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bumps up high-end fares
Apr 5, 2006 - Delta Air Lines Inc. has
again increased its high-end fares in
some markets after withdrawing from a
similar move last week
Northwest
Matches Delta Fare Increase, Passenger
Charge
Apr 6, 2006 - NWA matched a move by Delta
last week to pass facility charges onto
passengers on applicable domestic itineraries.
Exit-Row
Fees Worry NWA Flight Attendants
Apr 6, 2006 - Flight attendants at Northwest
Airlines Corp. are raising safety concerns
about the airline's program to sell exit-row
seats with extra legroom to passengers
willing to pay a $15 fee.
NWA
Pilots begin concession vote
Apr 7, 2006 - Pilots at Northwest Airlines
Inc. began voting Thursday on a new contract
that would cut their pay and force them
to work more hours.
United
rescinds business-fare increase
Apr 5, 2006 - United Airlines has dropped
the $50 one-way air fare increase it put
into place for business travelers last
week after other carriers decided not
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Delta
strike fear causing travelers to avoid
airline
Apr 6, 2006 - When Kay Rudd flew in Thursday
for a business meeting, she didn't use
her regular airline - Delta Air Lines
Inc. - even though she could have caught
a Delta plane from an airport just 33
miles from her home.
Strike
Vote Puts Delta in Limbo
Apr 6, 2006 - With Delta Air Line pilots
threatening to strike, local travel agents
say they are advising clients to book
flights on other carriers if possible.
Delta
pilots likely won't strike, but consequences
great if they do
Apr 6, 2006 - Delta Air Lines Inc. can
look forward to a "slow death and
ultimately a possible distressed merger"
if it cannot reach a contract accord with
its pilots and full cutting costs are
not achieved.
Fly
Business Class for less
Apr 4, 2006 - Air Tran Airways is currently
offering discounted business class rates
for travel between select U.S. cities.
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Airlines
& Airport News |
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Airways traffic drops 10.7%
Apr 6, 2006 - US Airways Group Inc. reports a
10.7 percent drop in traffic for March. But with
reduced capacity, the airline did a slightly better
job of filling its planes.
Judge:
NWA mechanics can't get benefits
Apr 6, 2006 - Northwest Airlines Corp. mechanics
are still not eligible for unemployment benefits,
a Minnesota judge ruled Wednesday, according to
media reports.
Bermuda
bans smoking in bars and restaurants
Mar 3, 2006 - A smoking ban in Bermuda's bars
and restaurants began on Saturday with drinkers
who sneak an illegal puff eventually facing fines
of $250.-
Parables
of the frequent-flier programs
Time to share two new frequent-flier program parables.
The one about the heretic and the bottled water
and the parable of the holy man and the restricted-mile
awards. |
Continental
and Alitalia Begin Code Sharing
Apr 6, 2006 - SkyTeam alliance members Continental
Airlines and Alitalia are beginning to code share;
they are two of nine carriers in SkyTeam, which
also includes Aeromexico, Air France, Czech Airlines,
Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air and Northwest
Airlines.
Southwest
Airlines seeks gates at Washington's Dulles airport
Apr 5, 2006 - Southwest Airlines Co. will begin
service this fall at Dulles International Airport
outside Washington D.C., stepping into a void
left by the collapse of Independence Air.
Online
tools pack big punch for travel managers at large
employers
Apr 3, 2006 - En route to an important business
meeting, a seasoned road warrior arrives at any
given airport only to discover she's misplaced
her travel itinerary. No problem.
Airline
quality slipping, study finds
Apr 2, 2006 - Airlines are losing more bags and
customers are losing their patience, according
to an annual survey by university researchers
that rates carriers' quality.
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Boeing
hires director for Heath operation
Apr 5, 2006 - Boeing Co. has named Mike Emmelhainz
director of the company's Guidance Repair Center
in Heath.
We're
No. 1 in national travel poll
Apr 5, 2006 - Hawaii captured two of the top three
spots in this year's National Leisure Travel Monitor
survey of Americans' favorite travel destinations.
