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  1. 1. Do you only fly a particular airline?

    • yes
      27
    • no, whatever gets me there the cheapest will do!!
      54
    • I don't fly. (please explain)
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  2. 2. What airline do you prefer?

    • British Air
      13
    • Lufthansa
      10
    • Virgin
      3
    • KLM
      12
    • Alitalia
      0
    • Air France (please explain)
      2
    • Iberia
      0
    • Other - please explain
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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Domest not so loyal whatever is cheapest. But intrenational KLM the Gold skyteam is great.

Naturalization

7/14 Mailed Packet

7/19 NOA

8/14 Biometrics

8/17 In line for Interview

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I've never flown with Virgin, but always hear great things about them (I just go for what's cheap and fits in with my dates/times though). I always seem to get Delta & American coming up cheapest, and yet when I booked flights for my mum to come over for a few days & visit me & the boy when I was there... Virgin came up cheapest (with the connecting flights with Delta, I think). Typical! (She was very happy, though... but why do I never get that?!)

I will only fly Virgin for a transatlantic.
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2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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I've only ever flown American transatlantic. My fiance has flown both American and United - said both were comparable in service, but his United experience was tainted somewhat by the hell that is Dulles airport. :lol: Seems like AA is always a slight bit cheaper for me so that's really the only reason I've stuck with them (and having all the FF miles now doesn't hurt either!).

Domestically, not as picky. Though I've been finding American not much more expensive than Southwest - particularly if Southwest's promotional fares are all sold out - in which case, AA is almost always cheaper.

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I am about to fly Alitalia this Friday, from Germany to Rome and return Monday for 188 euro, or about 250usd, will see how that goes I guess....

Jodee

If you could would you post how that flight goes? They're offering really cheap flights lately but the reviews I've seen on epinion are horrific, though some people you just can't please.

I have flown on Alitalia one time from Madrid to Venice. It was a pleasant flight.

05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

05/28/2005 I-129F NOA1

06/21/2005 I-129F NOA2

07/18/2005 Consulate Received package from NVC

11/09/2005 Medical

11/16/2005 Interview APPROVED

12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

02/09/2006 NOA

02/16/2006 Case status Online

05/01/2006 Biometrics Appt.

07/12/2006 AOS Interview APPROVED

07/24/2006 GC arrived

05/02/2007 Driver's License - Passed Road Test!

05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

07/08/2008 INFOPASS (I-551 stamp)

07/08/2008 Driver's License renewed

04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Syria
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i take what is cheapest. i do like northwest/klm for the convenience of haveing all my boading passes right from checkin in cleveland. no ticket lines to wait in later. just find ur gate and off we go.

hassan seamed to like italia airlines. i guess they were cheapest when he came here. he like turkish air also.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Netherlands
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Even tho I preffer KLM/NWA, I had a pleasant experience flying with American to NL. Their service was great. Domestic I usually fly Delta but I looooove Midwest Airlines, they bake chocolate chip cookies on flight (smells heavenly on the plane) and all their seats are like first class! :dance:

Our AOS Journey

July 18, 07: AOS/EAD sent to Chicago

Aug 03, 07: Received Biometrics appt. letter

Aug 23, 07: Biometrics

Aug 30, 07: Transfer to CSC letter dated 8/27

Sept 19, 07: EAD Approval email

Sept 29, 07: EAD card Received

Oct 09, 07: AOS Approved

Oct 13, 07: Green Card in hand

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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I prefer Philippine Airlines for domestic and International flights. I find it warm and safe. I've tried others but its stinks. ewwwww(won't mention anymore)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Korea
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Been to Korea three times to visit fiance

1 - Korean Airline - very nice, nonstop from NY, but $1400.

2 - United Airlines - had to stop in Japan on the way over and San Francisco on the way back, but the price was $750 including taxes and fees. Got it from a travel agency in Georgia which mostly deals with people who speak Korean.

3 - could not buy my ticket 7 days in advance from the agency in #2, so had to shop around on the internet. Paid about $1175 for United to California (slept in airport) then Singapore Airlines to Korea, on the way back stopping in California again. Singapore Airlines is very nice.

Shannon 명철

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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I'm pretty loyal to Delta ONLY because we have their sky miles card. And between all the flights I have taken to Istanbul over the past 2 years, and all the flights my wife has made from there to here, we've accumulated nearly 60,000 sky miles a piece. One day when she finally gets her green card, we are going to take a nice relaxing trip somewhere :thumbs: (we've been thinking about going to Tokyo).....................and try to recover from this immigration headache. After 2 years of being apart, we NEED a vacation...and a break!

If it weren't for having a sky miles card with Delta, I wouldn't care what airline I fly with. And, even with the sky miles card, if I find a really good deal with another airline, I'm willing to fly with them. (For example, last spring , we flew with "ATA" to Chicago...because they were nearly $100 a person cheaper , at that time, for the trip.)

April 16, 2004 Married in Saint Augustine, Florida.

March 7, 2005 Wife left for Istanbul to serve J-1 2 year HRR. Was a very bad day at Black Rock.

