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United's
p.s. Service Now Available on All NY-CA
Flights
March 15, 2005 -- United announced that
all of its transcontinental, nonstop flights
between New York and California now are
served by p.s.SM, the airline's premium
coast-to-coast service launched in October
of last year. More
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United
Express to Offer New Nonstop Service Between
Denver and Monterey, Calif.
On June 7, 2005 United Express is introducing
daily nonstop service between Monterey,
Calif., and United Airlines' hub airport
in Denver, the only non-stop daily service
between the two cities. More
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United
Mileage Plus, Chase Have Double Miles
Onboard for Taxpayers
March 8, 2005 – As consumers tally
up their tax forms and receipts, United
Mileage Plus and Chase [NYSE: JPM] are
preparing a special return for taxpayers
– double miles. The continuation
of the More Miles program offers United
Mileage Plus Visa® cardmembers two
miles for every dollar spent when they
use their cards to pay their personal
income tax, property or quarterly taxes
at www.officialpayments.com between Jan.
1 and Dec. 31, 2005. More
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United's
Global Fare Sale and Rental Car Offers
from Hertz
March 8, 2005 – United invites customers
to celebrate springtime by traveling the
world on a United super sale fare, driving
in style with a double upgrade and earning
double Mileage Plus® miles on a Hertz®
rental. More
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Carriers
Match New Northwest Fare Hike
March 11, 2005 -- Northwest Airlines raised
a majority of all North American fares,
a company spokesman confirmed. The price
increase was matched by American, America
West, ATA, Delta, Independence, Midwest
and US Airways, with AirTran, Continental
and United expected to follow suit, according
to J.P. Morgan Securities analyst Jamie
Baker. "Southwest and JetBlue fares
excluded," Baker noted, "consistent
with non-participation in a similar increase
two weeks ago." More
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US
Airways Obtains Second $125 Million Equity
Commitment For Plan Of Reorganization
March 14, 2005 -- US Airways Group, Inc.
announced that it had reached an agreement
with Republic Airways Holding, Inc., (Republic)
(NASDAQ/NM:RJET) and its majority shareholder,
Wexford Capital LLC, on an equity and
financing package that includes a $125
million investment upon US Airways’
emergence from Chapter 11, in addition
to options for obtaining $110 million
of other liquidity enhancements that would
be available prior to emergence to assist
the airline in completing its restructuring.
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New Home
For The US Airways DCA Shuttle Ticket
Counter
March 14, 2005 -- The US Airways Shuttle
ticket counter, an expanded TSA Security
Checkpoint, and a US Airways Priority
Security lane all have been opened for
business as of Monday, March 14, at Washington
Reagan National Airport's North Pier.
The US Airways Shuttle
ticket counter is relocated back to the
Departure Level. The ticket counter, which
was moved to accommodate an expansion
of the North Pier security checkpoint,
now is located across the hall from Legal
Sea Foods, one level down from the main
US Airways ticket counter.
This will be a full-service
ticket counter for Shuttle customers departing
Washington. Customers can check-in, purchase
tickets and change flights. Kiosks also
are available at the Shuttle ticket counter
for customers without checked bags.
The expanded TSA Security
Checkpoint and US Airways Priority Security
lane was opened on March 14. As with other
US Airways airports with Priority Security
lanes, the Priority lane is available
during peak travel times for First Class
and Envoy Class customers, as well as
Dividend Miles Preferred and Star Gold
members.
As an added benefit,
Washington customers holding a confirmed
boarding pass for the next available Shuttle
departure to Boston or New York also may
access the secured gate area through the
Priority lane. This provides the same
timesavings benefit for our Shuttle customers
that they enjoy in Boston and New York's
LaGuardia Airport, both of which accommodate
Shuttle customers through a separate security
checkpoint.
US
Airways Adds Flights For Indianapolis
500
March 10, 2005 -- US Airways will expand
its Indianapolis flight schedule May 26-28
and 30-31, 2005, to accommodate customers
attending the world-famous 2005 Indianapolis
500. More
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Lufthansa
looks to slash ticket costs
March 11, 2005 -- Deutsche Lufthansa wants
to slash the cost of selling tickets and
is mulling new fare pricing models as
it seeks to lower costs and improve competitiveness,
its sales and marketing head told Reuters.
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Lufthansa
nears takeover of Swiss
March 15, 2005 -- Swiss International
Air Lines would be acquired by Lufthansa
but retain its independence "to the
extent possible" under a plan being
discussed by the companies. More
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American
Airlines Cargo Division Announces Increase
in Fuel Surcharge
March 9, 2005 -- American Airlines Cargosm
increased its fuel surcharge from $0.30/kg
to $0.35/kg for most U.S.-origin international
shipments and from $0.12/lb to $0.14/lb
for U.S. domestic shipments, effective
March 21, 2005. The fuel surcharge will
also be adjusted, in local currency, for
most non-U.S.-origin shipments, unless
the adjustment is not allowed for regulatory
reasons. More
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Northwest
Airlines Announces New Domestic Capacity
Guidance
March 14, 2005– In January, Northwest
Airlines provided guidance with respect
to its 2005 domestic capacity. The airline
indicated that it was forecasting 2005
domestic available seat miles (ASMs) to
be two to three percent higher than 2004
domestic ASMs. More
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Alitalia
Says Strikers Threaten To Wreck Airline
March 17, 2005 -- Alitalia said a union
threatened to tip the financially strapped
airline into a tail spin after a wave
of strikes that forced it to cancel hundreds
of flights. More
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oneworld
offers more alliance fares in France as
it aims for a bigger slice of French business
travel market
15 March 2005 -- oneworld, the leading
quality international airline alliance,
offers a wider range of its fares and
sales products in France than any other
country worldwide - more variety than
any other airline grouping provides. More
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The
dark side of Europe’s low-fare airlines.
