Posted by admin on January 27th, 2011
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A man wounded in a blast is evacuated from Domodedovo airport in Moscow, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, killing dozens of people and wounding scores, officials said. the Russian president called it a terror attack. (AP)
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Posted by admin on January 25th, 2011
While American Airlines is shunning travel agencies — online and in-person — in its battle with Expedia, Orbitz and Sabre over how to display its fares, German-based Condor Air is using travel agencies, rather than its own website, to offer promotional fares between Seattle and Frankfurt this summer.
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Posted by admin on January 20th, 2011
Some airlines in the United States have raised their fares for the third time in a month, and analysts expect Canada’s air carriers will follow suit shortly.
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Posted by admin on January 13th, 2011
Many domestic flights at New York area airports were canceled Tuesday because of the approaching snowstorm. it is a blow for travelers, especially those who also had to deal with grounded flights during the recent Christmas blizzard.
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Posted by admin on January 12th, 2011
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The airlines are at it again, imposing the first fare increase of the new year and the third within a month. The increase on many domestic routes ranges from $4 to $10 per roundtrip ticket, depending on the length of the flight. Southwest Airlines, which boasts about low fares, appears to be the prime mover behind the latest price hike. After some airlines made modest increases on flights to and from cities in the Midwest last week, Southwest jumped in and raised prices across most of its routes, according to Rick Seaney, the CEO of website FareCompare.com. Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins said the increases will help offset higher fuel and operating costs. Over the weekend, the Southwest increases were matched by other major airlines including American, Delta, United, Continental, US Airways and Frontier, making the price hikes likely to stick, Seaney said. American and US Airways confirmed matching Southwest’s increase, while others did not immediately comment. The increase mostly covers the usually slow travel period in January and February, since most passengers book flights within 30 days of their trip. And it comes as the airlines are grappling with higher prices for jet fuel. The airlines have more leverage to raise prices because they’ve cut flights and grounded planes in the last couple years. Travel demand was battered during the recession but has been recovering modestly in recent months. but with airlines controlling the supply of seats, even the modest pickup in traffic has led to fuller planes — and the opening for airlines to boost prices. Southwest raised prices $2 each way on trips up to 500 miles, $3 for 501 to 1,000 miles, and $5 each way on longer flights. Seaney said he thinks the latest fare hike has more to do with the restricted supply of airline seats than with fuel prices. U.S. airlines lost billions in 2008 and 2009 but turned profitable last year and are expected to make more money in 2011. they have boosted revenue by charging more for flights on peak travel days and imposing fees for checking bags, changing flights, and other services.
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Posted by admin on January 8th, 2011
Flights to and from Edinburgh Airport were halted on Saturday morning after nearly three inches fell on runways.
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Posted by admin on December 27th, 2010
“It’s looking very grim,” said Daniel Granholm, the school’s music director, shaking his head, as band members strummed a ukelele and played cards. “It’s going to be difficult.”
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Posted by admin on December 23rd, 2010
On Wednesday December 22, 2010, 5:24 pm EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is asking for an extra month to start its new flights between new York and Haneda airport in Tokyo.
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Posted by admin on December 8th, 2010
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Thousands of Asian tourists are Christchurch-bound after a cut-price airline had a record-breaking launch for its planned services.
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Posted by admin on November 20th, 2010
BERLIN – Rolls-Royce modified a problematic section on new models of its engine for the world’s largest jetliner months before one caught fire and blew apart over Indonesia, a Lufthansa spokesman said Thursday.
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