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airlines turning to fuel hedging again
Sept. 5, 2006 - Airlines that pay for their jet fuel when they fill
up their planes have been forking over more than $2 a gallon lately
-- nearly four times the average price they were paying just four
years ago.
5
dirty secrets of airfares
Sept. 5, 2006 - Buying an airline ticket has never been a simple
task - the rules of the game are always changing. But if you know
how the game is played, you'll have a better chance of saving money.
Dealing
with airline blues
Sept. 7, 2006 - The arrogance of airlines - It's interesting how
they feel free to administer a level of "customer service"
that only the most suicidal elements of the hospitality industry
would dare to attempt to perpetrate.
Department
of State Begins Issuing Electronic Passports to the Public
Aug. 14, 2006 - To enhance border security and to facilitate travel,
the Department of State began issuing Electronic Passports (e-passports)
to the public today. Production has started at the Colorado Passport
Agency and will be expanded to other production facilities over
the next few months.
Passport
delays loom for short-hop cruisers
Sept. 7, 2006 - Don't wait much longer to get a passport if you're
planning a winter cruise to the Caribbean or Mexico.
A
day in the life of an airport screener
Sept. 7, 2006 - When you spend eight-plus hours a day standing watch
at an airport security checkpoint, you learn a few things about
the traveling public.
EU
postpones decision on liquids on planes
Sept. 7, 2006- European flights will need to take their laptops
out of their bags at screening in airports but it is not yet decided
whether toothpaste and drinks will be banned.
United
Introduces New Boarding Equipment
Sept. 5, 2006 - United Airlines is rolling out new automated boarding
equipment that it says should make getting on and off its planes
much faster.
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