Ted
Takes to the Air from Washington Dulles
April 7, 2004 - Ted, United's new low-fare service, took off for the first time
today from Washington-Dulles to Ft. Lauderdale, a new route not currently served
by United. By mid May, Ted will roll out flights to Orlando, Tampa and Las Vegas.
Unsuspecting passengers booked on the first flight were greeted Ted-style, with
a gate celebration that featured a special, live performance by the Pat McGee
Band and an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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US
Airways to add seats on Saturdays to Florida
ARLINGTON, Va., April 7, 2004 -- US Airways will introduce nonstop Saturday
service to three Florida destinations from Baltimore/Washington International
(BWI); Columbus, Ohio; Greenville, S.C.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Providence, R.I.;
Raleigh/Durham, N.C.; and Richmond, Va., beginning June 12, 2004.
US
Airways is now offering T.G.I. Friday’s ® "On the Fly" signature
menu items
April 6, 2004 -- US Airways is now offering T.G.I. Friday’s ® "On
the Fly" signature menu items on its In-flight café-designated flights.
Breakfast meals are available for $7. The first breakfast selection includes
a thick slice of apple crumb cake, a large bowl of fresh fruit and creamy yogurt.
The second breakfast selection includes a honey wheat croissant topped with
Cure 81 brand ham and Swiss cheese, served with sweet honey mustard, a bowl
of fresh fruit and yogurt.
US
Airways will serve Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport nonstop from Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport
April 5, 2004 -- US Airways announced today that it will serve Chattanooga Metropolitan
Airport nonstop from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beginning this
summer as a result of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s recent slot
exemption awards. Customers traveling between these two cities will fly on US
Airways Express regional jet service.
Continental
Airlines to Eliminate Paper Tickets
HOUSTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL)
today announced plans to eliminate paper tickets by the end of this year for
all travel on the airline, including interline (multi-carrier) tickets. As a
part of this program, Continental has terminated 50 interline ticketing and
baggage agreements with other carriers that have not implemented electronic
interline capabilities.
Continental
Airlines Offers Savings on BusinessFirst and First Class Tickets; Continental.com
Has Lowest Fare Guarantee
April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Planning a super summer vacation just got
easier with Continental's new low fares for BusinessFirst travel to Europe and
for first class flights from its U.S. hubs to select U.S. destinations.
Delta
Air Lines Launches Co-Branded Credit and Debit Cards in Colombia
April 9, 2004 -- Delta Air Lines has launched an innovative co-branded credit
and debit card program in Colombia with Lloyds TSB Bank, a leading United Kingdom-based
financial services group, and Visa International. The card program provides
Colombian residents new ways to earn award travel with Delta’s SkyMiles
program.
America
West Paperless Group Ticketing Begins May 1, 2004
America West Airlines has made significant improvements to our process for group
bookings (10 or more passengers traveling on the same itinerary). We’re
pleased to announce that all group bookings will be electronically ticketed
by the America West Group & Specialty Travel department.
Effective May 1, 2004, agencies based in the United States and Canada no longer will be required to issue paper tickets for group bookings. Instead, e-tickets will be issued by the America West Group & Specialty Travel department. This enhanced process simplifies name changes and automatically applies the group deposit to the final payment.
Cell
Phones At Airports
If you get asked to test your cell phone at the airport, this is the reason.
Because cell phone guns have been discovered. These phones are not in the US
yet, but they are in use overseas. Beneath the digital phone face is a .22 caliber
handgun capable of firing four rounds in rapid succession using the standard
telephone keypad. European law enforcement officials are stunned by the discovery
of these deadly decoys. They say phone guns are changing the rules of engagement
in Europe ."We find it very alarming," says Wolfgang Dicke of the
German Police Union "It means police will have to draw their weapons whenever
a person being checked reaches for their cell phone." Although cell phone
guns have not reached the US yet, the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
and the U.S.Customs Service say they have been briefed! on the new weapons.
Starwood
To Put Kiosks In Every U.S. Sheraton
APRIL 08, 2004 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide yesterday announced
that it is rolling out electronic checkin and checkout kiosks at all Sheraton
hotels nationwide. The rollout follows a pilot test of the lobby machines conducted
last year at the Sheraton Boston and W Hotel Times Square in New York. Kiosks
will be installed in the next three months in two dozen key Sheraton business
hotels and subsequently across the remainder of the U.S. portfolio. Starwood
said there are no plans to introduce the machines at other Ws or at other of
its brands.
TSA
Requests Proposals For Registered Traveler Test
APRIL 06, 2004 -- The Transportation Security Administration yesterday began
seeking candidates to begin in June a 90-day, three-to-five-airport pilot test
of the voluntary registered traveler concept announced last month. TSA issued
a combined synopsis solicitation that gives private sector contractor teams
until April 19 to detail "best terms from a technical, management and past
performance standpoint" on their capabilities to handle nearly everything
about the 5,000 to 10,000 participant Registered Traveler Pilot, (BTN, March
29).
E.U.
To Collect Traveler Data In June, But Parliament Disapproves
APRIL 05, 2004 -- European Union law enforcement agencies in June will begin
more closely examining visiting American travelers' travel details, when E.U.
interior ministers introduce their own version of the U.S. government's Advance
Passenger Information System. It means that airlines will have to transmit data
on every traveler entering E.U. countries by the time they close checkin procedures.
Details will include each passenger's name, nationality, birth date, passport
number and the origin of their journey.