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United's
Heathrow Staff Plan August 27 Strike
United Airlines ground staff at London's Heathrow Airport plan to strike
on August 27, the same day British Airways staff have threatened a walkout,
a union said on Friday.
The Transport & General Workers Union (TGWU) said about 700 United
Airlines baggage handlers and check-in staff at Heathrow would go on strike
for 24 hours from 0330 GMT next Friday.
The union said in a statement that United staff plan to strike after
rejecting the company's pay offer.
United is 20 months into a complex bankruptcy case.
More than 10,000 British Airways ground staff have threatened to strike
at British airports on the same date although both sides were hopeful
of reaching an agreement in talks on Friday. |
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Re-book to the same destination on a British Airways
flight within the same fare class and same cabin (subject to availability)
for travel up to November 30, 2004, or to any date within the ticket
validity, whichever is longer.
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Only one date change is allowed per booking free
of charge
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Changes can be made up to one day before original
departure date
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Ted
Announces Fare Sale to Popular Leisure Destinations
Chicago, Denver and Washington D.C. flights are on sale from $49-$99 each
-way. This sale offers customers who purchase Ted tickets today through
August 31, 2004, great savings to popular leisure destinations like Arizona,
Florida and Las Vegas. Fares are good for travel on Ted from Sept. 1,
2004 through Dec. 15, 2004, and tickets must be purchased 14 days in advance
with a minimum one-night and maximum 30-day stay. |
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Starbucks
and United Marketing Agreement
August 18 - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) and United Airlines
have extended their successful relationship with a new three-year supply
and cooperative marketing agreement under which Starbucks® coffee will
continue to be the exclusive coffee for United Airlines and Ted flights
worldwide. |
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United
Reaches Agreement to Further Reduce Congestion at O'Hare
August 18 - United Airlines (OTCBB: UALAQ.OB) today said that it has reached
an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to further
address congestion issues at O'Hare International Airport.
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US
Airways Supports USDOT and FAA Plan
Aug. 18 -- US Airways supports the joint order issued by the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which
will reduce operations related delays at Chicago O’Hare International
Airport. |
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US
Airways will offer nonstop flights to Florida beginning Nov. 13, 2004
August 16 --US Airways will offer low, simple GoFares on its new nonstop
roundtrip Boston-Orlando service, with fares starting at $72* one-way,
and last-minute fares as low as $179* one-way. From Orlando, US Airways
currently operates nonstop service to 16 destinations. |
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US
Airways and Bahamasair Codeshare Agreement
August 16 -- US Airways’ and Bahamasair’s agreement encompasses
Dividend Miles accrual and redemption on all Bahamasair flights as well
as codesharing on daily flights between the U.S. and the Bahamas, as well
as intra-Bahamian flights. US Airways customers now have new access to Governors
Harbour, George Town and Treasure Cay, as well as additional flights to
North Eleuthera, Marsh Harbour, and Grand Bahama Island, all via connections
in Nassau. |
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US
Airways Service between Charlotte, NC and Georgetown, Bahamas
August 17 -- US Airways announced today that it will introduce service between
Charlotte, N.C., and George Town, Bahamas on Dec. 18, 2004, the airline’s
fifth nonstop destination in the Islands of the Bahamas. |
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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. |
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US
Airways to Discontinue Nonstop Service to 20 Destinations From Pittsburgh
in November
August 12 -- US Airways announced today that, as part of its Transformation
Plan, it will discontinue nonstop service from Pittsburgh on 20 routes operated
either by US Airways or US Airways’ wholly owned and affiliate Express
carriers, beginning in November. |
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ATA
down in quarter, warns of liquidity concerns
August 18 -- ATA Airlines reported a $26 million net loss for the second
quarter ended June 30, a sharp contrast versus net income of $40.8 million
in the year-ago period. However, results for the 2003 second quarter included
$37.2 million in federal security reimbursements, which was recorded as
a reduction in operating expenses. |
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Lufthansa
To Impose New Fuel Surcharges
August 16 -- Lufthansa today announced it will introduce a fuel surcharge
on all flights beginning Aug. 24. A surcharge of €2 (US$2.47) will
be imposed on each segment of domestic German flights and inter-European
flights. Long-haul flights will include a per-segment surcharge of €7
(US$8.64). In a statement, airline officials said the surcharges are temporary
but gave no indication of an expected date of expiration. |
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Expected
Hotel Development Pace Quickens, Though Modestly
August 16 -- More than 280 new domestic hotel projects, totaling 35,600
rooms, were announced in the second quarter of this year, representing the
highest new quarterly guest room count in more than two years. The increased
development, however, still is relatively modest and will not come online
for another two years, according to data recently released by Portsmouth,
N.H.-based consultants Lodging Econometrics. |
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Study
To Document Power Of Card Data
August 12 -- Preliminary results from the 2004 Corporate Travel Card Benchmark
Survey of more than 700 companies found that travel managers who use card
data for negotiations yield an average reduction of nearly 9 percent in
annual travel costs. |
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Delta
tells employees that more job cuts are coming
August 20 -- In a letter to employees distributed Wednesday, Delta Air Lines
CEO Gerald Grinstein warned the airline's staff that the carrier will be
forced to cut more jobs as it carries out its transformation plan. |
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Air
France joins others with fare increase
August 20 -- Effective Aug. 24, the airline will increase the fuel surcharge
by eur2 ($2.50) per flight leg on domestic services and by eur3 per leg
on medium-haul services to Europe and Africa. On long-haul routes the surcharge
will increase by eur12 per flight leg with the exception of flights to and
from Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Pointe-de-Pitre and Reunion, where it will
amount to eur10 per leg. |
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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. |
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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. |
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American
Airlines To Begin Nonstop Service From Los Angeles To San José, Costa
Rica
August 16 -- American will fly the Los Angeles-San José route using
Boeing 757 aircraft configured with 22 First-Class seats and 166 Main-Cabin
seats. The 757 features large overhead storage bins that allow carry-on
luggage to be stored "wheels first," creating more overall storage
space and making it easier to stow and remove bags. |
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Qantas
Increases Fuel Surcharge
August 20 -- Qantas Airways said on Friday it would raise ticket prices
for the second time in three months to help tackle rising fuel costs, just
a day after posting a record annual profit. |
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Singapore
Air To Raise Fuel Surcharge
August 19 -- The surcharge increases range from USD$4 to USD$12, the company
said in a statement. The Singapore carrier had already imposed a fuel surcharge
of USD$5 per ticket on all its flights worldwide in June after a rise in
US crude oil prices above USD$40 a barrel. |
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Portuguese
Airlines Add Fuel Surcharge
Three Portuguese airlines said on Wednesday they would add a surcharge to
tickets to help cover an increase in jet fuel costs from higher fuel prices. |
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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. |
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