NOT APPLY, becuase I LIVE in AUSTRALIA. I have lived
in Australia all my LIFE, I was born in Australia to an American
father, so I acquired both Australian and American nationality at
birth. Since I have lived in Australia all my life, Cuba travel
restrictions do not apply to me. As long as I do not live in the USA,
such laws will not apply to me. I live in Australia, so the US law does
not apply to me. I am only subject to laws which AUSTRALIA chooses to
impose upon me.
That not withstanding, since I go by way of New Zealand and
Argentina, USA law does not apply. It only makes sense. If you do not
transit the USA, USA does not apply to you. It also means that if I
want to bring souveneirs back to Cuba, avoiding a USA connecting city
makes the purchase not subject to ANY law, nor subject to seizure by US
Customs, since I do not transit the USA.
The various "budget" airlines that are popping up are staggering.
There will soon by direct flights to Mexico, from Australia. Just like
the New-Zealand-Australia route, it will be NOT SUBJECT ao ANY USA
jurisdiction, becuase I will be avoiding any US connecting city. The
future Jetstar route will go to Mexico City via Fiji, Tahiti, and
Acapulco. I will just change planes at that point for Havana. I will
avoid the USA, and anyh USA laws, by flying direct to Mexico from
Australia.
There is even the possibility of direct Sydney-Havana runs, with a
refuel stop in Tahiti, though I dont expect that at least until the
A380, 787, or 747-8 come into service. I would think that any airliner
in service now would really be testing the limits doing Tahiti to
Havana non-stop. Just like with the other routes, going direct to
Havana from Sydney, with refuel stop in Tahiti will be NOT SUBJECT to
ANY Cuba travel restrictions imposed by the United States.
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