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From: maariano@watdaisy.UUCP (Marco Ariano)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Air Travel In Europe
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 11:28:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 26 11:28:32 1986
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Summary: 

Two of the best (read cheap) places in Europe to buy airline tickets are London
and Athens.  I don't know much about London but in Athens there are a
couple blocks in the downtown (whatever that means) just swarming with
cut-rate (-throat) places.  (The streets are Nik.. something and G..
something I think.  Let's Go! mentions them)  I went to 20+ of them
before buying a ticket to London from the last one.

By no means are they all reputable establishments so shop around.
Several are East Bloc airlines looking for hard Western currency.  I
suggest getting a transit visa before flying one of these even though
some people will say you don't need one.

Make sure to get an ISIC (if possible).  For the cheapest flights you
*must* be a student to beat some loophole in international regulations.  It
saved me $30-70 at least.

Buyer beware.  (And I won't even _begin_ to talk about Athens' airport.
Can you say 'pandemonium'? :-)

Marco Ariano                CSNET:             maariano%watdaisy@waterloo.CSNET
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