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 TSG
management and staff extend our deepest
sympathy to the many people who have
suffered from the devastating effects
of Hurricane Katrina, and to those
in the community who have family or
friends who have been gravely affected
by this disaster.
To assist in the relief efforts by The American Red Cross, please click here. Our help is desperately needed at this critical time.
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NEWS HEADLINES
New Orleans airport closed to tourists: Normal operations may not resume for months
It may be a couple of months before tourists can return to New Orleans via the city's Louis Armstrong International Airport, but aviation director Roy Williams said the airport is "open and operational" despite some hurricane damage. MORE
Airlines cancel more flights, prepare for possible fuel shortages
September 1, 2005 -- With the airports in New Orleans and Gulfport, Mississippi, closed to commercial traffic, airlines that serve the popular destinations face a loss of business while dealing with potential fuel shortages. MORE
Amtrak Revised Service Information - City of New Orleans, Crescent, Sunset Limited -
September 1, 2005 -- Due to Hurricane Katrina and severe damage across the Southeast, Amtrak continues to implement a revised service plan for its City of New Orleans trains, which operate daily between Chicago and New Orleans; the Crescent trains, which operate daily New York and New Orleans; and the Sunset Limited trains, which operate three-days-weekly, between Los Angeles and Orlando, via New Orleans. MORE
Northwest Air cites bankruptcy threat
September 2, 2005 -- Northwest Airlines Corp., the No. 4 U.S. airline, forecast a third-quarter net loss of about $4 million per day as fuel prices rose in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. MORE
UPS Pilots Vote To Authorize Strike
September 1, 2005 -- United Parcel Service pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, the pilots' union said on Thursday, in an anticipated move that raises the stakes in a nearly three-year dispute with the world's largest package delivery company. MORE | |
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US Airways Resumes Normal Operations at All Gulf State Airports Except New Orleans
Aug. 31, 2005 -- US Airways and US Airways Express have resumed normal flight schedules in all cities served in the Central and Eastern Gulf Coast region, with the exceptions of New Orleans, following Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans service has been canceled at this time through the originating flight on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005. MORE
America West Airlines and British Airways Codeshare Agreement to end
September 1, 2005 -- The codeshare agreement will expire on 29 October 2005, and the frequent-flyer program relationship will end on 31 December 2005. Affected customers travelling after these dates will be contacted by their booking agent to confirm their amended itinerary. MORE |
Delta plane picks up 140 refugees from New Orleans
September 1, 2005 -- About 140 refugees from New Orleans flashed peace signs and laughed with joy on Thursday when they arrived by plane in Atlanta. MORE
Katrina May Hasten Delta's Bankruptcy
August 31, 2005 -- Hurricane Katrina could hasten Delta Air Lines' already likely bankruptcy and add to problems facing the rest of the hard-pressed US airline industry, Standard & Poor's. MORE
Continental Airlines Provides Relief for Hurricane Victims
September 1, 2005 -- Continental will donate 1,000 tickets to a relief agency to allow displaced residents of the southeastern United States impacted by Hurricane Katrina to relocate within the U.S. MORE |
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United outsources 777 heavy checks to Ameco Beijing
August 31, 2005 -- United Airlines awarded a five-year contract covering all of its 777 heavy airframe maintenance to Ameco Beijing, the 60/40 joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa. MORE
Northwest flies with stand-in staff
August 31. 2005 -- Northwest Airlines, into its second week of a mechanics strike, said on Tuesday it is prepared to operate indefinitely with a crew of replacement workers and outside vendors. MORE
Striking NWA mechanics confront replacement workers
September 1, 2005 -- Striking Northwest Airlines mechanics confronted replacement workers Thursday afternoon in an attempt to block the buses that take them to jobs at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. MORE
BA offered Heathrow delayed baggage advice
If your baggage has been delayed as a result of recent events, and you have been given a British Airways baggage reference number ( a ten-digit World Tracer reference) you can track your baggage online. MORE
Swiss Civil Aviation Blacklists Airlines
September 1, 2005 -- Switzerland's federal office for civil aviation (BAZL) published a list of airlines on Thursday that have been banned from traveling to or from the country in an effort to increase transparency and air safety. MORE
