Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-17 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Junichi Uekawa dijo [Mon, Jul 17, 2006 at 04:23:22PM +0900]: > > Sadly, it seems that all the flights go through the USA (or are > > absurdly more expensive), so it means many people will have to get a > > visa that is often denied. Even flights originating in the > > southernmost countries (Chile,

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-17 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, Generally, thanks for your responses. With this I wanted to evaluate the relative cost of getting to different places within Japan, so that I can have some value to work on deciding which place should be best suited. (i.e. the results indicate I should be using Tokyo or Kansai unless the other

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-13 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Margarita Manterola dijo [Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 03:42:43PM -0300]: > I know I am at the end of the world, but I still took the opportunity to > check the prices. As everybody else, I searched for the August, 22nd to > August 30th dates, from Buenos Aires. > > To go to Tokyo (NRT), the cheapest is

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-13 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Junichi Uekawa dijo [Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:38:04AM +0900]: > I'd like to have some helping hands do some research on how > > Tokyo (Narita, NRT) > Hokkaido (Chitose airport, CTX) > Kansai (KIX) > Okinawa (OKA) > > will cost around this time of year from around the world (using cheap > airlines

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-12 Thread Martin Wuertele
* Bdale Garbee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-12 04:23]: > work search personal search > >COS <-> NRT 1199.30 809.00 >COS <-> CTS 1663.301197.00 >COS <-> KIX 1289.50 809.00 >COS <-> OKA

Comparative prices for flights to Japan (was Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...)

2006-07-12 Thread Moray Allan
Flight prices for 22 August 2006--30 August 2006, all found using checkfelix.com to be comparable: >From London: LHR-NRT-LHR: 901.81 EUR LHR-CTS-LHR: 1539.31 EUR LGW-KIX-LGW: 731.48 EUR ** OKA: not found >From Glasgow: GLA-NRT-GLA: 1301.13 EUR GLA-CTS-GLA: 2728.85 EUR GLA-KIX-GLA: 768.06 EUR

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-12 Thread Margarita Manterola
I know I am at the end of the world, but I still took the opportunity to check the prices. As everybody else, I searched for the August, 22nd to August 30th dates, from Buenos Aires. To go to Tokyo (NRT), the cheapest is U$S 1600, going through LAX Without having to go to USA, the cheapest is U$S

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-12 Thread Bdale Garbee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Schmehl) writes: > Interesting... some of the flights are from Air France and I would need > to change my plane at CDG... are cheaper than your flights direclty from > CDG ;) That's routine. There may have been a point in history where airline ticket prices made sens

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-12 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060712 06:08]: Checked from Frankfurt-Rhein-Main (FRA) with expedia.de (don't know, if that is the cheapest or best search engine for flights; it's surely the only one I can remember ;) I searched for a flight on 22.08. and back at the 30.08., too. >

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-11 Thread Christian Perrier
Usuing my usual search engine (the one I use for all Debian/FLOSS related trips where the price is THE criterion, ie www.voyages-sncf.com. Prices in Euro. CDG is Paris Charles de Gaulle. I asked for Dep on Aug 22th, Return on Aug 30th By experience, prices should be similar from other major hub

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-11 Thread Bdale Garbee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Junichi Uekawa) writes: > I'd like to have some helping hands do some research on how > > Tokyo (Narita, NRT) > Hokkaido (Chitose airport, CTX) I could find no flights to CTX, so did some quick searching, and learned that the "New Chitose Airport" is actually IATA airport code

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-11 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Hi, > just a quick reminder: in .mx we discussed to plan two years in advance... I > dont wanna suggest a dc8 meeting now, but... I still think that plan is good. > Maybe this time decide about dc8 1.5 years in advance (Decembre or so) and > then speed up and decide dc9 2 years in advance. And

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-11 Thread Amaya
h01ger wrote: > Maybe this time decide about dc8 1.5 years in advance (Decembre or so) > and then speed up and decide dc9 2 years in advance. And 2 years also > for dc10 and so on. And have backup locations... Many interesting things were said in that meeting, but IIRC, it was not taped. Anybody t

[Debconf-team] DebConf8, 9++ locations...

2006-07-11 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, just a quick reminder: in .mx we discussed to plan two years in advance... I dont wanna suggest a dc8 meeting now, but... I still think that plan is good. Maybe this time decide about dc8 1.5 years in advance (Decembre or so) and then speed up and decide dc9 2 years in advance. And 2 years