Airline News.For more airline data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm May 22, 2006 Airlines offer fewer special fares for children, seniors. Airlines offer fewer fares for children, senior citizens, the bereaved be·reaved adj. Suffering the loss of a loved one: the bereaved family. n. One or those bereaved: The bereaved has entered the church. and members of the military. Some airlines say there is no need for special discounts because they already offer low fares. Meanwhile, as passengers prepare to fly this summer, they'll pay a long list of taxes and fees. May 18, 2006 Agents, GDSs bearing brunt of fallout from airfare wars. Low-cost airlines The following is a list of low cost carriers: Asia Bangladesh
Airlines compete for first-class fliers. Airlines are competing for travelers who want to fly in first class between the U.S. and the U.K. Several airlines are adding flat beds, and upstarts targeting upscale travelers have entered the market. May 15, 2006 Airlines expect busiest summer in 40 years. Airlines are expecting packed planes this summer. Many airlines have reduced capacity to lower their fuel costs. Last year, passenger and cargo aircraft A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a used 19.9 billion gallons of jet fuel, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Air Transport Association. May 15, 2006 Airlines mull Mull, island, 351 sq mi (909 sq km), Argyll and Bute, NW Scotland, largest island of the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull and the Firth of Lorn. prepaid passes. Some airlines are considering selling prepaid passes to travelers, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney Scott McCartney is The Wall Street Journal's travel editor, as well as a regular columnist for the newspaper. Background McCartney currently lives in Dallas, though he is a native of Boston. He attended Duke University and graduated in 1982 with an A.B. writes. The passes would allow a traveler to purchase a set number of flights at a fixed price. May 15, 2006 Airlines tout premium service. Airlines are shifting their marketing away from fares and back to service geared toward high-end travelers who often purchase business-class tickets. Service was once considered the leading draw for airline passengers, with United Airlines urging customers to "fly the friendly skies "Friendly Skies" is the second episode of the first season of Journeyman. Plot Dan and his wife plan a weekend getaway in Oregon until he is transported back to November 20, 1975 and helps a woman give birth on an airplane. ," and American proclaiming that there is "something special in the air." May 15, 2006 Demand, fares increase for U.S. carriers. Demand for airline travel is rising as the number of available seats decline. Fares in the U.S. climbed 10.5% in the first quarter from year-ago levels, according to the Air Transport Association. The cost of fuel and less competition have reduced available tickets out of Indianapolis to a five-year low. May 15, 2006 Promotions help frequent fliers increase miles. Some travelers search for frequent-flier deals and take circuitous cir·cu·i·tous adj. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site. routes to boost the number of miles in their accounts. Meanwhile, some experts say it has never been more difficult to redeem miles for free travel. May 15, 2006 |
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