Continental CEO says business travelers hold key
June 11, 2009 ·
Continental Airlines Inc. is pressing its corporate customers to step up their travel because business traffic holds the key to recovery in the slumping airline industry, Chief Executive Larry Kellner said Thursday. Business travel slumped several months ago as turbulence rocked the financial industry, and that led to cascading problems for airlines. For starters, business [...]
US Airlines say more flights on time in April
June 10, 2009 ·
Flights on U.S. airlines were on time more frequently in April than the month before and improved from a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Hawaiian Airlines had the best on-time performance, while Comair — a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc. — had the worst. Among legacy [...]
Flying in comfort — or not
May 20, 2009 ·
Fares, fees and destinations aren’t the only things that vary by airline. The width of your seat, the amount of legroom and the entertainment options available can make the time, well, fly by — or make a long flight feel a lot longer. Legroom is important to many fliers. Seat pitch — the space between [...]
Airlines post rare improvement in customer survey
May 19, 2009 ·
Airlines are doing a better job of taking care of the passengers they still have, according to a new study. Passenger satisfaction with airline service rose 3.2 percent earlier this year, the first increase in six years, according to a University of Michigan study to be released Tuesday. The increase came as the number of [...]
Airline traffic declines ease in April
May 7, 2009 ·
Passenger traffic is still falling on nearly all U.S. airlines, but the steep nosedive in March gave way to a more gentle decline in April, raising hopes that the worst of the travel slump may be over. But analysts say it’s too early to declare a turning point for the airlines, which suffered huge losses [...]
Regional airlines hit by falling travel demand
May 6, 2009 ·
U.S. regional airlines, ExpressJet Holdings Inc (XJT.N) and SkyWest Inc (SKYW.O) said on Wednesday their first-quarter results were weakened by shrinking travel demand in the recession. ExpressJet, which provides regional flights for Continental Airlines (CAL.N), said its first-quarter net loss shrank to $11.4 million, or 67 cents per share, from a $35.7 million loss, or [...]
American Airlines reduces flights to Mexico
May 5, 2009 ·
American Airlines said Tuesday it will reduce the number of flights to Mexico by about one-fourth, joining most other major U.S. carriers in reacting to falling demand amid public worry over the swine flu. American and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, will cut daily round trips from the U.S. to 31 from 42 currently because [...]
