October Airline Traffic Up at Independence
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NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Low-cost carriers Southwest Airlines Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp. and Independence Air on Thursday reported upbeat October passenger traffic figures, signaling greater demand for air travel and lifting airline stock prices.
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Airfares have risen nearly 6 percent this holiday season as carriers take advantage of strong demand to recoup some of their higher fuel costs.
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If you want to browse the Web at one, or even six miles high, your choices of airlines are expanding.
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Reflecting how airlines continue to fly fewer, smaller, fuller planes, Logan International Airport officials moved yesterday -- for the second time in six months -- to increase landing fees assessed on airlines by 8 percent starting Oct. 1.
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FORT WORTH, Texas - At least three major competitors followed American Airlines&#39; lead and raised some domestic fares $5 one-way and $10 round-trip this week, but it remained unclear Friday if the increases would stick.
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Continental Airlines  posted a better-than-expected 15 percent increase in quarterly earnings on Thursday on strong demand for trans-Atlantic and other international flights.
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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 through Dallas/Fort Worth now
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Traditionally, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year, and the American Automobile Association expected travel this year to hit pre-Sept.
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U.S. airlines have begun to withdraw a revenue-boosting fare increase initiated last week by Delta Air Lines, but it is too soon to say whether the bulk of the increase will last, a fare tracker said on Monday.
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Business travel by air is likely to  increase by about 10 percent in 2005 after an initial recovery  in 2004 but the uptick is seen aiding mainly low-cost carriers,  a U.S. industry survey released on Thursday found.
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Continental Airlines Inc. reported strong traffic, helping it cope with rising jet fuel prices.
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Independence Air&#39;s parent company reported a big loss yesterday, and industry analysts say the Northern Virginia airline could file for bankruptcy by January.
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Scandinavian Airlines, which is part of travel conglomerate SAS AB, said Tuesday it flew 2.5 million passengers last month, an increase of 1.6 percent compared to November 2003.
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Hawaiian Airlines is putting up impressive numbers, including some that really matter to travelers.
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Independence Air, which has struggled since its launch six months ago as an independent low-fare carrier, has been asked by bankrupt United Airlines to return as a feeder carrier, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
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Two of the largest U.S. airlines raised fares on Friday, aiming to take advantage of strong travel demand to boost profitability and offset the price of jet fuel, which despite recent declines, remains historically high.
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On Thanksgiving eve, one of the biggest travel days of the year, Independence Air&#39;s top executive, Kerry B. Skeen, sprinted from gate to gate in Washington Dulles International Airport&#39;s Terminal