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WEEK'S HEADLINES
'Trusted
Traveler' Program Knocked
June 22, 2006 - In another blow
to what has been touted as a revolutionary
way to speed up checkpoint security
lines, two of the nation's leading
aviation associations are warning
airports that the effort could backfire
and cause longer waits for most
passengers.
The Airports Council International
said in a letter this week to airport
directors that many checkpoint areas
don't have room to set up exclusive
Registered Traveler lanes. And the
Air Transport Association, which
represents U.S. airlines, said in
a letter this month that the program
will drain limited resources "and
ultimately may disadvantage passengers."
The letters come at a crucial time
for the long-delayed Registered
Traveler program, which Congress
conceived after 9/11 as a way to
speed up security lines for fee-paying,
pre-screened "trusted travelers."
Passengers would pay roughly $80
to $100 a year for an ID card that
would enable them to pass quickly
through special checkpoints where
they may not have to remove their
coat or shoes. Read
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Frequent
Business Travelers Pack Guilt
June 21, 2006 - Kathie Nunley, a
psychologist who traveled more than
100 days last year, was on the road
one day in 2002 when she got news
about her son, Keller, then 9.
European
Commission prepares new passenger
data agreement
June 20, 2006 - The European Commission
tabled two initiatives to put "a
legally sound framework" in
place for the transfer of PNR data
to the United States.
Carriers
Hike Some First Class And Walk-Up
Fares
June 16, 2006 - Delta pushed through
a fare increase on one-way unrestricted
first class tickets and walk-up
coach fares, raising each by $50
on domestic routes. According to
reports, analysts and other carriers,
all of the Big Six airlines swiftly
matched Delta's move.
Airfares
set to keep rising despite probe
June 22, 2006 - The cost of international
air travel is likely to keep on
rising despite a trans-atlantic
probe into possible collusion by
some airlines over ticket prices
and fuel surcharges, analysts said
on Thursday.
Airlines
face price-fixing probe
June 21, 2006 - British Airways
is among companies under investigation
for alleged price fixing of tickets
and fuel surcharges.
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