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Increasingly with co-pays and higher level mileage awards more and more travelers claim to be giving up on frequent flier programs, or at least say they are less wed to one carrier or another.
Yes, there are still very real perks for loyalty in the airline business. Even travelers who are frustrated with their inability to [...]
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Continental ground workers join Teamsters, airlines post best on-time performance since 2003, Flyersrights.org posts airline report card
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Everyone horrified at the painful pictures of death and destruction in Haiti seems to want to do something. Technology has made it infinitely easier to part with your money – you can text to an ever-growing number of charities to automatically donate set amounts (it’s added to your cellphone bill). You can also go online, or call. Musicians, celebrities and companies are responding with efforts that are as reassuring about our often battered perceptions of community and humanity, as they are hopeful for help to be quickly extended.
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So now that Continental is part of Star Alliance, there are more ways than ever for United “Mileage Plus” and Continental “One Pass” members to get miles. In addition, these are especially valuable miles that qualify towards elite status.
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Airline food. No, that’s not the punchline to a joke.
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Remember last summer’s overnight tarmac stranding incident in Rochester, Minn.? The government does. This morning it issued what it called a “precedent-setting” series of fines against two airlines in connection with the lengthy ground delay.
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United Airlines’ Glenn Tilton. He was the third-worst chief executive officer, according to a new employee poll conducted by Glassdoor, a company that conducts online salary surveys.
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It hasn’t been front page news, certainly compared to the wayward Northwest-Delta pilots, but Continental is dropping their partnership with Delta and Skyteam. They have joined with United and USAir in the Star Alliance. Now, the ramifications of that change are becoming a frequent flier reality.
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This is an interesting twist.
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