Air Travel

A subscriber asked readers for suggestions regarding appropriate amounts to tip wheelchair attendants in airports. Responses are shown below.

I have a heart condition and need to use a wheelchair in airports.

by Sondra Markman, Edison, NJ

COMPARING AIRLINES...

The iPilot Flight Simulator Experience at Munich Airport lets you “pilot” a Boeing 737 Next Generation with a fight instructor, choosing from 500 routes (such as flying over Hong Kong or from Munich to Innsbruck over the Alps).

A simulation flight costs €69 (near $96), half hour, or €129 ($178), one hour. Open 10 to 9 daily on the arrival level of Terminal 2. For reservations, phone 089 97583700 or 0162 8477738 or visit www.flyipilot.de.

I have a recommendation for a great company for off-the-beaten-track travel in Africa. In June ’10 I took a private, independent tour of Cameroon from CEMAC Tours (Box 4877 Douala, Cameroon; phone +237 75 61 94 86 or 97 92 70 23).

On May 23, another volcano began erupting in Iceland. In 36 hours, the Grímsvötn Volcano ejected 10 times more ash than did the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in all of April 2010. With the ash cloud drifting east, airports in Europe and Russia were put on alert, and many flights were canceled or diverted.

by Gordon Kilgore; Sharpsburg, GA

REPORT ON BRITISH AIR…

Ryanair, the low-cost airline based in Ireland, is allowing passengers to, for a fee, reserve seats in Rows 2 and the emergency exit rows 1, 16 and 17 on routes between Dublin and either Málaga or Gatwick. The seat reservation fee is £10/€10 per person, one way, paid at the time of booking online or by phone but not available for purchase at the airport.

The reserved seating includes “Priority Boarding,” which also can be purchased on its own for £4/€4 per person, one way, when booking the ticket or £5/€5 if purchased at the airport.