May 23, 2006 USCIS receives application for I-130

June 12, 2006 Noa1

Sept 7, 2006 Noa2 I-130 approved

Oct 10 ,2006 Received fee bill from NVC

Nov 13 ,2006 Received Packet 2 DS-230

Jan 4, 2007 Mailed Packet 2 to NVC

Jan 22, 2007 RFE from NVC aaarrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!!

Feb 28, 2007 NVC received "checklist" response and original documents for the RFE

March 13, 2007 Case completed at NVC! Whoooohoooo!! Ankara, here we come!!!!

March 15, 2007 Case fowarded to Ankara Embassy

April 4, 2007 Interview. Wife gets handed the little green paper. Not good. Need to submit a few more things.

April 9, 2007 Items mailed back to Embassy. Crossing fingers, rubbing the "rabbit's foot", etc,..that this may FINALLY be the end.

April 14, 2007 Visa delivered! Wife is finally going to be on her way back home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 20, 2007 Wife enters through JFK. The days of grabbing my dinners at the WalMart deli....are now officially over!!!

Stay tuned to this channel for further updates..........

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Whoever (1) isn't Delta (2) has the best connections and (3) is cheapest, in that order.

Can barely even find direct flights to see my family on the other side of the country, let alone G's in the UK, so connections are crucial.

Bethany (NJ, USA) & Gareth (Scotland, UK)

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01 Nov 2007: N-400 FedEx'd to TSC

05 Nov 2007: NOA-1 Date

28 Dec 2007: Check cashed

05 Jan 2008: NOA-1 Received

02 Feb 2008: Biometrics notice received

23 Feb 2008: Biometrics at Albuquerque ASC

12 Jun 2008: Interview letter received

12 Aug 2008: Interview at Albuquerque DO--PASSED!

15 Aug 2008: Oath Ceremony

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Filed: Country: Czech Republic
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Traveling from Prague to San Francisco and back I like using European carriers, since they have a wide selection of one-stop flights. Lufthansa would be my favorite, then KLM; BA are pretty good also, but I really don't like Heathrow! I only used American carrier once (Continental) and the whole trip took almost 24 hours, flying Prague - Paris - Houston - San Francisco. Never again! :no:

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L&H

K1 Journey

2007-01-24 I-129F sent to CSC (day 0)

2007-05-07 NOA2 (day 103)

2007-06-23 US entry, POE New York JFK (day 150)

2007-07-20 MARRIED!!!

AOS Journey

2007-07-25 AOS + EAD applications sent to Chicago lockbox

2007-09-15 Biometrics Appt in Oakland

2007-10-17 EAD card arrived in mail

2007-11-19 AOS interview in San Francisco - approved pending FBI name check

2007-12-22 AOS approved!!!

I-751 Journey

2009-10-21 I-751 sent to CSC

2009-10-23 package arrived at CSC

2009-10-23 NOA1 date (time 21:03)

2009-10-27 check cashed

2009-12-01 Biometrics Appt in Oakland

2009-12-22 CRIS email: "card production ordered" - exactly 2 years from my CGC!!!

2010-01-04 10yr GC received!!!

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I like to fly KLM because it is part of NWA. Using them gives me more free miles under my World Perks. After you get a certain amount of miles travel you get a free ticket. So if you will be traveling a lot you should try to sign up for something like this. You may eventually be able to fly free oneday.

I-129F Timeline

1-03-07 - Mailed to CSC

1-09-07 - NOA1

4-11-07 - NOA2

4-25-07 - NVC received our case

4-27-07 - Case forwarded to Embassy

5-02-07 - Embassy received our case

5-07-07 - Received Packets 3 & 4

7-02-07 - Interview

7-23-07 - Visa Received

7-28-07 - U.S. Entry JFK

7-30-07 - Marriage

AOS Timeline

8-31-07 - Mailed AOS to Chicago Lockbox

9-03-07 - Chicago Received

9-19-07 - NOA's (I-485, EAD, and I-131)

10-15-07 - RFE for birth certificate

10-16-07 - Biometrics Appointment

10-19-07 - Sent Additional Info. for RFE

12-03-07 - Touched (Received Additional Info.)

12-10-07 - Ordered Production of EAD

12-10-07 - Advanced Parole shows up online

12-12-07 - Touched Advanced Parole

12-13-07 - Touched EAD

12-17-07 - Received Advanced Parole in the mail

12-19-07 - Approval of EAD noticed sent

12-20-07 - Received EAD in the mail

12-27-07 - I-485 transfered to CSC

01-02-08 - Received transfer notice in the mail

01-10-08 - Touched Case Pending at CSC

01-11-08 - Touched I-485

01-13-08 - Touched I-485

03-03-08 - RFE for I-864

04-17-08 - Approval of I-485

04-21-08 - Received Welcome Notice in the mail

04-21-08 - Received Green Card in the mail

02-16-10 - File Removal Of Conditions

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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we've pretty much stayed loyal to American Airlines since my move to the US -- they have the best rates and routes/schedules for us when flying to Halifax, and we've never (knock on wood!) had problems with our luggage.

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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