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Airline Prices

The End Of Cheap Airfare

Slate | Matthew Yglesias | Posted 02.22.2013 | Business

Time to shed a tear into your tiny plastic cups of tomato juice, because the merger between US Airways and American Airlines announced last week m...

Airlines Raising Prices AGAIN

AP | Posted 07.23.2012 | Travel

DALLAS -- Get ready to spend more on travel. Airlines are raising ticket prices again after a long lull that coincided with falling fuel costs. Over ...

Fly First Class To Hong Kong For $33

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 07.19.2012 | Home

NEW YORK -- It was an airfare deal too good to be true: fly first class to Hong Kong for just 4 frequent flier miles and $33 in taxes. Clearly, it wa...

Spring Is Near, Learning How to Save on Summer Vacations Is Right Here

Odysseas Papadimitriou | Posted 04.30.2012 | Home
Odysseas Papadimitriou

Regardless of what Punxsutawney Phil has to say on the matter, spring is here. That, of course, means it's time to start planning summer vacations because simply hoping to find cheap flights and hotel rooms won't cut it.

21 Airlines Fined For Price Fixing

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

WASHINGTON — When the airline industry took a nose dive a decade ago, executives at global carriers scrambled to find a quick fix to avoid finan...

British Airways Cabin Crew Continue

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

LONDON — British Airways cabin crew walked out for the 14th day Monday in an on-and-off strike over pay, benefits and working conditions, and a ...

Look For Cheap Flights? Try Booking On Tuesday

walletpop.com | Jennifer Oldham | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

The bad news about summer air fares keeps stacking up like aircraft waiting to land at San Francisco International Airport on a foggy day. First, a...

Airlines Cut Legroom, Add Seats In New Planes

wsj.com | SCOTT MCCARTNEY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

If you thought legroom on commercial airlines was already cramped, get set to be squeezed some more. New Boeing 737-800s now being delivered to Ame...

Reflections on Reconciliation: Paradox of Excess & Deprivation

Terry Leach | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Terry Leach

I wonder if Captain "Sully" Sullenberger's colleagues' pensions are secure. Somehow, I doubt it. Although airlines were the companies we used to loved to hate, airline employees are part of the family, too.

Airline Fares Hit Record Highs

Los Angeles Times | 2:47 PM PDT, October 29, 2008 | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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Major Airlines' Weekend Fare Increases Rolled Back

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

NEW YORK — A number of major airlines rolled back a weekend fare increase Monday, the first time in more than half a dozen attempts that a wides...

Airlines hike fares up to $60 roundtrip, cite fuel

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

NEW YORK — Turns out that new airline checked-bag fee wasn't the end of it. Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday w...

British Airways' Profits More Than Double

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

LONDON — British Airways said Friday it will pay a dividend for the first time in seven years after reporting its full-year profits more than do...

Summer Flying: Fewer Passengers, But More Crowded Planes

AP | DAN CATERINICCHIA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans are expected to fly this summer, but don't expect more empty seats as carriers park planes to help offset surging f...

Delta CEO: Airline Fares To Rise 15-20 Percent

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

CHICAGO — Soaring fuel costs. Flights cut. Jobs lost. The parent company of United Airlines reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss Tuesd...

Airlines Cut Costs To Offset Fuel Prices

AP | David Koenig | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Several major airlines outlined plans Tuesday to slow their growth and cut costs to deal with higher fuel prices and the prospect of an economic slowd...