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MyTrunkshow
Joined: 21 Apr 2007
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Location: One map inch from Iraq
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 Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: How are flights booked out of Saudi? |
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| How are int'l flights booked for getting in and out of the Kingdom for Eid breaks and/or semester breaks? This is not including the annual ticket home for those who have it. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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I phone a travel agent, make a booking and then collect the ticket. With many airlines you can do it all online now.
The two airlines I use are Gulfair and Turk Hava Yollari. |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Depends entirely on where you are going to. You may get better value online, or you may get it from the travel agent. Some flights can only be booked online; some only through a travel agent. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lots of airlines to choose from. We are "encouraged " to use Saudi Arabian Airlines for the summer ticket - but have the option of taking cash. I am thinking of using Syrian Arab Airlines which flies three times a week from Dammam to Damascus. American colleagues are appalled and make cracks about Hizbollah. That just makes me more determined to use them.
Of course in this part of KSA we have the luxury of choosing between Dammam and Bahrain for international flights. |
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Mia Xanthi
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
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Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| How are your air tickets booked for int'l travel out of Saudi? |
NCTBA and Mark 100 would answer: quickly and with great urgency!  |
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Mark100
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Very funny because i saw the post title and i was just about to post as quickly as possible!!!!
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scot47
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I have noticed that teachers here are in one of two camps.
1. The first group think only of departure from KSA and are out of here like a shot immediately their teaching duties are completed.
2. The second group are a bit more relaxed and can spend a day or two before making a leisurely departure.
Which of these two have a healthier attitude ? |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Which of these two have a healthier attitude ? |
Depemds which group the person you ask belongs to. |
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Mark100
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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I have noticed that teachers here are in one of two camps.
1. The first group think only of departure from KSA and are out of here like a shot immediately their teaching duties are completed.
2. The second group are a bit more relaxed and can spend a day or two before making a leisurely departure.
Which of these two have a healthier attitude ? |
I have never met anyone who fell into category 2.
Without exception everyone I knew departed as soon as humanly possible.
That would make them very normal imho. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: Meet and Greet |
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"I have never met anyone who fell into category 2. "
Mark100 meet scot47.
Now you have.
Regards,
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Mark100
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Meet and Greet |
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"I have never met anyone who fell into category 2. "
Mark100 meet scot47.
Now you have.
Regards,
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Well he may be in need of serious medical help if that is the case.
I notice that you didn't put yourself in that category. |
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Mia Xanthi
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
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Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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Well he may be in need of serious medical help if that is the case.
I notice that you didn't put yourself in that category |
Well, I guess I have to put myself in that category. I don't even mind coming back early, so I must be in a category all by myself. Category 3? Still, it doesn't mean that I love it here, just that I find it tolerable.
And I am certainly not in need of medical help for this condition.  |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you Madam Xanthi. I am not alone, believe me, there are some here who spend whole vacations in the KofSA. But you see we get so many ! |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:13 am Post subject: |
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I also belong to category 2. The direct flight to Colombo leaves Dammam airport on a Thursday night and gets in at six the next morning, so I always have a leisurely day to do any extra shopping, arrange for somebody to look after the flat in summer, sort out the computer files (the big problem whenever I go on holiday) and sort out anything else such as travellers cheques or travel insurance (though the latter I now buy annually).
It also gets me back on the Thursday evening, so I always have the Friday to adjust to drying out. If it's summer, I always leave a couple of days later as I hate a rush.
I doubt if it's a question of sanity. I make a point in my life to avoid stress, so it's more a personal choice, towards which chronic disorganization has a significant part to play. |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| I am not alone, believe me, there are some here who spend whole vacations in the KofSA. But you see we get so many ! |
I believe you, Uncle Scotty!
There are some teachers in the magic kingdom who spend most of the summer time teaching (summer term) and they get extra bonus for that!
So, Uncle Scotty, where do you put this category? And do you think they need special medical check?
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| And I am certainly not in need of medical help for this condition |
Not at all, Teta Mia!
You are not by yourself, I know a lot of people who come back early for different reasons!
Also, I know some people who leave early for different reasons! |
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