Are they too cheap for anyone’s
good?
Feb. 25, 2005 -- March issue, Budget Travel
magazine - By now we’ve all heard
about the amazing deals on Europe’s
low-fare carriers. Industry leader Ryanair
even goes so far as to occasionally offer
seats for free (passengers pay only the
flight taxes and service charges, generally
$25 and up each way). At this point there
are around 60 upstarts crisscrossing the
Continent, many with names that don’t
exactly instill confidence in the average
American, such as Geneva-based Flybaboo.
Combine that with the recent failures
of JetGreen, Duo, JetMagic, Volareweb.com,
and V Bird, and many travelers are uneasy
about booking with a low-fare carrier,
no matter how cheap it comes. More
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Swiss
to cut more jobs amid takeover reports
March 14, 2005 -- Swiss International
Air Lines announced that it will need
to slash an additional 800-1,000 jobs
by mid-2006 as it reported a net loss
of CHF140 million ($121.5 million) for
2004, narrowed from CHF687 million in
2003. More
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Delta
sees 'substantial' loss; shares plunge
Delta Air Lines Inc., which narrowly avoided
bankruptcy last year, said it sees a "substantial"
net loss in 2005 and will struggle to
meet its cash needs, sending its shares
down 10 percent. More
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Continental
warns of drastic actions if new deals
not ratified
March 16, 2005 -- Continental Airlines
warned that if its unions do not ratify
the new tentative agreements reached last
month (ATWOnline, March 1) by March 30,
it will be forced to take a number of
actions, including increasing the size
of the pay and benefit reductions it is
seeking, subleasing or selling some aircraft,
furloughing a number of employees and
canceling future aircraft orders. More
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JetBlue
Plans Northeast Shuttle
According to the Boston Globe, discount
carrier JetBlue has reaffirmed its plane
to operate a New York to Boston shuttle,
priced in the $100 round-trip range, probably
beginning next year. More
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TAP
becomes Star Alliance's 16th member
March 15, 2005 -- TAP Air Portugal officially
joined the Star Alliance as its 16th member.
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CAR/RAIL
AAA
Members Receive Great Discounts From Hertz
AAA Members receive one of four offers
with every Hertz rental. An offer this
good can make it tough to make up your
mind.
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Hertz
takes blackout dates out of coupon equation
(Source: Travelweekly.com)
March 15, 2005 -- Hertz is taking steps
to cut the red tape associated with blackout
dates for coupon-clippers.
Through Dec. 31, Hertz
said its corporate-owned locations in
the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands would honor all dollars-off
coupons all the time, regardless of blackout
dates. Hertz said the no blackout rule
applies to all non-expired Hertz dollars-off
certificates for the applicable date span
of the coupon.
In addition, travelers
who don't have an applicable coupon can
take advantage of a special dollars-off
incentive with no blackout dates that
Hertz is offering through July 31.
Renters receive $20 off
a weekly leisure rental of economy and
full-size cars and $25 off a weekly leisure
rental of premium cars and above.
To receive these savings,
customers must mention at time of reservation
Promotion Code (PC#) 966011 for economy-
and full-size cars or PC# 966033 for vehicles
premium-size and above.
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HOTELS
Express
Yourself, exclusively from Radisson. Check-in
just got faster.
Radisson Hotels & Resorts® has
made check-in easier and faster than ever.
Announcing the convenience of pre-arrival
check-in service available only at Radisson.
For every one of your bookings where the
guest uses the Radisson Express Yourself
online service, you will earn an additional
1,000 bonus Look to Book points! Program
runs through December 31, 2005. More
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InterContinental
sells UK hotels
March 10, 2005 -- The world's largest
hotelier, InterContinental Hotels, has
sold most of its UK hotels and promised
to return 1 billion pounds ($1.93 billion)
to investors, boosting its shares as it
posted higher profits. More
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OTHER
INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS
PBGC
takes over pensions for UAL ground workers
March 14, 2005 -- The US Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corp. has moved to assume responsibility
for the pensions of United Airlines' 36,000
active and retired ground employees. More
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Employees
protest plans to renovate Plaza Hotel
March 15, 2005 -- Hundreds of bellhops,
bartenders and chambermaids chanting "Save
the Plaza!" joined the Rev. Jesse
Jackson on Monday at a rally to protest
plans to convert much of the historic
Plaza Hotel into condominiums and retail
shops. More
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Air
chief slams airports over costs
March 11, 2005 -- The chief of the International
Air Transport Association (IATA) called
on airlines to keep battling costs as
the industry goes through its most difficult
period, and slammed airports for failing
to boost efficiency. More
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There
are few ways to enliven a dull commute
to the office.
March 4, 2005 -- Unsatisfied with newspapers
or mobile phone calls, more business travelers
are turning to tunes. According to a new
survey, British executives are finding
solace in sound tracks and have upgraded
their tape deck and CD stereo with the
latest MP3 players. More
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Helping
out with your safety overseas
March 4, 2005 -- Safety overseas has always
been an issue for business travelers,
especially those touching down at unfamiliar
and dangerous destinations. Now private
firms are helping out. More
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Americans
Catch Spring Travel Fever
According to the Travel Industry Association
of America's (TIA) Spring 2005 Travel
Forecast, Americans plan on taking nearly
281 million person-trips during March,
April and May. This represents an increase
of 1.2 percent over spring 2004. Recent
increases in both hotel and airline travel
support TIA's forecast for strong spring
travel volume. A person-trip is one person
on one trip traveling 50 miles or more
from home, one way. More
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