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  • July 2008

    • Tips for Frequent Fliers

      newser  |  Travel Leisure  |  Jul 22, 08 8:45 PM CDT

      Tips for Frequent Fliers

      You sat in plenty of stuffy cabins to earn those frequent-flier miles: make sure you get a good trip out of them. Travel and Leisure runs down the best ways to earn miles and use them efficiently. Stick with one airline: The more you commit to a single airline, the better you'll be treated and the more miles you'll accumulate. Eat more, drive more: Rental car companies such as Hertz double the miles of some airline customers, and participating restaurants also offer such benefits. Ditch the mouse for the receiver: Booking a ticket by calling an airline agent can help you use your miles more efficiently than online booking. More »

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      list  • travel  • airline  • flights  • hotels  • car rental  • frequent flier miles  • leisure

    • Airfare to Get More Expensive This Holiday Season

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jul 18, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Airfare to Get More Expensive This Holiday Season

      Get ready—this holiday season is going to boast some of the most expensive airfares ever, USA Today reports. Because of high fuel costs, most airlines have cut back flight schedules; figure about 9% fewer flights in November compared to a year ago. Having constricted supply, expect the airlines to raise prices $50-$200 extra per seat. And don't bank on any late holiday sales. More »

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      oil price  • airline industry  • airline  • fuel costs  • holiday travel  • airfare

    • Flight Grounded Over Irate Passengers

      newser  |  MyFox New York  |  Jul 8, 08 11:55 AM CDT

      Flight Grounded Over Irate Passengers

      The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts,  obscenities. The crew responded by refusing to board the plane, citing a "hostile work environment," Fox News reports. More »

    • Italians Impatient With Alitalia Rescue Efforts

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jul 4, 08 5:33 PM CDT

      Italians Impatient With Alitalia Rescue Efforts

      Fed up with government efforts to resuscitate Alitalia, many Italians think Rome needs to face reality and let the airline die, Bloomberg reports. PM Silvio Berluconi characterizes Alitalia’s survival as “a matter of national security,” but it hasn't turned a profit in nearly a decade. The latest plan for Alitalia is a restructuring scheme by Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s second-largest bank. More »

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      Italy  • airline  • bankruptcy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • government  • bailout  • Alitalia

  • June 2008

    • EU Will Make Airlines Pay to Pollute

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 27, 08 5:57 AM CDT

      EU Will Make Airlines Pay to Pollute

      The European Union struck a landmark deal yesterday to regulate carbon emissions from airplanes, requiring carriers to buy pollution credits for all flights entering or leaving airports in the EU. The agreement, which should go into effect in 2012, marks the first time that airlines will have to pay to pollute in the European emissions market the same way that other industrial polluters do, reports the New York Times . More »

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      European Union  • airline industry  • greenhouse gases  • airline  • pollution  • air pollution  • carbon caps

    • Fuel Costs Bump Up Budget Airfares

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 3:43 AM CDT

      Fuel Costs Bump Up Budget Airfares

      Rock-bottom airfares are going the way of the zeppelin as fuel prices continue their climb into the stratosphere, the New York Times reports. Some budget carriers have gone bust. Others have hiked fares and begun to woo more business travelers, blurring the line between big carriers and discount operations. Southwest and JetBlue have ditched their caps on fares, with JetBlue doubling its one-way cross-country fare to as much as $599. More »

    • United Adopts $15 Checked-Bag Charge

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 12, 08 11:02 AM CDT

      United Adopts $15 Checked-Bag Charge

      United Airlines will follow rival American Airlines in charging $15 for a first checked bag. The new fee was announced today, 3 weeks after American set the precedent. United says the fee affects customers who buy tickets beginning tomorrow for domestic flights Aug. 18 or later. More »

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      oil price  • airline industry  • airline  • American Airlines  • United Airlines  • fuel costs  • luggage  • fees  • surcharge

    • Fake Airline Has Philly Giggling

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 6, 08 7:44 PM CDT

      Fake Airline Has Philly Giggling

      An ad for "Derrie-Air" airlines made Philadelphia readers the butt of a publicity joke today, the AP reports. The owner of two newspapers and an ad agency revealed that the airline—which claimed to charge passengers by weight, and be carbon-neutral—was cooked up to prove the power of advertising. And it's generating online buzz aplenty, a media company says. More »

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      airline  • newspaper  • Philadelphia  • weight  • hoax  • advertisements

    • As Oil Spikes, Airlines Rethink Business Model

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      As Oil Spikes, Airlines Rethink Business Model

      In the 30 years since Congress deregulated airline travel, the country's major carriers have operated on a bigger-is-better strategy: fly more planes to more routes and you'll come out on top. But with fuel twice as expensive as a year ago, airlines are not just raising prices, they're radically changing their business models. Less is more is the new philosophy, writes the New York Times . “Air travel will be less democratic from here on out,” said one travel expert. More »

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      oil price  • oil  • airline industry  • airline  • fuel costs  • deregulation

  • May 2008
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