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Senator asks airlines to drop seat fee for kids
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are...
Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, United Air Lines
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Your boarding pass, sir. That will be $5.
MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — The only U.S. airline that charges for carry-on luggage is creating a new fee. Beginning Nov. 1, Spirit Airlines says it will charge $5 if a gate agent has to print out your boarding pass. Passengers can avoid that by...Tags: Florida
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Bomb scare halts Fla. plane; Search finds nothing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a plane about to take off from a South Florida airport was returned to the gate after a passenger found a bomb threat scribbled in a magazine. A search of the plane turned up nothing suspicious....Tags: Transportation Accidents, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Spirit Airlines keen on domestic growth
Spirit Airlines remains keen on growth as airline mergers and rising airfares continue to create opportunities for the Miramar-based low-cost carrier to expand its network, executives said Monday during the airline's 2013 Analyst Conference. "The same...Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Miramar
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Study: Fliers happier with airlines than a year ago
Travelers aren't as disgruntled with their airlines as they were a year ago, based on the results of a national consumer survey released Wednesday. On a 1,000-point scale, fliers' overall satisfaction with airlines rose 14 points to 695, up from 681 in...Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, JetBlue Airways, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Summer travel? Think beyond airfare
As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights. Price and flight schedules are clearly the primary factors for...Tags: Marketing, Trips and Vacations, JetBlue Airways, Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., O'Hare International Airport, JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc.
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Unemployment
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Spirit Airlines switches toll-free lines to not-free 801 area code
Spirit Airlines, the Florida-based no-frills carrier that introduced fees for carry-on bags, has found another way to pass on its costs to its passengers. The airline quietly replaced its toll-free customer help numbers with regular toll-charge number....
Tags: Air Transportation Industry
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: AIG, Yahoo, Gap, BroadSoft
ReutersMay 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including AIG, Gap, TJX and Yahoo, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Yahoo : Stifel raises price target to $31 from $27; rating * Retail:...Tags: VF Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Macy's, Stock Market, GameStop
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Frontier Airlines to add carry-on bag fee, but it can be avoided
Frontier Airlines announced that this summer it will become the third U.S.-based airline to charge passengers a fee to bring carry-on bags into the cabin. Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air already impose a carry-on fee. But Frontier added a twist....Tags: Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation, Travel
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