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I'm trying to find out what airline flight someone is taking. I have a name and know the general travel plans and likely date. How can I find out the airline, flight number, and seat number? This is somewhat urgent. (You have my assurance that the purpose is legit.) If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate the help. Thanks, Declan
At 9:55 AM -0800 2/2/98, Declan McCullagh wrote: >I'm trying to find out what airline flight someone is taking. I have a name >and know the general travel plans and likely date. How can I find out the >airline, flight number, and seat number? This is somewhat urgent. (You have >my assurance that the purpose is legit.) > >If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate the help. Monica Lewinski and William Ginsburg are travelling on American Airlines Flight 420 on Wednesday, 4 February, departing Dulles Airport at 10:45 a.m., EST, and arriving LAX at 3:35 p.m., PST. Good luck reporting on them, Declan! --Tim May The Feds have shown their hand: they want a ban on domestic cryptography ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^2,976,221 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."
Or you could just call up the airline and pretend you are Tim May, and they will tell you. ;) On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Tim May wrote: > At 9:55 AM -0800 2/2/98, Declan McCullagh wrote: > >I'm trying to find out what airline flight someone is taking. I have a name > >and know the general travel plans and likely date. How can I find out the > >airline, flight number, and seat number? This is somewhat urgent. (You have > >my assurance that the purpose is legit.) > > > >If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate the help. > > Monica Lewinski and William Ginsburg are travelling on American Airlines > Flight 420 on Wednesday, 4 February, departing Dulles Airport at 10:45 > a.m., EST, and arriving LAX at 3:35 p.m., PST. > > Good luck reporting on them, Declan! > > > --Tim May
Hah! Assuming this IS what I'm trying to get (and confidentiality binds me from saying if it is or not), you didn't post the seat number. Keep sleuthing, Inspector May! -Declan On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Tim May wrote: > At 9:55 AM -0800 2/2/98, Declan McCullagh wrote: > >I'm trying to find out what airline flight someone is taking. I have a name > >and know the general travel plans and likely date. How can I find out the > >airline, flight number, and seat number? This is somewhat urgent. (You have > >my assurance that the purpose is legit.) > > > >If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate the help. > > Monica Lewinski and William Ginsburg are travelling on American Airlines > Flight 420 on Wednesday, 4 February, departing Dulles Airport at 10:45 > a.m., EST, and arriving LAX at 3:35 p.m., PST. > > Good luck reporting on them, Declan! > > > --Tim May > > The Feds have shown their hand: they want a ban on domestic cryptography > ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- > Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, > ComSec 3DES: 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero > W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, > Higher Power: 2^2,976,221 | black markets, collapse of governments. > "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway." > > > > >
Tim May wrote: > Monica Lewinski and William Ginsburg are travelling on American Airlines > Flight 420 on Wednesday, 4 February, departing Dulles Airport at 10:45 > a.m., EST, and arriving LAX at 3:35 p.m., PST. > > Good luck reporting on them, Declan! I assume Tim is joking here, but this info really isn't too hard to find. Just as an example, call USAir at 1-800-428-4322, press 1 for automated service. It will give you options to check scheduled flights and departure times. After you find the flight number, select the option to confirm your reservation or select a seat. It will ask for your frequent flyer account number, but if you don't enter one, the helpful computer will let you enter the passenger's last name instead. Several other airlines have similar services.. Happy hunting!