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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: United Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines Inc.
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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: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 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, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, JetBlue Airways, Travel
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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: Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Airways, 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: United Air Lines, Air Transportation Delays, Southwest Airlines Co., Marketing, JetBlue Airways
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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: United Air Lines, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Transportation Security Administration
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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: O'Hare International Airport, United Air Lines, Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue Airways, 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, Air Transportation Delays, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry
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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: Newfield Exploration Company, Aeropostale Inc., Ciena Corporation, Genesis Energy LP, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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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: Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation, Air Transportation, Travel, Frontier Airlines Inc.
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