Fee Reversal! AA Drops $5 Fuel Surcharge On Frequent Flyer Tickets!
With little fanfare or announcment AA has done away with their $5 fee on frequent flyer tickets that they instituted in June. Hopefully in...
Continental To Join Star Alliance In Q4 2009!
Related: The key to being able to use your miles: Alliances!
Continental has announced that its transition from Skyteam to Star will take place in...
AA Going A La Carte…
"American Airlines plans to use a la carte pricing" 10/06/08-Cnn.com
"Is "A La Carte" Airline Pricing Inevitable?" 03/07/07-Dansdeals.com
Round 3: United Raises 2nd Bag Fee To $50 Each Way!
United kicked off round 3 this morning by adding a $50 charge for a 2nd checked bag each way. (They were the first to...
Continental Begins Transition From SkyTeam To Star Alliance…
Update: See the comments for basic info on Alitalia and the start of the new rates to Israel.
Continental Airlines is in the...
USAirways At Pittsburgh: Now At Less Than 10% Of What Once Was…
I remember back in my high school days in Pittsburgh around the turn of the century when the options for flights into Pittsburgh was...
United Backtracks, Reinstates Free Hot Meal Service On International Flights!
It's not often that we see an airline reversing a bad decision with it's tail between it's legs, but it's refreshing that they did! ...
Airline News Roundup…
Continental:
Effective 09/03, Easypass mileage awards will be capacity controlled for all non-elite members. Coach rewards will be based on "M" availability and Business/First...
Coming Soon: AA/BA Reciprocal Frequent Flyer Benefits!
British Airways has just announced that there will be an official announcement within the next 2 weeks or so about frequent flyer reciprocity with...
Dansdeals.com Guide To Everything You Wanted To Know About Standby Policies!
Here are the current standby policies of the major carriers as of 07/31 and incorporates the policy changes by AA, Frontier and USAirways that...
Israir To Discontinue JFK-Tel Aviv Service…
Citing fuel costs, Israir will discontinue their JFK-Tel Aviv service after this summer.
With the low-cost carrier out of the market, expect airfares to be...
Leaked: Continental’s New BusinessFirst Seat!
For a short period of time Continental had information on their new BusinessFirst seat up on their website. This was confirmed by Continental to...
Domestic Airlines Joining The Fuel Surcharge Club…
Just a month ago I noted that while most foreign carriers charge a fuel surcharge on award tickets, none of the US carriers charge...
And We Have A Winner: USAirways Just Became A Whole Lot More USeless!
I'm in awe of what USAir has just announced. Sure, times are desperate, but there's only so much your frequent flyers will put...
United To Start Charging For All Luggage…
Related:
United Airlines: We Really, Really Don’t Want Your Business. (Honest!)
Airline Ticket Change Fees Are On The Rise…
2nd Checked Bag Fee Roundup…
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Continental (Finally) Will Launch A Lifetime Elite Status Program!
Continental is finally launching a million miler program. They join AA, Delta, and United in offering lifetime perks for people who have flown...
Stealth Mileage Deflation: Airlines That Charge Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets…
In today's hostile environment for airlines the most profitable part of their entire operation is often the selling of frequent flyer miles. Companies,...
Continental’s New Mobile Portal: Empowering You.
With all of the bad news in the aviation industry I'd like to talk about something positive. Continental recently launched one of the most...
AA: No More Free Domestic Checked Luggage For Non-Elites; Other Fees On The Rise.
AA has started off the next round of airline fees with a new $15 (each way) fee for the first checked bag in addition...
United Airlines: We Really, Really Don’t Want Your Business. (Honest!)
Effective 07/01:
Matching USeless Airways policy of the elimination of the 500 mile minimum mileage earned+minimum elite mileage earned for flights under 500 miles....
Jet Fuel Costs Force Jetblue Out Of…LAX?
Jetblue canceled its new LAX service that was schduled to start flying later this month.
While the media has said that small cities would be...
Airline Ticket Change Fees Are On The Rise…
Yet again, United started off the party about 2 weeks ago and the rest of the changes have all occurred since then.
This list will...
Hurry! 5% Off Continental Tickets!
Update-5:25pm: DEAD!
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Speaking of Continental, 2 thumbs way way up for having the courage to tell United to go take their sorry airline...
2nd Checked Bag Fee Roundup…
Update: AA has joined the party and United has extended the elite exemption to anyone traveling with an elite member.
Originally posted on 04/23:
Here is...
United Raises Change Fee To $150, Adds Saturday Night Stay Requirement, Matches Double Elite Qualifying Miles Promo.
United will now charge a shocking $150 (plus fare difference) to change a non-refundable domestic ticket. In addition in order to get...
Delta And Northwest Come To Terms On $17.7B Buyout Agreement…
www.newglobalairline.com
In what will be looked back upon as the beginning of the end for true US airline competition, Delta and Northwest have agreed to...
Delta Signs Tentative Agreement With Pilots To Clear Way For Northwest Merger…
I haven't reported on all the merger stuff for a while because honestly without the backing of the pilots I felt there was little...
Skybus Shutdown Caps Off What Has Been The One Of The Worst Weeks In US Aviation History.
Related: "Aloha, Aloha"
"Another One (ATA) Bites The Dust"
"How do you become a millionaire? Begin as a billionaire, then go into the airline business."
-Richard...
Another One Bites The Dust…
ATA (not to be confused with Airtran Airways) ceased operations today without any prior warning.
It's a good reminder for reason #1,203,304 as to why...
Alguém Aqui Fala Português? Name David Neeleman’s New Brazilian Airline And Win Tickets For Life!
As reported earlier, Jetblue founder and Brazilian native David Neeleman is founding his fourth airline in Brazil. Leave it to Neeleman to come...
HOT! Earn Double Elite Qualifying Miles On Delta Flights!
I honestly can't recall ever seeing such a rewarding promo to attain elite status. You can become elite (good through 02/28/10) with just...
As Seen In LGA…
In keeping with the airline theme of the day...
I had to snap a photo with my treo of this sign in LGA that I...
April Fees Day For Delta Airlines…
Delta will soon be changing their checked luggage policy, I am waiting until the official policy is released before commenting...
No fooling, all of these...
Aloha, Aloha.
Aloha Airlines abruptly ended 62 years of service today when it shut down today.
They were the victim of a prolonged interisland fare war with...
Jetblue News Roundup…
-Jetblue is launching EML, or "even more legroom," its own version of Economy Plus. Rows 1-5 and the exit rows will now have...
Airline News Roundup…
Bad news:
USeless Airways has matched United's nickel-and-dime 1 checked bag per non-elite customer policy.
Good news:
Fortune explains why a Delta-Northwest merger won't work.
The Atlanta Journal...
Australia And US Sign Open-Skies Agreement, Will Fares Drop?
Service between the US and Australia has long been expensive and dominated by the United and Qantas duopoly.
(To be fair Continental does serve Cairns,...
New USAirways “Valuable Benefit”: No More 500-Mile Minimum…
Last week USeless Airways released the most ridiculous PR ever.
"As part of our continuing efforts to provide valuable benefits to our frequent flyers, US...
Breaking News: Jetblue Will Serve LAX!
Update: Jetblue will start with 3 daily flights to JFK and 1 to Boston on 05/21. They will fly out of LAX T6...
Price Of Continental’s Ticket To Freedom? $100.
Merger talks are back in full force in the airline industry, but I can guarantee that one company won't be the first to break...