Delta AirElite Business Jets Partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Offer Customers Exclusive Benefits
August 31, 2005 – Delta AirElite, Delta’s private jet charter and aircraft management service, is partnering with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, to offer premier benefits to Delta AirElite Fleet Members and charter customers. MORE |
American Airlines to Reward Monetary Donations of $50 or More With 500 AAdvantage® Miles
August 31, 2005 -- American Airlines today announced a special reward of 500 AAdvantage bonus miles for anyone who donates a minimum of $50 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Efforts. MORE
Boeing, Machinists Brace For Strike
August 31, 2005 -- Boeing and the workers who assemble its planes are bracing for a strike as the machinists' union told members to reject the company's latest contract offer on Wednesday. MORE
JetBlue, Sun Country install cameras for pilots
September 1, 2005 -- JetBlue and Sun Country airlines have installed surveillance cameras that allow pilots to monitor passengers in an effort to avert a hijacking. MORE
Cathay To Increase Fuel Surcharge
August 31, 2005 -- Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it plans to increase its passenger fuel surcharge to help compensate for soaring oil prices. MORE
Alitalia denies more layoffs are in the works
September 1, 2005 -- Alitalia denied press speculation that it is increasing its planned workforce reduction to eliminate an additional 2,000 jobs as part of a revision to its business plan. MORE
KLM To Add Transatlantic Business Jet Service
August 31, 2005 -- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Oct. 30 will launch all-business class flights between Amsterdam and Houston, becoming the third foreign carrier to offer exclusive premium service between the United States and Europe. MORE |
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Car / Rail / Cruise News
Motorola and Avis bring personalized, real-time traffic updates and detours to Avis Assist, powered by VIAMOTO®
Powered by Motorola's VIAMOTO technology, the newly enhanced Avis Assist service will help keep drivers on track and on time by avoiding traffic congestion and construction along planned routes. MORE
Car Insurance rates expected to increase
September 1, 2005 -- Drivers will probably see auto insurance rates rise because insurers face up to $1 billion in losses for cars damaged by Hurricane Katrina. MORE
Amtrak Service Alert
August 31, 2005 -- Scheduled track improvements on the Union Pacific Railroad in Colorado will require Amtrak to use an alternate route for the California Zephyr between Denver and Salt Lake City during five periods in September, October and November. MORE
Carnival Cruise Lines update New Orlean Cruise itineraries due to Hurricane Katrina
Due to the indefinite closing of the Port of New Orleans from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, Carnival Cruise LInes will operate the cruises from Galveston, Texas.
The itinerary will remain as scheduled on all departures. The ship will embark and disembark at Texas Cruise Ship Terminal on Galveston Island. MORE
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Hotel News
Hotels 'bursting at seams' with Katrina refugees
Temporary home to a burgeoning influx of Hurricane Katrina evacuees and relief crews, cities hundreds of miles from the devastated Gulf Coast are reporting little or no room at the inn — and are scrambling to accommodate travelers with existing reservations. MORE
Marriott advises hurricane travel advisory
Marriott International, Inc. is working closely with authorities throughout the Gulf Coast region and other areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. DETAILS
InterContinental Hotels Group issued hurricane travel advisory and flexible policies
IHG guests who have plans to travel to these areas anytime over the next several weeks are encouraged to call 1-800-331-0573, IHG’s dedicated hurricane assist line, or call the hotel directly to ensure their room is still available. MORE
Hilton issued hurricane travel advisory and revised flexible policies
Guests with reservations whose travel plans have been disrupted directly by the storm, or who are planning to travel to nearby areas where evacuees are being relocated, are encouraged to contact Hilton Family toll-free reservations at 1-800-HILTONS to determine hotel availability. Cancellation fees for transient business at hotels directly affected by the storm (New Orleans area and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi) are being waived for arrivals through November 30, 2005. MORE
Hotels give guests a hand with GPS
September 1, 2005 -- Starting this month, The Carlyle in Manhattan and The Mansion on Turtle Creek and Hotel Crescent Court, both in Dallas, will be stocked with state-of-the-art Garmin iQue M3 GPS Navigators. MORE
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