Airlines drop latest fare increase
January 26, 2010 ·
Major U.S. airlines have dropped an effort to raise fares by up to $16 a roundtrip after some carriers resisted the increase. Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines confirmed on Monday that it had dropped a price hike from last week. American spokesman Tim Smith said Atlanta-based Delta had pulled the increase even before American did, [...]
Fewer flights, rising fares at some big airports
December 16, 2009 ·
Air travel isn’t as quick and cheap as it used to be from some big-city airports. Airlines scrambling to reverse their financial free-fall by dropping unprofitable routes has left travelers with fewer nonstop options and, sometimes, higher fares on remaining flights. Blame the recession and airlines that added too many flights to too many places [...]
Changing flight plans due to illness can cost you
December 2, 2009 ·
Passengers are encouraged not to fly if they are sick, but it could cost you if you follow that advice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people do not travel if they are sick, and that they stay home and avoid travel for at least 24 hours after fever or fever-like symptoms [...]
AirTran giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel
November 20, 2009 ·
Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent flier club members when they travel between Milwaukee and any AirTran destination through Feb. 10. When A-Plus Rewards members purchase travel, they will earn four A-Plus Rewards credits for every roundtrip [...]
Airline fares may be leveling off
October 5, 2009 ·
Air fares, which have shown steady drops throughout this year, are beginning to show signs of stabilizing. For travelers, that means the strategy of waiting to book so prices can drop even more has probably run its course. Fares in general are still much lower than they were last year. Travelocity reported that fall airfares [...]
Still traveling for business, but carefully
July 13, 2009 ·
Airfare wars and room-rate promotions are usually aimed at vacationers, but airlines and hotels are resorting to similar tactics to regain their traditional cash cow — the business traveler. Corporate travelers, who pay higher airfares when they sit in the front cabins of planes or book close to the date of travel, are flying coach [...]
Airline capacity cuts may lead to higher fares
June 12, 2009 ·
Plans by major U.S. airlines to slash the number of seats they sell may bolster fares this fall, further stabilizing prices that tumbled this year as economic weakness drained travel demand. Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and AMR Corp’s (AMR.N) American Airlines said they would cut their capacity deeper than previously predicted. The capacity reductions are [...]
