Websites to help you manage frequent flier miles

What good are a million frequent flier miles if they expire before you can use them? All of the major airlines except Continental have slapped expiration dates on their frequent flier miles, generally one to two years. Activity on the accounts — like flights or credit card awards — will prevent expiration. But even frequent [...]

Airlines should pay bumped passengers more

The Obama administration wants to raise the amount airlines have to compensate passengers bumped from full flights to as much as $1,300. They pay up to $800 now. The Transportation Department unveiled the proposals Wednesday. The proposed changes also would give passengers 24 hours to cancel reservations without penalty. And the new rule would require [...]

Delta Air lines to launch nonstop Asia flights from Detroit

Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to start nonstop flights this week from Detroit to Seoul Incheon International Airport and Hong Kong. The routes, together with expanded flights to Shanghai, are part of Delta’s effort to build its hub in Detroit into a gateway to Asia. Delta said Tuesday that it offers nonstop service from Detroit [...]

Air India strike ends, over 100 flights grounded

Air India employees called off a two-day strike that grounded over 100 flights and left more than 30,000 passengers stranded, after an Indian court ordered them back to work Wednesday, officials said. The strike was a costly blow to the beleaguered national carrier just days after one of its planes exploded, leaving 158 dead in [...]

Airlines aim sales at impulsive, Twitter types

Fly to the Bahamas today for $10. Take a trip to Los Angeles tomorrow for $20. While airfares generally are higher these days, last-minute sales that ask you to fly at a moment’s notice are popping up everywhere. Why do airlines launch a sale that asks people to travel the next day or fly on [...]

Frontier Airlines to let small pets fly for $75

Frontier Airlines says it will let customers carry small pets on board, but it will cost more than some of the fares that Frontier charges its two-legged passengers. The airline said Wednesday it would let passengers bring along their small dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters or small birds for $75 each way. That matches [...]

Airports up, running as ash clears over Europe

A band of volcanic ash was drifting in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean Monday and adding hours to flights from North America to Europe as planes diverted around it. Flights across Europe were operating normally after the dispersal of another plume of volcanic ash that disrupted air traffic and forced some airport closures over [...]