United Airlines tries $249 fee to check bags for a year
October 5, 2009 ·
United Airlines put a new twist on baggage fees Monday, introducing a sort of all-you-can-carry fee for luggage. The airline said travelers could pay $249 for the right to check two bags every time they fly United or United Express for a year. The annual fee covers domestic or international flights. It also covers standard [...]
United Airlines to borrow $659.1M against aircraft
October 5, 2009 ·
United Airlines said on Monday it plans to borrow $659.1 million against 31 of its planes, most of it to refinance debt from 2001. The company said paying off the old debt will cost about $556 million plus fees. It said the rest will be used for general corporate purposes, “possibly including the repayment of [...]
Frontier Airlines emerges from bankruptcy
October 1, 2009 ·
Frontier Airlines emerged from bankruptcy protection on Thursday, under new ownership but still facing a tough competitive situation at its Denver base. Frontier is now a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which beat out a bid from Southwest Airlines Co. Denver-based Frontier filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2008. It shrank while in bankruptcy [...]
American, United airlines add $10 surcharge on 3 busy days
September 25, 2009 ·
American and United airlines this week have added $10 surcharges for most of their tickets for travel on three busy days around Thanksgiving and New Year’s holidays. According to FareCompare.com, both carriers added the charge — technically, a fuel surcharge — for most of their fares for travel on Nov. 29, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, [...]
Airline traffic continues to decline
September 10, 2009 ·
Summer has come and gone without giving much lift to the nation’s airlines. The carriers offered fewer flights than a year ago, and they slashed prices to fill even that reduced supply of seats, according to August traffic reports released over the past week. Discount airlines fared relatively better in the recession, as they lured [...]
United Airlines traffic falls 4 percent in July
August 4, 2009 ·
United Airlines said Tuesday its traffic fell 4 percent in July, as a steep uptick in regional traffic partially offset a continued downturn in its core business. United said paying passengers flew a total of 11.15 billion miles last month, compared with 11.62 billion a year earlier. Excluding a 19.3 percent gain from regional carriers [...]
American Airlines hikes checked-bag fee by $5
July 27, 2009 ·
It’s going to cost you more to check bags on an American Airlines flight. American said Friday that checking the first bag will cost $20, up from $15, and a second bag will cost $30, up from $25. The change takes effect on tickets bought after Aug. 13 for travel within the United States, Puerto [...]
