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To: TLindt who wrote (31)	1/17/1998 1:52:00 AM
From: chirodoc	Respond to of 728

SURF AND FLY: NAVIGATING NET FARES When airlines started offering cut-rate Internet fares two years ago, most shunned the full high-tech route and still made you wait on the phone to buy tickets. Now, that's changing. Air Canada, Northwest Airlines, and American Airlines--the inventor of Net bargains--now offer consumers the option of buying bargain tickets over the Web (table). Continental and Trans World Airlines will soon do the same thing. And when United Airlines launches its E-Fares program in the coming weeks, it will require deal-seekers to make purchases online and even allow them to pick seats. With the kind of deals carriers are offering, it's no wonder Internet fares have won a cult-like following. In the wee hours each Wednesday morning, most major U.S. airlines release E-mail or Web site lists of bargain fares on flights that remain largely unfilled. Passengers usually must leave on the coming Saturday and return Monday or Tuesday. The savings can be significant: American recently offered a $130 round-trip from Chicago to Boston--$1,000 off an unrestricted coach ticket and $125 less than the current sale price. A few weeks ago, TWA posted a $250 New York-Milan round-trip fare, about $550 less than a typical advance purchase coach ticket. Other U.S. airlines--such as Delta and Southwest--run occasional online-only sales, and two foreign carriers--Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa--have held online auctions of unsold seats. So where do you start? Go to www.1travel.com and click on ''last minute deals.'' This allows you to check all the available weekend fares from a given city. You can even sign up to receive a complete E-mail list each Wednesday. If you live in Los Angeles, for example, you won't have to worry about checking Alaska Air, America West, and Continental. A similar service, www.webflyer.com, is less extensive but worth a look. TINY WINDOW. Because airlines don't release their deals at precisely the same time, you still may want to go to individual sites--especially ones that let you sign up for weekly E-mail. American E-mails its special fares to 1.3 million subscribers each week, including a separate notice for international deals, while Continental and US Airways send out hundreds of thousands of messages. Keep in mind that the most popular routes often sell out in a few hours. So if you have an E-mail provider that is often slow--like America Online--you may want to check the carrier's Web site or even dial its toll-free reservations number and ask about online fares. Don't call United, though: It doesn't disclose Net fares by phone. Frequent fliers may get an additional bonus from using online ticket services. American is giving away 1,000 extra miles through June 30 to Aadvantage members who buy over the Web. And United may follow soon with a 500-mile award. Bonus miles or not, discount Net fares are well worth the effort of a few clicks of a mouse.

To: TLindt who wrote (31)	1/17/1998 1:54:00 AM
From: chirodoc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 728

we are at $10 now, after the business week article watch for a jump to 11-12......lots of folks read bw--almost as many as barrons!!!! maybe we should let it jumpt up--catch it on the way back to 9-10 and then jump on it. what do you think? btw......just bought a bit more of ckfr at 22....that means my average price is around 19--i'll take it. i cannot imagine that baby not going to 30 in the next few months. btw why do you think knight and co. changed it to "holdings?"