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No More Free Lunch For Coach Passengers Flying On United Airlines From Washington (DC) To Europe This Fall
Last Updated: August 22, 2008

No More Free Lunch For Coach Passengers Flying On United Airlines From Washington (DC) To Europe This Fall.

No more free lunch for coach passengers flying on United Airlines from Washington (DC) to Europe this Fall.Click here for full story


AirTran To Offer New Nonstop Service To Columbus (OH) And Harrisburg (PA)
Last Updated: August 22, 2008

AirTran To Offer New Nonstop Service To Columbus (OH) And Harrisburg (PA).

AirTran  to offer new nonstop service to Columbus (OH) and Harrisburg (PA). From Columbus (OH), AirTran plans to offer on daily nonstop flight starting November 6, 2008 to Orlando and Ft. Myers.Click here for full story


AirTran To Discontinue Service From Milwaukee And Atlanta To San Diego On October 27, 2008
Last Updated: August 22, 2008

AirTran To Discontinue Service From Milwaukee And Atlanta To San Diego On October 27, 2008.

AirTran to discontinue service from Milwaukee and Atlanta to San Diego on October 27, 2008. This move by AirTran will probably bring airfares up from San Diego only to select USA markets.Click here for full story


Airfares To Savannah (GA) And Hilton Head (SC) Will Climb Sky High As AirTran Pulls Out Of Savannah, (GA)
Last Updated: August 22, 2008

Airfares To Savannah (GA) And Hilton Head (SC) Will Climb Sky High As AirTran Pulls Out Of Savannah, (GA)

Airfares to Savannah (GA) And Hilton Head (SC) will climb sky high as AirTran pulls out of Savannah, (GA) on October 27, 2008.Click here for full story


American Airlines To Extend Service To Montego Bay, Jamaica From Chicago, Dallas and Miami
Last Updated: August 22, 2008

American Airlines to extend service to Montego Bay, Jamaica from Chicago, Dallas and Miami.

American Airlines To Extend Service To Montego Bay, Jamaica From Chicago, Dallas and Miami.Click here for full story


Delta Airlines And Northwest Airlines Receive Government Approval To Code Share Trans-Pacific Flights
Last Updated: August 20, 2008

Effective for travel beginning August 30, 2008, flights originating or connecting through Detroit, Minneapolis or Honolulu on Delta Airlines or Northwest Airlines will give customers the choice to plate their travel sole on Delta Airlines while still flying 10% on Northwest Airlines

From Detroit, Northwest Airlines offers nonstop service to Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya; From Minneapolis to Tokyo; And from Honolulu to Tokyo or Osaka.Click here for full story


US Airways Plans New International Service From Their Philadelphia Gateway To Tel Aviv
Last Updated: August 20, 2008

US Airways has announced that beginning July 2, 2009, they will begin new nonstop service from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv. This new service must still be approved by U.S. Department of Transportation and Israeli government.Click here for full story


American Airlines Becomes The First Major Domestic Airline To Launch USA Travelers Internet Service At 30,000 Feet
Last Updated: August 20, 2008

The world of travel has changed today as American Airlines introduces air travelers in America the first onboard internet service.Click here for full story


AirTran Is Hiking Fees For The Second Checked Bag, Oversized Bags And Overweight Bags
Last Updated: August 20, 2008

Travelers who have purchased tickets on AirTran after August 14, 2008, will have to pay more to check bags starting September 17, 2008. Tickets purchased prior to August 15, 2009 can still check a second bag for a $10 prepaid online or $20 at the airport.Click here for full story


Sir Richard Branson Introduces Virgin Galactic, The First Commercial Aircraft To Fly Into Outer Space. Tickets Now On Sale!
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

Today, July 28, 2008, Richard Branson introduces White Knight Two, the first proto-type that Branson plans to launch in 2010, as the first commercial aircraft to take paying passengers into outer space.Click here for full story


Midwest Airlines To Discontinue Service From Milwaukee To 11 Destinations On September 8, 2008
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

If you have tickets on Midwest Airlines or Midwest Connect Regional jet to one of the 11 cities that Midwest will discontinue, you better get in gear to book reservations. On September 8, 2008, Midwest Airlines plan to reduce flights by as much as 40%.Click here for full story


Air Tran Airways To Expand Service At Milwaukee To Fill Void Of Midwest Airlines Service Cuts
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

Air Tran Airways will add new nonstop service from Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale and also plans to add yearly service to Baltimore.Click here for full story


JetBlue To Charge $7 Bucks For New Blankets And Pillows. Plus, You Get To Keep Them
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