$1
for a bag of airline pretzels?
Apr 4, 2006 - Ask for a pillow and blanket to
help get through a long flight and you may be
out of luck. Or you may be able to buy a "comfort
package" from Air Canada for $2. |
U.S.
Airfares Rise: 2005 Shows Consecutive Quarterly
Hikes After Years Of Declining Prices
Apr 3, 2006 - Huge fuel costs, continued competition
amid record load factors and cutbacks in capacity
are driving major and low-cost carriers alike
to raise U.S. fares.
TSA
Screens NYC Heliport Fliers
Apr 3, 2006 - Business travelers in Manhattan
who want to take a short helicopter flight from
Wall St. to John F. Kennedy International Airport
can now clear airport-like security procedures
before they board the chopper.
Long-awaited
O'Hare Airport expansion takes flight
Apr 2, 2006 - After decades of debate and scrapped
blueprints, crews are moving dirt and pouring
concrete at O'Hare International Airport for the
largest airport expansion in the nation's history.
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Rail
/ Hotel / Car / Cruise News
No
hope for the cruise to nowhere - Read cruise lines'
fine print
Hotels
Seek Guarantees: Meeting Buyers Look To Secondary
Cities, As Chains Demand Revenue Minimums
Apr 3, 2006 - Hoteliers and other corporate meeting
service providers have begun to warn their customers
that they must book smaller events earlier to
ensure availability—or pay the price either
in guaranteed revenue minimums or by settling
for a lower-tier property or location.
Hotel
prices, tax included
Apr 6, 2006 - When it comes to booking a hotel
room online, figuring out the total cost of a
night's stay can be as annoying as listening to
a fellow guest snore through a paper-thin wall. |
RFP
Cos. Add Integration For '07 Bids
Apr 3, 2006 - RFP Express, Lodging Logistics and
Uversa International are modifying their hotel
procurement process tools to provide a more automated,
integrated solution for corporate travel buyers
and hoteliers in time for the 2007 bid season.
Small
Mtg. Space Scarce: Buyers Trying Techniques To
Address Tight Hotel Availability In The Short
Term
Apr 3, 2006 - Corporate meeting buyers have begun
to reexamine their internal policies and procedures
as it becomes increasingly difficult to find space
for small meetings. |
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Other
Industry Related News |
Screening
equipment fails in Nashville airport
Mar 31, 2006 - A software glitch knocked out the
computerized X-ray machines at Nashville International
Airport for five hours Friday, causing long lines
and flight delays.
Airline
delays, complaints on the upswing
Apr 3, 2006 - JetBlue and other low-fare airlines
once again held the top rankings in a national
survey of carrier quality, made public Monday.
The survey found that people are flying more and
complaining more.
DIA
security roughed-up mom, 83
Apr 3, 2006 - Sally Moon had to cool off for the
better part of this week before she could see
straight enough to write a complaint about a security
agent's treatment of her elderly mother at Denver
International Airport.
Cases
of unruly airline passengers fall, but bad behavior
still rampant
Apr 2, 2006 - Reports of disruptive and unruly
passengers have remained high since the Sept.
11, 2001, attacks, according to government data.
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Oil's
two-month high hits airlines
Apr 6, 2006 - Airlines closed in the red Thursday
after oil prices reached a two-month high, raising
concerns about the impact of high jet fuel prices
as summer demand picks up.
FAA
declares impasse in talks with controllers
Apr 6, 2006 - Contract talks between the government
and the air traffic controllers' union broke off
Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration
declared an impasse.
Business
flight across China leaves man stranded
Apr 6, 2006 - As the sun dipped low in the sky
last Sunday and his plane began its descent, Eugene
Nelson had a sinking feeling that something was
wrong.
People
fly more, complain more too, study says
Apr 3, 2006 - JetBlue and other low-fare airlines
once again held the top rankings in a national
survey of carrier quality, made public Monday.
The survey found that people are flying more and
complaining more.
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