Airline News.Oct 16, 2006 Taxes, fees boost bargain international fares. Fees and taxes can make bargain airfares less of a bargain. Airlines generally tell fliers an approximate fare, but they do not know the final price tag until additional charges are added. An Air Transport Association spokesman notes international tickets include U.S. taxes and taxes for destination country. "Every country has its own rate structure that it associates with travel to and from its country," he says. Oct 14, 2006 Trans-Atlantic summer travel may set record, company says. Trans-Atlantic travel rose between May and September, and late summer statistics may confirm a record season, 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. travel research company Donald M. Martin & Co. In May, 1.4 million U.S. passengers traveled to Europe, a 6.9% increase from year-ago levels. Oct 14, 2006 Airline overbooking Overbooking is a term used to describe the sale of access to a service which exceeds the capacity of the service. Telecommunications In the telecommunications industry, overbooking -- such as in the frame relay world -- means that a telephone company has sold access to rates increase 40% in Q2. The number of travelers involuntarily bumped from flights increased 40% in the second quarter, with regional airlines overbooking the most, according to the Department of Transportation. Airlines say they overbook o·ver·book v. o·ver·booked, o·ver·book·ing, o·ver·books v.tr. To take reservations for (an airline flight, for example) beyond the capacity for accommodation. v.intr. flights because some travelers don't show up and some tickets are refundable. Oct 11, 2006 Some business fliers welcome chatty chat·ty adj. chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est 1. Inclined to chat; friendly and talkative. 2. Full of or in the style of light informal talk: a chatty letter. seatmates. The odds of finding a compatible seatmate seat·mate n. A person sitting next to another on a conveyance such as an airplane: "His seatmate was a gray-haired woman with glasses" Anne Tyler. depend on where you sit in the plane and what route you are traveling, frequent fliers say. Some business travelers say they enjoy talking with fellow travelers and often exchange business cards with seatmates in business class or first class. Other fliers, however, carry headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. and books to avoid being trapped in a conversation. Oct 10, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 9, 2006 |
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