BALTIA readies for takeoff for flights from JFK to St. Petersburg, Dreamliner honored with Hermes awards, Boston’s Museum of Bad Art
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2012
Airline executives giving speeches across the country, see the airline industry as the most perfectly transparent industry in the U.S.A. when it comes to pricing — it is a comparison-shopping nirvana. Airline passengers, on the other hand, say airline pricing has become so complicated that figuring out comparative air travel costs requires a spreadsheet.
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Airplaneski! The fall of Soviet aviation, Air Canada sued over jet plunge, SWA, United clash over international flights at Hobby
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Many posts on Consumer Traveler are dedicated to the ever more creative ways airlines have created to make more money off passengers. Now, cruise lines are certainly getting into the act. With fees for some restaurants, classes and activities, not to mention little things like espressos and ice cream.
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Las Vegas’ most extreme adventure, one million passengers went through PreCheck says TSA, airlines ask for delay in fuel tank modifications
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At United Airlines, they called it the “cutover.” It was the final and most difficult piece of the puzzle in the merger with Continental Airlines, and it involved combining two complex passenger reservations systems. But some United passengers referred to what happened in March as something else: chaos.
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Spirit bows to pressure from vets, frequent fliers who flew too much being investigated, a business travel nightmare landing in the wrong city
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Many trips have some bumps in the road which need to be overcome. Many travelers can avoid mistakes which cause travel problems. Ned Levi lists seven problems travelers incur that can ruin their vacations and discusses how to avoid them.
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VIA Rail Canada debuts gourmet menu, AAA members can save on summer vacation with hundreds of discounts, Qantas to delay delivery of A380 in effort to stem losses
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We ponder the FAA letter sent to a passenger who shot a video of a bird strike from the window of a plane. The FAA responded with a harsh letter. And what about the AA management that announces the slashing of five jobs from their executive corp while demanding 13,000 pilots, flight attendants and machinists be laid off. Finally, we offer more food for thought about tourism spending as Ohio struggles with increasing its funding while surrounding states promote their tourism.
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