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The real deal on great airfares
(CONSUMER REPORTS) -- If you're thinking about taking a trip, maybe you've seen some offers that sound great. Not so fast. When you try to snag a great airfare online, sometimes it can vanish into thin air.
That's what Consumer Reports shopping expert,...Tags: Travel Alerts, Transportation, Air Transportation, Expedia Incorporated, Trips and Vacations
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What to know before you go: 5 tips for summer travel
The Charlotte ObserverSummer is the time for vacations, and all the hassles that come with them: Crowded planes, higher airline fees and unpredictable, often-rising fares. Airlines insist you're still getting a good deal when you fly. "It's one of the best bargains out there...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Delta Air Lines, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Air Transportation Industry, AAA
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Summer travel? Think beyond airfare
As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights. Price and flight schedules are clearly the primary factors for...Tags: Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc.
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation Security Administration, United Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, AirTran, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc.
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Study: Fliers happier with airlines than a year ago
Travelers aren't as disgruntled with their airlines as they were a year ago, based on the results of a national consumer survey released Wednesday. On a 1,000-point scale, fliers' overall satisfaction with airlines rose 14 points to 695, up from 681 in...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue Airways, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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Haiti travel getting competition
Miami HeraldTraveling to Haiti just got a bit more competitive. JetBlue Airways, the low-cost carrier that has become a major player in the South Florida and Caribbean market, said Thursday it plans to begin offering daily nonstop service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti,...Tags: National Government, Air Transportation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Caribbean Vacations, Mother's Day
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BRIEF: PA probes air pistol found in LaGuardia garbage can
NewsdayDetectives are trying to determine how an air pistol -- a pellet or BB gun -- wound up in a garbage can in the central terminal building at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Port Authority, Steve Coleman, said the "unassembled air...Tags: LaGuardia Airport, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Air Transportation Industry, Career and Workplace
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Spirit Airlines switches toll-free lines to not-free 801 area code
Spirit Airlines, the Florida-based no-frills carrier that introduced fees for carry-on bags, has found another way to pass on its costs to its passengers. The airline quietly replaced its toll-free customer help numbers with regular toll-charge number....
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: AIG, Yahoo, Gap, BroadSoft
ReutersMay 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including AIG, Gap, TJX and Yahoo, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Yahoo : Stifel raises price target to $31 from $27; rating * Retail:...Tags: Juniper Networks Incorporated, Delta Air Lines, Drugs and Medicines, Bank of America Corp., Range Resources Corporation
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Frontier Airlines to add carry-on bag fee, but it can be avoided
Frontier Airlines announced that this summer it will become the third U.S.-based airline to charge passengers a fee to bring carry-on bags into the cabin. Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air already impose a carry-on fee. But Frontier added a twist....Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation, Travel, Frontier Airlines Inc., Transportation
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