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Q: I put my information into my
profile, but when I booked a trip, I did not get
credit for my frequent flier miles. What
happened?
A: When completing
your profile, make sure that the name you use in
your profile matches the name that you used when
registering for your club memberships and credit
cards.
Also, you will need to show a
valid ID when checking in and when going through
security. To avoid any delays, the name on your
reservation must match the name on your picture
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U.S. proposes hike in air
passenger security fee
Jan 7, 2006 - The
Bush administration proposed Monday to boost
security fees on commercial airline flights to
raise an additional $1.3 billion in receipts
from passengers.
Fight breaks out with US Airways,
AmWest unions
Feb 9, 2006 - Tensions
between unions at the recently merged America
West and US Airways turned ugly in Philadelphia
on Wednesday, when representatives from two
competing unions got into a fight in an airport
hotel meeting room.
No Government Interference In BAA
Takeover
Feb 10, 2006 - The UK government
would not block a foreign takeover of airports
operator BAA on nationality grounds so long as
safety and security standards were met, the DOT
said on Friday.
Airlines To Propose New Heathrow
Fuel Rules
Feb 7, 2006 - Airlines will
submit a proposal this week to tackle the way
fuel is rationed at London's Heathrow Airport
following allegations that non-UK carriers are
being unfairly penalized by current shortages at
the airport.
UK Urged To Impose Airline
Insolvency Ticket Levy
Feb 4, 2006 - A UK
parliamentary committee urged the government on
Saturday to impose a levy on all passengers
flying out of Britain to cover them in case
their airline collapsed. |
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Secure Flight program
suspended
Feb 9, 2006 - Security concerns
have caused the government to suspend plans for
an ambitious program to check every domestic
airline passenger's name against government
watch lists.
TSA criticized for delay in new
passenger-screening program
Feb 9, 2006 -
The government's long-delayed kickoff of a
program to improve background checks of airline
passengers is "at risk of failure" and faces an
uncertain future, congressional investigators
said Thursday.
Buyers Begin To Assess Policy For
Registered Traveler Program
Feb 6, 2006
-- As the U.S. Transportation Security
Administration's private Registered Traveler
program—which promises to speed travelers
through airport security checkpoints.
IATA Brokers Heathrow Fuel
Rationing Deal
Feb 9, 2006 - Global
airlines body IATA has agreed new rules on the
way fuel is rationed at London's Heathrow
Airport after an oil depot explosion knocked out
a third of the airport's supplies.
Judge extends tentative deal with
attendants
Feb 10, 2006 -The judge
overseeing Northwest Airlines Corp.'s bankruptcy
case extended a tentative contract on Thursday
between the carrier and the union representing
its 9,000 flight
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United Express adds L.A.-Albuquerque
flights
Feb 8, 2006 - United Express on Wednesday
added three new direct flights from Albuquerque to Los
Angeles.
United one-ups small regional jets
Feb 6, 2006 - There are plenty of reasons to
hate 50-seat regional jets. You bang your head on the
low ceiling. There's no room for carry-on luggage
because the overhead bins are no bigger than shoe boxes.
Seating is all coach and so cramped that you might not
be able to open your laptop. A passenger with a
gazillion frequent-flier miles who normally flies first
class can end up in the plane's last row.
US Airways adds flights to
Europe
Feb 9, 2006 - US Airways Group Inc. is
expanding its service to Europe, adding flights
originating out of Philadelphia.
American Eagle to fly Pittsburgh to
LaGuardia
Feb 7, 2006 - American Eagle, a
regional affiliate of American Airlines, said it will
begin nonstop service between Pittsburgh and New York's
LaGuardia Airport on April 3.
American appoints Love Field GM
Feb
8, 2006 - American Airlines on Wednesday said it has
named Lynda Johnson general manager of its Dallas Love
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Delta Offers Pilots USD$300 Mln If
Pensions Axed - Report
Feb 10, 2006 - Delta Air
Lines has offered pilots a USD$300 million payment in
the event it terminates their pension plan during the
latest round of contract talks, according to a newspaper
report on Friday, citing people familiar with the
matter.
Delta Pilots Step Closer To
Strike
Feb 9, 2006 - The pilots' union at
bankrupt Delta Air Lines is taking steps toward a
possible strike, as the airline looks to end a pension
plan and contract negotiations sour, a union official
said on Thursday.
Delta turns its international expansion to
Africa
Feb 9, 2006 - Delta Air Lines Inc. wants
the U.S. Department of Transportation's blessing to
become the only U.S. carrier to operate scheduled
service between the United States and Africa.
American, unions set revenue
goal
Feb 9, 2006 - American Airlines and labor
leaders from the airline's maintenance and engineering
base in Kansas City, Mo. have set a goal to increase
revenue by $150 million by the end of 2007. |
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Southwest testifies on 'customer of size'
policy
Feb 10, 2006 - Southwest Airlines says it
made a mistake when it asked an overweight passenger to
buy a second seat on her flight — but not one of racial
discrimination, as she claims.
JetBlue to offer non-stop flights between
Bermuda, New York
Feb 7,2 006 - Low-cost airline
carrier JetBlue Airways will offer two daily non-stop
flights between Bermuda and New York, the company said.
