Is American Airlines denying families early boarding so that they can squeeze an early boarding fee from them?
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Spirit Airlines has announced that on Nov. 1, it will begin charging $5 to have a boarding pass printed by a gate agent. Online check-in and airport kiosk check-in will be free until the middle of 2012 when even airport kiosk check-in will incur a dollar charge.
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This weekend on What we’re watching we feature videos done by Conan O’Brien about airline CEOs, a charming promotion video about Grand Rapids, Michigan, and finally a drag queen flies on USAir.
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One of the questions being asked in Washington is, “What fees are most important to airline passengers when making airfare purchases?” If you have taken this survey, thank you. If not, please do.
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Janice Hough celebrates when one airline drops their fuel surcharges as the price of oil plummeted. Of course it a drop in the fuel surcharge bucket, but Emirates Airlines is providing some strong competition to international airlines. It is a start.
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For some years, United Airlines has had kiosks in major airport baggage claim areas, where passengers can check the status of their bags. These kiosks don’t make it any more likely that a bag is actually on the right flight, but it does help giving travelers a head up if there’s a problem. Now Delta joins the baggage-tracking club.
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American Airlines has been in the travel news a great deal recently, not so much for anything going on with their planes, but with how they want their flights booked. Now they are threatening travel agents with a $5.50 segment fee for flights not booked on their system. Another stealth fee for consumers may be coming from AA through travel agents to consumers.
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Qantas has joined British Airways in charging for any advanced seat assignments in coach for international flights. Imagine $20 to reserve a center seat on a 14-hour flight.
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Frontier reduces some fees by half, tracking devices in hotel linens to prevent theft, first Dreamliner passes 1000-hour mark in testing regime
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Most airline reservations don’t need to be changed in the middle of the night and on the weekends, but sometimes stuff happens. Whether a traveler has booked online, with a online agency or a “brick and mortar” travel agent, it may seem like the simplest thing to call the airline. But, there are a lot of “buts.”
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