Southwest checks planes after hole forces landing
July 14, 2009 ·
Southwest Airlines Co. inspected about 200 planes overnight after a football-sized hole opened up in the passenger cabin of a jet in flight, forcing an emergency landing in West Virginia. Travelers on the Boeing 737 aircraft could see through the 1-foot-by-1-foot hole that appeared during the flight Monday. The cabin lost pressure, but no one [...]
New airline offers flights just for pets
July 13, 2009 ·
A new airline for pets is taking off with weekly flights to five airports across the country. Beginning July 14, Pet Airways is flying pets to and from Baltimore/Washington International; Midway in Chicago; Rocky Mountain Airport in Broomfield, Colo., near Denver; Hawthorne Municipal Airport near Los Angeles; and Republic Airport on Long Island serving the [...]
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 [...]
DOT says more flights were on time in May
July 9, 2009 ·
U.S. airlines have cut many flights and they are getting better at staying on schedule with their remaining flights, as more trips arrived on time in May than a year earlier. The Transportation Department also said Thursday that fewer flights were canceled and passengers reported fewer cases of mishandled baggage. Airlines have been cutting flights [...]
Thousands of British Airways staff agree to pay cut
June 26, 2009 ·
More than 1 in 6 British Airways staff have agreed to work for free, take unpaid leave or work part-time, the airline said Thursday after the announcement of cost-cutting measures last week. “This is a fantastic first response. I want to thank everyone who has volunteered to help us pull through this difficult period,” Willie [...]
Southwest means business as it comes to New York
June 26, 2009 ·
LaGuardia Airport is the smallest of the three major airports in the New York area, with just two main runways. Planes often sit in long lines on the tarmac, waiting their turn to take off. So why would Southwest Airlines, a carrier that boasts about its on-time prowess, want to go there? In many ways, [...]
New snag for Continental antitrust-immunity bid
June 17, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines’ bid to work closely with United Airlines and others on trans-Atlantic service has hit a new snag, with the Justice Department seeking to review the plan. The Transportation Department gave preliminary approval in April to Continental’s request for antitrust immunity so it could coordinate prices and schedules with United. But on Wednesday, Attorney [...]
