10 ways to maximize your miles

If you’re not able to redeem your miles or points for the flights you want, it could be that either you’re in the wrong program or you’re not employing the new tools and strategies you need in this changing landscape. Here’s a step-by-step plan for using your miles to fly where you want, when you [...]

Discount airlines start new round of short sales

Leading discount airlines have launched a new round of airfare sales for summer, but travelers may have to act fast and be flexible on dates to grab the best deals. Sales from JetBlue Airways, Frontier Airlines and AirTran Airways end this week. Frontier is touting fares as low as $98 roundtrip between Denver and West [...]

‘Insurance’ airlines don’t tell you about

Airlines are required by U.S. regulations to compensate travelers for up to $3,300 in the event that checked bags are lost or damaged. But that’s only for domestic travel. For most international flights, bag liability is limited to approximately $9.07 per pound for checked bags, which is virtually nothing (a 30 lb. bag gets you [...]

Delta Air Lines adding new service in Los Angeles, New York.

Delta Air Lines Inc. is expanding service in New York and Los Angeles, as it seeks to bolster routes popular with business travelers where it believes it can be profitable. Business travelers often pay a premium for their seats, in part because they tend to purchase tickets at the last-minute, when fares are higher. That [...]

British Airways strikers look for support in US

The union representing striking British Airways cabin crew will hold talks with a fellow U.S. union in Washington D.C. on Wednesday in an effort to bring international weight behind its walkout due to begin this weekend. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, meanwhile, urged British Airways and the Unite union to return to the negotiating table [...]

American Airlines wants exemption from tarmac rule

Add American Airlines to the list of carriers that want out of the government’s new rule to limit the time passengers can be held on the tarmac. American has filed for a temporary exemption with the Department of Transportation, saying delays caused by the closure of the main runway at New York’s JFK airport could [...]

Delta Air Lines to shift flights at Cincinnati’s main airport

Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to reduce operations at Cincinnati’s main airport from two concourses to one and take over the functions of a subsidiary that now provides ground-handling services at the airport. The changes could lead to layoffs for 840 Regional Elite Airline Services employees that now handle ground operations [...]