United
Airlines Revises Ticket Policies for Travel Affected by Hurricane Ivan
Sep 14 – United Airlines today has revised its ticketing policies for its customers with travel plans to and from destinations likely to be affected by Hurricane Ivan. Effective immediately, these policies apply to all customers ticketed on or before September 9, 2004, for travel through September 18, 2004, for Florida, and customers ticketed on or before September 14, 2004 for travel through September 18, 2004, for New Orleans on any United, United Express, Ted or United code-share flight. To make these changes, passengers must call United’s reservations line at 1-800-241-6522 by 11:59 p.m. on their original travel date.
Sep 14 – United Airlines today has revised its ticketing policies for its customers with travel plans to and from destinations likely to be affected by Hurricane Ivan. Effective immediately, these policies apply to all customers ticketed on or before September 9, 2004, for travel through September 18, 2004, for Florida, and customers ticketed on or before September 14, 2004 for travel through September 18, 2004, for New Orleans on any United, United Express, Ted or United code-share flight. To make these changes, passengers must call United’s reservations line at 1-800-241-6522 by 11:59 p.m. on their original travel date.
United
Express to Offer New Nonstop Service From Chicago to Ottawa
Sep 10— United Airlines today announced that United Express will introduce three daily nonstop roundtrip flights between Chicago (ORD) and Ottawa (YOW), Ontario, Canada. The flights open for sale today, with service beginning Oct. 31, 2004.
Sep 10— United Airlines today announced that United Express will introduce three daily nonstop roundtrip flights between Chicago (ORD) and Ottawa (YOW), Ontario, Canada. The flights open for sale today, with service beginning Oct. 31, 2004.
United
Airlines to Code Share with TAP Air Portugal
Sep 9 - United Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with TAP Air Portugal that will provide customers of each airline with improved access to flights on both carriers. This new code-share service will begin by second-quarter 2005. From its hub in Lisbon, TAP flies daily to 41 destinations in 25 countries in Europe, Africa and Central, North and South America.
Sep 9 - United Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with TAP Air Portugal that will provide customers of each airline with improved access to flights on both carriers. This new code-share service will begin by second-quarter 2005. From its hub in Lisbon, TAP flies daily to 41 destinations in 25 countries in Europe, Africa and Central, North and South America.
Continental
Airlines Announces Changes to Its OnePass Program for 2005
Sep 14 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced changes to its OnePass program to better meet the needs of its members with more online booking tools and better service for its best customers.
Sep 14 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced changes to its OnePass program to better meet the needs of its members with more online booking tools and better service for its best customers.
Continental,
KLM and Northwest Join the SkyTeam Alliance
Sep 13 -- Global travelers will have additional route and fare choices as SkyTeam today announced that Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: AKH) and KLM are able to offer unparalleled service between Europe and Asia.
Sep 13 -- Global travelers will have additional route and fare choices as SkyTeam today announced that Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: AKH) and KLM are able to offer unparalleled service between Europe and Asia.
L.A.,
Washington Hotel Workers OK Strike
Sep 15 -- The threat of a strike by bellmen, housekeepers and other Southern California hotel employees loomed larger as an overwhelming majority of the workers gave their leaders a green light to call a walkout.
Sep 15 -- The threat of a strike by bellmen, housekeepers and other Southern California hotel employees loomed larger as an overwhelming majority of the workers gave their leaders a green light to call a walkout.
Sep 15 -- Thousands of casino-hotel workers stayed on the job early Wednesday despite the expiration of their contract, putting off a strike as negotiations continued.
Visa
Waiver Program Important Notice
The State Department is continuing its efforts to notify visitors of the new guidelines for entry into the United States. As the October 26 deadline for Visa Waiver Program travelers to possess machine-readable passports approaches, our embassies and consulates have engaged in extensive outreach to make certain that eligible individuals are aware of this requirement. We are confident that Visa Waiver travelers will not be deterred or inconvenienced by this change.
The State Department is continuing its efforts to notify visitors of the new guidelines for entry into the United States. As the October 26 deadline for Visa Waiver Program travelers to possess machine-readable passports approaches, our embassies and consulates have engaged in extensive outreach to make certain that eligible individuals are aware of this requirement. We are confident that Visa Waiver travelers will not be deterred or inconvenienced by this change.
US
Airways Filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Sep 12 -- US Airways Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UAIR) today announced that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company said that today’s action will provide the nation’s seventh-largest airline the opportunity to implement its Transformation Plan built on lower costs, a simplified fare structure, and expanded service in the eastern U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.
Sep 12 -- US Airways Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UAIR) today announced that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company said that today’s action will provide the nation’s seventh-largest airline the opportunity to implement its Transformation Plan built on lower costs, a simplified fare structure, and expanded service in the eastern U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.
Sep 14 -- US Airways Group, Inc. securities will cease trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market effective with the opening of business on Sept. 22, 2004.
Delta
Pilots Want Retirement Deal
Sep 15 -- Delta Air Lines pilots union on Tuesday ordered its negotiators to strike a deal with the carrier to address the possible retirement of a large number of pilots, which could lead to grounded flights and push Delta towards bankruptcy.
Sep 15 -- Delta Air Lines pilots union on Tuesday ordered its negotiators to strike a deal with the carrier to address the possible retirement of a large number of pilots, which could lead to grounded flights and push Delta towards bankruptcy.
America
West Announces Refinanced Term Loan
Sept. 15 -- America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA), a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation, today announced it has entered into an agreement to refinance its existing term loan with Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and certain other lenders. The airline, which entered into the new term loan agreements with General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) on Sept. 10, 2004, raised $111 million in the transaction, of which approximately $77 million was used to repay in full its existing term loan and to pay certain costs associated with the transaction. The remaining proceeds, approximately $34 million, will be used for general corporate purposes. The airline also filed additional information about these new term loans on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Sept. 15 -- America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA), a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings Corporation, today announced it has entered into an agreement to refinance its existing term loan with Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and certain other lenders. The airline, which entered into the new term loan agreements with General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) on Sept. 10, 2004, raised $111 million in the transaction, of which approximately $77 million was used to repay in full its existing term loan and to pay certain costs associated with the transaction. The remaining proceeds, approximately $34 million, will be used for general corporate purposes. The airline also filed additional information about these new term loans on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Northwest
Rewards Travelers With “1-2-3 Free” Promotion
Sep 10 -- Northwest customers can earn free travel by simply completing three (3) qualifying roundtrips on Northwest by Jan. 31, 2005. The airline makes it easy to earn free travel and gives customers options as to where they can fly free, within the 48 contiguous United States and Canada or to trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific destinations.
Sep 10 -- Northwest customers can earn free travel by simply completing three (3) qualifying roundtrips on Northwest by Jan. 31, 2005. The airline makes it easy to earn free travel and gives customers options as to where they can fly free, within the 48 contiguous United States and Canada or to trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific destinations.
Amtrak Makes Temporary Changes to Service
to and from New Orleans
Sep 14 -- Amtrak plans to temporarily suspend service to and from New Orleans due to the coming landfall of Hurricane Ivan. New Orleans is served by the City of New Orleans daily to and from Chicago, the Crescent daily to and from New York City and the three-days-weekly Sunset Limited to and from Los Angeles and Orlando.
Sep 14 -- Amtrak plans to temporarily suspend service to and from New Orleans due to the coming landfall of Hurricane Ivan. New Orleans is served by the City of New Orleans daily to and from Chicago, the Crescent daily to and from New York City and the three-days-weekly Sunset Limited to and from Los Angeles and Orlando.