Airlines launch industrywide fare hike
October 23, 2009 ·
Major U.S. airlines have matched a domestic fare increase initiated by Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines, marking the fifth industrywide fare hike in 2009, a top fare analyst said on Friday. The $10 round-trip increase is the second hike in two weeks as carriers struggle for pricing power during the economic downturn, said Rick [...]
Airlines still looking for business travelers
October 21, 2009 ·
Airlines value premium travelers above other customers, letting them board first, eat a meal, and order a cocktail without whipping out a credit card. Many of them are business travelers who fly frequently and often pay higher last-minute fares than the jeans-and-T-shirt crowd on the way to see grandma. Anyone who questions why airlines treat [...]
Airlines improve on-time arrivals in August
October 6, 2009 ·
Arriving on-time was just a little bit easier for airline passenger traveling in August. The Transportation Department said on Tuesday that 79.7 percent of flights arrived on time in August. That was an improvement from 78.4 percent in August 2008, and 77.6 percent in July. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. was the most punctual of the [...]
Bag fees creep onto overseas flights
September 28, 2009 ·
It’s getting harder to leave behind baggage fees when passengers depart from the U.S. Fees to check bags on international flights are creeping in and may be here to stay. In the past three months, all the big U.S. carriers have added $50 fees to check a second bag on flights to Europe. Delta and [...]
Continental Airlines adds bag fee on international flights
August 27, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will charge some coach passengers on international flights $50 to check a second bag, joining several other carriers in imposing the fee. Continental said the new fee would affect passengers flying between Europe and the United States, including U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [...]
Airlines stocks rise
August 18, 2009 ·
Airline stocks rose modestly at midday Tuesday, gliding upward on gains in the broader stock indexes as investors recovered from the previous day’s sell-off. An analyst at UBS raised his target prices on airline stocks, saying that July and August revenue at the carriers was a bit better than he had expected. The Amex Airline [...]
Continental Airlines opens flights to Edmonton
August 18, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines said Monday it plans to begin nonstop flights from Houston to Edmonton International Airport beginning Nov. 1. The plan is awaiting government approval. The airline said that flights are expected to depart Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport at 6 p.m., arriving in Edmonton at 9:25 p.m. From Edmonton, flights will depart at 6:40 a.m. [...]
