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Family members can fly together, but might not be able to sit together
Associated PressIf you’re flying this summer in the U.S., be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they’re on the same plane. U.S. airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Services and Shopping, JetBlue Airways, Amusement and Theme Parks, Air Transportation Industry
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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, Transportation, JetBlue Airways, Miramar, 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: Southwest Airlines Co., Marketing, Trips and Vacations, Boeing Co., Entertainment
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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: Southwest Airlines Co., United Air Lines, Transportation, Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation Industry
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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: Southwest Airlines Co., Midway, Midway Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Co.
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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, Southwest Airlines Co., Transportation Industry, Transportation, JetBlue Airways
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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: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Budget Control Act of 2011
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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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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, Frontier Airlines Inc., Air Transportation, Travel
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LAX fails to land in top 100 ranking of world's best airports
President Obama recently groused that no U.S. airport ranked among the world's top 25 airports. If you're a regular traveler to Los Angeles, you may be even more disappointed to learn that Los Angeles International Airport didn't even make the top 100....
Tags: International Travel, Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Public Transportation, Barack Obama
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JetBlue looks to double capacity in 5 years
A handful of airlines have expanded existing routes or launched new ones at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the past year, and more new service is on tap for 2013. Leading the growth charge is New York-based JetBlue Airways, which grew...Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Marketing, Transportation, JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation
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First phase of $100 million BWI upgrade opens to passengers
The future of BWI Marshall Airport can be seen in the new sweeping terminal roofline that hints of something big, the panorama of glass that gives street-side passengers a view of arriving jets and a cavernous security checkpoint with nine stations and...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, URS Corporation, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry
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