Spirit adds Detroit-San Francisco
service
Feb 9, 2006 - Spirit Airlines has
increased its service in Detroit, including new,
non-stop flights to San Francisco International Airport
starting May 25.
Airlines' landing rules get scrutiny
Feb 8, 2006 - The fatal crash of a Southwest
Airlines jet that skidded into a Chicago street is
raising new questions about how airlines decide when
it's safe to land at some of the nation's smaller
runways, according to accident investigators and
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Mesa Air Group records double digit
traffic, capacity growth
Feb 8, 2006 - January
was a busy month for Mesa Air Group Inc., according to a
report released Wednesday by the regional carrier.
Cathay Pacific offers All-Asia
pass
Feb 8, 2006 - For decades, the Eurail train
pass has been a standard way for country-hopping
Americans to experience Europe.
Midwest Airlines adds flights
Feb
9, 2006 - Midwest Airlines Inc. said Thursday that it is
adding one additional flight to each of three popular
routes out of Milwaukee due to growing passenger demand.
Low-cost carrier aiming high with
international flights
Feb 9, 2006 - US Airways
Thursday announced new European service including
international nonstop flights from Philadelphia to
Lisbon, Portugal; Milan, Italy; and Stockholm, Sweden;
beginning in late spring.
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Rail / Hotel / Car /
Cruise News
European Hotel Stats Show 2005 Growth
Feb 6, 2006 - Similar to the current bullishness of
the United States' hotel industry, recent figures from
Europe indicate a burgeoning industry and tougher
negotiating climate for corporate travel buyers,
according to data compiled by consulting firms through
Europe.
Hotels Show '05 Strength
Feb
6,2006 - Upbeat earnings reports issued last week by
Hilton Hotels Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts
underscore the findings of a recently released study by
global accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP which
documents strong hotel industry performance in 2005 and
forecasts continued profits for 2006.
Difficult Market Outweighs Advances:
Negotiated 2006 Hotel Rates Loading Late Despite New
Tech, Procedures
Feb 6, 2006 - Despite
technological advances and efforts by travel buyers and
suppliers to facilitate the accurate and timely loading
of negotiated corporate hotel rates into global
distribution systems, travel buyers still are seeing
some delays in loading 2006 rates due mainly to
protracted contract negotiations.
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Travelers work around fast-rising hotel
rates
Feb 6, 2006 - Faced with the prospect of a
record increase in hotel rates, travelers are seeking
ways to trim travel costs.
Hotels, resorts put guests in the
kitchen
Feb 9, 2006 - Guests are donning chef's
jackets and stepping into the kitchen to learn or hone
culinary skills, as an increasing number of inns, hotels
and resorts put cooking classes on the menu.
Audit says health inspections lacking in
hotels, restaurants
Feb 9, 2006 - Florida's
hotels and restaurants aren't being inspected for health
and safety violations as often as they should be, a
government audit found.
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Other
Industry Related News
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FAA proposes $20M in grants for St.
Paul Downtown Airport
Feb 9, 2006 - The
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to
provide $20.1 million in grants toward
improvements at St. Paul Downtown Airport, the
Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) announced
Thursday.
Call boxes offer assistance at Sky
Harbor parking lots
Feb 9, 2006 - If you
lose your car at Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Airport, help is only a push button away.
American, US Helicopter to provide
shuttle service at JFK Airport
Feb 7, 2006
- American Airlines has forged a deal with US
Helicopter to provide a helicopter shuttle service
from JFK International Airport in New York to
Manhattan.
Chicago's congested skies spur
'trench warfare'
Feb 8, 2006 - Debate
about this city's airports has intensified since a
Southwest Airlines jet skidded off a runway at
Midway International Airport nine weeks ago,
renewing questions about congestion and expansion
and highlighting the role of politics in
transportation planning.
Web site finds rising costs for
same-day Albany to Dulles flights
Feb 6,
2006 - Same-day business trips from Albany, N.Y.,
to Dulles International Airport cost three times
as much since Independence Air went out of
business. |
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Airline, union say KCI base will
improve profits
Feb 9, 2006 - Local
American Airlines officials and Transport Workers
Union Local No. 530 announced Thursday afternoon
they'd adopted a collaborative plan to "turn the
base into a profit center by the end of 2007."
Overnight parking rate for airport
garage going up
Feb 8, 2006 - The overnight
parking rates in the short-term parking garage at
Portland International Airport will increase March
1.
Multinational Corporate Card
Consolidation Accelerates
Feb 6, 2006 -
The trend toward multinational consolidation with
a single travel and entertainment payment card
appears to be intensifying, according to card
providers, as evidenced by improved multinational
service from card companies, an increased drive
for transparency of expenditure fueled by
Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements,
globalization of suppliers and multinational
centralization within corporate clients.
New York City airports posted worst
on-time arrival rate in 2005
Feb 9, 2006 -
Airline passengers headed to New York City were
more likely to arrive late than fliers headed to
any other city in the USA, according to the
year-end figures released by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Welcome or not, cell phones set for
NY underground
Feb 2, 2006 - In seeking
public comment last year, the Federal
Communications Commission, which deals with if
it's technically feasible to operate phones on
planes, heard from thousands of people, many of
whom focused on passenger "air
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