Cost of fat air passengers takes off
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Fat Americans are eating into the US air industry&#39;s bottom line, forcing planes to consume ever more fuel to transport their bulk.
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BRISBANE, Australia Virgin Blue, Australia&#39;s second-biggest airline, has increased surcharges on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared.
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The Airbus A380 took off on its first passenger flight Monday, just months before the world's largest airliner is set to begin carrying paying customers with Singapore Airlines.
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Independence Air plans to raise fares from an average of $60 to the mid-$70s by this winter and to reduce flights even as it faces a $98 million payment due in January on the lease of its regional jets.
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Travel: Budget airline's plan comes despite credit market crisis and rising oil prices
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American Airlines last week extended the window for confirmed passengers switching domestic and Caribbean flights from three hours to 12. Now, passengers holding a confirmed seat can switch, for $25, to a confirmed seat on another flight up to 12 hours earlier or later and not worry about flying standby.
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Maiden flight 'Suite Class' package An Aussie air enthusiast has stumped up a cool $100,380 for the honour of travelling on Singapore Airlines' maiden commercial flight of the A380 Airbus, Singapore News reports.â¦
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Budget airlines are not revealing the full cost of travelling, according to a survey by Which?
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Budget airline passengers are paying more than the price advertised due to extra costs, a Which? survey claims.
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Rules doubling the passenger duty people must pay when taking flights from the UK have come into force.
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Flights on Air New Zealand&#39;s regional Link services will incur a $6 (inclusive of GST) surcharge a one-way journey (up from $3) and domestic main trunk jet services a $10 (inclusive of GST) a one-way journey surcharge (up from $6).
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The price of plane tickets is about to rise as travellers are forced to pay for the soaring cost of oil.
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Airline fares are at historic lows, but you get what you pay for. Airlines have cut back on food service, started charging passengers to talk to human beings when making reservations, stuffed extra seats onto already-crowded planes and in one instance, done away with in-flight pillows.
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American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways  doubled their fuel surcharges to $40 from $20 on domestic roundtrip tickets over the weekend, matching a move by Continental Airlines  last week.
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Just when passengers thought they'd seen it all in cost-cutting, the discount carrier Spirit Airlines is rolling out a new plan: Charge passengers up to $10 for every bag they check and $1 for every Coke they drink.
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Business & money: Risk of fares rising above cost of running services.
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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.