Ways to fly cheaper and hassle-free with pets
May 6, 2009 ·
We dress them up. We feed them gourmet foods. We treat them like members of the family. So when we have to fly — whether it be on a beach vacation or to grandma’s house, our pets are often a first-class priority. Bringing animals on flights has become more commonplace in recent years, but some [...]
Continental Airlines halves number of seats to Mexico
May 1, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines, the biggest U.S. carrier to Mexico, said on Friday it will cut in half the number of seats it flies to that country as swine flu worries keep travelers home. The schedule reduction begins on Monday. Continental said it will work with travelers to get them where they need to go, though schedules [...]
Airlines waive change fees amid swine flu outbreak
April 27, 2009 ·
Multiple airlines are waiving change fees for passengers flying through Mexico because of an outbreak of swine flu but have not canceled flights. Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines said Sunday it will waive its usual penalty for changing reservations for anyone traveling to, from or through Mexico from Saturday through May 6. It applies to [...]
Pets-only planes, from $150 per animal
April 22, 2009 ·
Airline service appears to be going to the dogs—and cats. Pet Airways has recently debuted as America’s first “pet-only” airline, with cats and dogs as the sole passengers. The company aims to alleviate the worries of travelers who have to transport their pets in the cargo hold, where animals risk dangerously high or low temperatures [...]
Southwest Airlines to offer 10 daily nonstops from Boston
April 14, 2009 ·
Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday it will launch service at Boston’s Logan Airport on Aug. 16 with 10 daily nonstop flights to Chicago and Baltimore. Southwest said it would operate five flights to Chicago’s Midway Airport with one-way fares starting at $89 and five to Baltimore-Washington International starting at $49 each way. Those fares come [...]
American Airlines unveils newest jet in fleet
April 13, 2009 ·
American Airlines will add the first of 76 new Boeing jets to its fleet this week in a move that the carrier hopes will cut fuel and maintenance costs. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft will replace about one-fourth of American’s current aging fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series jets, which have been the subject of several [...]
A look at airlines’ February on-time performance
April 9, 2009 ·
U.S. airlines’ on-time performance and baggage handling improved in February, while cancellations declined, compared to the same month a year ago, government data released Thursday showed. Complaints to the Department of Transportation also dropped year-over-year. Alaska Airlines, a unit of Seattle-based Alaska Air Group Inc., had the worst on-time arrival rate in February, while Hawaiian [...]