JetBlue Airways to charge $7 for new blankets and pillows. Now, before all of you get upset out there it's very hard to find clean pillows and blankets on most major airlines today.Click here for full story


Flyer Beware: Major Airlines Report Bogus Emails Containing Major Virus
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

If you received an email from a major airline confirming a booking confirmation that you did not make, you better think twice before you open the bogus email.Click here for full story


Continental Airlines Has Seen A 60% Reduction For 2nd Checked Bag Since Implementing The New $25 Second Bag Fee
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

Continental Airlines has seen a major reduction in the number of passengers checking two bags. Since the new $25 fee has been imposed, Continental Airlines has seen a 60% reduction in checked 2nd bags.Click here for full story


Was Spirit Airlines Trying To Pull The Wool Over Our Eyes With Their $10 Roundtrip Internet
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

Everyday major U.S. airlines compare millions of airfares being offered by their competitors including low cost carriers such as Southwest Airlines, Jet Blue, Air Tran Airway, Virgin America, Frontier and Spirit Airlines.Click here for full story


Major USA Airlines Report Over $6.18 Billion In Losses In 2nd Quarter; Southwest Airlines Reports A Profit Of $321 Million
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

Southwest Airlines was the only major USA airline to report a profit for the 2nd quarter of 2008 (April through June).Click here for full story


Delta Airlines Is Going To Start Charging $50 For 2nd Checked Bag. The Highest Fee In America
Last Updated: August 12, 2008

Delta Airlines announced today that effective August 4, 2008, If a customer wants to check two bags it will cost them a whopping $50 extra. This new fee applies to all new tickets that are purchased beginning July 31, 2008. Delta Airlines currently charges $25 for the 2nd bag.Click here for full story


Worldwide Airlines Misplace Your Checked Luggage Approximately 80 Bags Per Minute. Over 1 Million Bags Are Never Found.
Last Updated: August 12, 2008
So the major airlines want to charge you between $20 and $50 to check a second bag? Only Southwest Airlines has no fee for the first or second bag checked. Not only are you paying for the second bag, on five airlines you pay $15 to $25 for the first bag.Click here for full story

International Fuel Surcharge Chart
Last Updated: August 11, 2008
"The cost to travel outside the United States is becoming more expensive due to special add-on fuel surcharges imposed by most U.S. and international airlines across the globe" - says Tom Parsons, CEO and founder of Bestfares.com.Click here for full story

Delta Air Lines To Change Frequent Flyer Program To 3-Tier System. They Say More Flexibility, We Say More Air Miles For Free Tickets.
Last Updated: August 11, 2008
Delta Air Lines has announced that effective September 2008 you will need to cash in more air miles for a free ticket. Actually, what they said was that they want to offer more "flexibility" to their SkyMiles frequent flyer members.Click here for full story

Congressmen Traveling To Sign Aviation Safety Bill Forced To Make Emergency Landing
Last Updated: July 24, 2008
A Continental Airlines flight carrying former presidential candidate Ron Paul and six other members of Congress to Washington (DC) made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Tuesday after a loss in cabin pressure.Click here for full story

Northwest Joins Delta And US Airways In Adding Surcharge To Redeem Frequent Flyer Mileage
Last Updated: July 21, 2008
Northwest Joins Delta And US Airways In Adding Surcharge To Redeem Frequent Flyer Mileage.

The latest new fee being imposed by airlines struggling to cope with rising fuel costs is a surcharge to redeem frequent flier miles for airline tickets.Click here for full story


Want To Come Home Early? Want To Come Home Later? For 50 Bucks, You Can Change Your Flight
Last Updated: July 21, 2008
Want To Come Home Early? Want To Come Home Later? For 50 Bucks, You Can Change Your Flight.

Continental Airlines, along with a few other major airlines, now permits same-day changes to airline tickets.Click here for full story


Passengers, Please Turn Off All Cell Phones And Other Battery-Operated Items Or My Electronic Gizmo Will Catch You
Last Updated: July 11, 2008
Tom's Travel Blog: Passengers, Please Turn Off All Cell Phones And Other Battery-Operated Items Or My Electronic Gizmo Will Catch You

A couple of weeks ago, I was traveling from Dallas to Tampa on a nonstop flight.Click here for full story


Low-Cost Carrier ExpressJet To Cease Operation On Sept. 2, '08. What Cities Will Lose Service?
Last Updated: July 11, 2008
Low-Cost Carrier ExpressJet To Cease Operation On Sept. 2, '08. What Cities Will Lose Service?

