Big Fare Increases, Crowded Planes, and More Delays
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BIG FARE INCREASES After United Airlines raised domestic fares across the board by $50 a round trip on Friday, most major carriers quickly followed with similar increases on many routes, according to FareCompare.com. The reason was sharply higher fuel costs. Delta Air Lines raised its round-trip fares by $50 immediately after Unitedâs move. American Airlines also posted $50 round-trip increases on 55 percent of its route system, though "conspicuously absent" are increases on its routes that overlap with many Southwest Airlines routes, said Rick Seaney, the chief executive of FareCompare.com. Then on Monday, Northwest Airlines also joined in the $50 increase on most of its routes. Continental Airlines, which initially raised fares by $50 on some routes on Friday, withdrew the increases Monday morning, but Mr. Seaney said it was unclear whether Continental might reverse course again soon. This was the second broad fare increase in 2008, and the 10th since last Labor Day, Mr. Seaney said, adding: "It seems the legacy airlines, United in particular, are forgoing the nickel-and-dime strategy of increases every few weeks and are going for the whole enchilada at one time.".
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Northwest, Continental, and Delta have a frequent flyer alliance. Too bad they're so stingy with their rewards.
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Between the endless security lines, crowded planes and ever-increasing flight delays, air travel has never seemed more difficult.
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Frequent and lengthy flight delays are increasing and worsening, putting 2007 on track to break records set in 2000, according to a Department of Transportation inspector general report.
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Airline passengers are used to worrying mostly about arriving or departing on time. Their carrier&#39;s financial condition? That&#39;s someone else&#39;s worry.
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A broad-based fare increase, initiated last week by Delta Air Lines Inc. and matched by US rivals, has unraveled, prompting expectations yesterday that the chances for further fare hikes are fading.
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Looking around San Diego&#39;s Lindbergh Field, it&#39;s hard to tell that the airline business is in distress. On any given day, tens of thousands of people make their way through its terminals to travel to destinations near and far.
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Major airlines turn in a surprising industry performance.
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The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting
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Study performed for USA Today finds longer waits at major hubs, as troubled airlines cut costs. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Passengers of the nation&#39;s largest airlines are experiencing longer layovers when making
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The odyssey of Jordan Bell and Dominic Turner last week was typical of the travails afflicting thousands of air travelers in this turbulent summer travel season: a two-hour tarmac delay, a missed connection to get home to Washington, an unexpected overnight stay in Chicago, a flight scrubbed by...
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LONDON -- British Airways passengers, plagued by staff shortages and technical glitches this week, are seeing more flights canceled just ahead of what&#39; was expected to be a busy weekend.
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Passengers flying toward their Thanksgiving feasts can expect to find crowded airports and packed flights on the way. By JEAN HELLER, Times Staff Writer.
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Luggage was stacked in rows longer than a football field Monday as airlines struggled to recover from the delays and mix-ups caused by regional carrier Comair's systemwide cancelations during the holiday weekend and the failure of US Airways' baggage system.
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Passengers face above-inflation price increases for rail tickets, train companies announce
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HEAVY suitcases aren&#39;t the only things weighing down aeroplanes and requiring them to burn more fuel, pushing up the cost of flights.
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Hawaiian Airlines is putting up impressive numbers, including some that really matter to travelers.