New DOT rules are putting increased pressure on airlines to show full prices. But, while consumers focus on ticket prices, baggage fees are subtly heading up.
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San Francisco airport opens Yoga Room, Vegas casinos relying more on baccarat, flight diverts after unruly smoker lights up
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Five great restaurants off the Vegas Strip, United nonstop flights stop for fuel, India look into allowing foreign airline investors
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Anyone who flies regularly and/or works in the travel industry has had plenty of head-scratching moments about the airlines. Greed — the desire to maximize revenue — is understandable. Incompetence can be accepted as well, although with today’s unemployment rate one wonders, how do some of these people have jobs. But some self-inflicted airline actions leave many of us speechless.
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SWA, JetBlue, UAL in top 10 of most followed on Facebook, Washington State ferry system reduces capacity, ANA will fly 787 Tokyo to San Jose
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iPhone 4 explodes midflight, FAA ups AA oversight, UAL gets single operating certificate
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As a travel agent based in Northern California, many of my best clients are United elite frequent fliers, which means they are used to the vagaries of dealing with the airline. Even without upgrades, this has generally meant that as one client said, “Fly a lot of miles and you get treated less badly.”
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United Airlines has a lot of the planes, originally with 2-5-2 seating in coach, and 2-3-2 seating in business class that are currently in the process of being reconfigured. That’s where unlucky and unaware travelers can find their best laid plans for seat reservations going for naught.
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As upgrades get more and more difficult to obtain, many savvy travelers are turning their attention to flights where they can reserve good seats in coach.
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