United Airlines Revises Ticket Policies for Travel Affected by Hurricane Charley
August 11 - Effective immediately, these new policies apply to all customers ticketed on or before August 11, 2004, for travel through August 14, 2004, to or from Florida on any United, United Express and Ted or United code-share flight. To make these changes, passengers must call United's reservations line at 1-800-241-6522 by midnight on their original travel date.

United Mileage Plus, Bank One Make Back To School Shopping Pay Off For Consumers
August 11 - United Mileage Plus Visa Cardmembers Earn Double Miles When Paying School Tuition, Buying School Supplies Earn “Extra Credit” With OfficeMax.com, L.L.Bean, IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond

US Airways Unveils 11 New Washington GoFares Market
August 11 - US Airways added 11 destinations to its Washington GoFares®, increasing the breadth of its low, simplified pricing structure in the nation’s capital by nearly 40 percent.

US Airways Adds Five New Philadelphia GoFare Markets
August 11- US Airways® today expanded its low, simplified GoFares® pricing in Philadelphia with the addition of Fort Myers and Sarasota, Fla., Milwaukee, Wis., Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., available for purchase immediately.

US Airways New Check-in Procedures at Philadelphia
August 6 - US Airways will change its check-in procedures for customers traveling on any of the eight US Airways Express carriers and MidAtlantic Airways from Philadelphia beginning Aug. 8, 2004. Customers will now check in at the F terminal, from which Express and MidAtlantic flights depart. Previously, customers checked in at the ticket counters between terminals B and C, and were bussed to the F terminal from gate C16.

Continental Plans for New Daily Nonstop Service From Honolulu to Nagoya, Japan
HONOLULU, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Micronesia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced new daily nonstop service between Honolulu and Nagoya, Japan, beginning December 20, 2004, pending government approval. The new flight will depart Honolulu at 2:15 p.m. and arrive in Nagoya at 6:45 p.m. the next day. The return flight will leave Nagoya at 8:00 p.m. and arrive in Honolulu the same day at 8:00 a.m.

Continental to Operate St. John's to New York Service Year-Round
August 9 - Effective Oct. 31, Continental will operate four-times weekly between St. John's, Newfoundland and its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to operate year-round. The St. John's-bound flight will depart Newark Liberty at 5:20 p.m., arriving at 10:16 p.m. Return service from St. John's will depart at 8:55 a.m., arriving in New York at 10:40 a.m.

Amtrak Announcement regarding RNC service
Amtrak will require customers to make reservations for nearly all of its trains that serve New York City during the week of the Republican National Convention next month, and the railroad will take other safety and security-related measures during the convention.

Tropical Storms Force Cancellation of Amtrak Train Service
Aug 12 -- In response to the forecasted landfall of two major tropical storms, bringing heavy rains and flooding to the Southeastern United States, Amtrak will temporarily suspend train service between New York City and Miami.

TSA to Test New ID Card for Transportation Workers
TSA announced today the award of a $12 million contract to BearingPoint, Inc. to begin the Prototype Phase of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). This is the third phase in developing a program to improve security at seaports, airports, rail, pipeline, trucking and mass transit facilities by creating a nationwide credential that will prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to secure areas.

President Bush Inks Biometric Passport Deadline Extension
August 10 - President George W. Bush yesterday signed into law legislation extending by 12 months the October 2004 deadline requiring passengers from visa waiver countries to have passports containing biometric information that can be scanned by computer.

British Airways To Hike Fuel Surcharge
August 9 - British Airways plans to increase passenger fuel surcharges applied to long-haul tickets booked in the United Kingdom and North America. The new fee of £6 (US$11) per segment is more than double previous levels. Short-haul flights still incur a £2.50 (US$4.61) per segment fuel surcharge.

TSA Posts U.S. Airport Security Wait Histories
August 11 - A new Web site launched yesterday by the Transportation Security Administration posts 28-day historical averages for security checkpoint wait times at every domestic airport, allowing travelers to tailor their itineraries to the times of less congestion.

TSA To Require Boarding Passes At The Security Checkpoint At Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
TSA will require passengers to have a boarding pass and a government-issued identification (ID) at the screening checkpoint at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport starting Wednesday, August 11, 2004.

TSA Will Begin Requiring Boarding Passes At Security Checkpoints At Eppley Airfield
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will require boarding passes and a government-issued identification (ID) at all screening checkpoints at Eppley Airfield starting Tuesday, August 17, 2004.