ExpressJet, which operates a fleet of 205 aircraft, will cease operating under its branded name on September 2, 2008.Click here for full story


Airline Conditions And Contracts Of Carriage
Last Updated: July 11, 2008
It's age-old advice, "Read the Small Print" or "Read the Entire Contract Before Signing", and it's good advice... advice that many of us don't follow.Click here for full story

Movies On US Airways Go Dark On 200 Airplanes
Last Updated: July 10, 2008
Movies On US Airways Go Dark On 200 Airplanes

Movies on US Airways will go dark on future flights. The major airlines have already removed magazines, pillows, blankets and even lettuce to reduce costs due to high fuel prices.Click here for full story


Airlines Improve On-Time Performance In May
Last Updated: July 09, 2008
Airlines Improve On-Time Performance In May.

Domestic airlines improved their on-time arrival rates in May, although more than one in five flights still failed to get passengers to their destination as scheduled, according to government data released Monday.Click here for full story


US Airways To Eliminate Curbside Check-In At 32 Domestic Airports Including Atlanta And New York JFK
Last Updated: July 09, 2008
US Airways To Eliminate Curbside Check-In At 34 Domestic Airports Including Atlanta And New York JFK

Starting today, passengers traveling on US Airways who wish to check their bags curbside may want to check and see if such service still exists.Click here for full story


Northwest Airlines To Discontinue Three Nonstop Routes To Europe This Fall
Last Updated: July 07, 2008
Northwest Airlines To Discontinue Three Nonstop Routes To Europe This Fall.

Northwest Airlines, which has major hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis, will be discontinuing three nonstop routes this fall.Click here for full story


Delta And JetBlue To Reduce Service at Newburgh (NY) Airport; AirTran Leaves Altogether
Last Updated: July 07, 2008
Delta And JetBlue To Reduce Service at Newburgh (NY) Airport; AirTran Leaves Altogether.

Stewart International Airport located near Newburgh, New York has taken some hits with more to come. First, Skybus Airlines went out of business and eliminated all flights.Click here for full story


Spirit Airlines To Drop Service And Flights Including Islip-Long Island And Turks And Caicos
Last Updated: July 07, 2008
Spirit Airlines To Drop Service And Flights Including Islip Long Island And Turks And Caicos.

On August 1, 2008, Spirit Airlines will suspend service to Islip/Long Island McArthur Airport (airport code ISP) from Fort Lauderdale.Click here for full story


American Airlines To Discontinue Nonstop Service From Chicago O'Hare To 15 Destinations Including Honolulu And Buenos Aires
Last Updated: July 07, 2008
American Airlines To Discontinue Nonstop Service From Chicago O'Hare To 15 Destinations Including Honolulu And Buenos Aires.

This fall, American Airlines plans to reduce its American and American Eagle service from Chicago O'Hare to 431 daily flights due to rising fuel prices.Click here for full story


Some Airlines No Longer Accepting Cash For Onboard Purchases
Last Updated: July 05, 2008
Effective August 5, Alaska Airlines will become the latest carrier to go cashless for in-flight purchases such as headphones, cocktails and snacks.Click here for full story

All Six Major Airlines Raise Airfares With $20 Roundtrip Fuel Surcharge Increase
Last Updated: July 05, 2008
The fireworks started early this 4th of July weekend with United Airlines raising airfares by adding an additional $20 in fuel surcharges on routes where United Airlines does not compete with the low cost airlines such as Southwest Airlines.Click here for full story

Northwest Airlines Increases Ticket Change Fee; To Start Charging For 1st Checked Bag
Last Updated: July 02, 2008
Northwest Airlines Increases Ticket Change Fee; To Start Charging For 1st Checked Bag.

Northwest Airlines Corp. is the latest airline to increase fees because of high oil prices.Click here for full story


Lost And Delayed Baggage Numbers - Don't Be One Of Them
Last Updated: July 01, 2008
There's been an increase in the number of lost and delayed bags. The percentage has nearly doubled over last year's performance, and all airlines have been affected (some more so than others).Click here for full story

Kids Flying Solo - Unaccompanied Minor Rules & Fees
Last Updated: July 01, 2008
As the summer travel season approaches, it's time to review the various policies that airlines have for children traveling as unaccompanied minors.Click here for full story

Airline Travel With Pets
Last Updated: July 01, 2008
Traveling by air with Fido or Fluffy? Each airline has its own rules and restrictions regarding the type of pet, size of pet, and other requirements for allowing you to bring those four-legged (and in some cases winged, or gilled) members and of your family on your next trip by airplane.Click here for full story


 
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