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 [...]
How the travel industry can win you back
September 25, 2009 ·
The travel industry wants you back. But before you say “yes,” listen to Laura Salisbury, a teacher from San Jose, California. She mistakenly typed the wrong return date when she booked a vacation for her and her mother through Expedia. “All I wanted to do was give my mom a trip of a lifetime to [...]
Unruly behavior on planes not tolerated
September 18, 2009 ·
On a recent Southwest Airlines flight, a man dropped his pants and exposed himself to the female passenger sitting next to him, then punched her, according to an FBI affidavit. The plane was in midair, and the naked man reportedly grew angrier, screaming uncontrollably and shaking his fist in the air. The man had gone [...]
American Airlines parent gets $2.9B, shifts routes
September 17, 2009 ·
American Airlines’ parent company said Thursday it is taking on significant new debt at a time when revenues are being hammered, but the $2.9 billion in cash and fresh financing it raised should quiet concerns — for now — that it is in danger of a cash crunch and a bankruptcy filing. Passengers will see [...]
Airlines improve on-time arrival ratings in July
September 8, 2009 ·
Airline passengers got to their destination on time a little more often in July. The Transportation Department said on Tuesday that 77.6 percent of airline flights arrived on time, up from 75.7 percent during the same month last year. July’s showing was also an improvement over the 76.1 percent on-time rate in June. Airlines have [...]
Southwest Airlines adds charge to board sooner
September 2, 2009 ·
Unlike other carriers, Southwest Airlines doesn’t give passengers assigned seats, but now for $10 each way it’s giving customers a better shot at scoring a window or aisle seat. Southwest announced Wednesday that customers can pay extra to reserve a spot in the boarding line right behind elite regular fliers and ahead of families with [...]
Southwest Airlines reduces flights on 92 routes
September 1, 2009 ·
Southwest Airlines will temporarily halt flights on three routes early next year as it deals with a decline in air traffic and tries to bend its schedule to fit seasonal demand. The airline published a new schedule Tuesday that covers flights from next Jan. 9 to March 12. The airline will cut one flight per [...]
