Friday, June 27, 2008

Travel-On July 4th Holiday Schedule

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This week's highlights ...
Fewer expected to drive, fly for 4th of July
June 25, 2008 - Fewer Americans than last year will be driving and flying during next week's Fourth of July holiday, travel experts say.

Continental Airlines announced a new policy
June 27, 2008 - Continental Airlines announced a new policy allowing customers to make changes to flights within 24 hours of their original scheduled departure for a discounted change fee. Within the 24-hour "same-day" period, customers with restricted tickets may change to another flight departing within 12 hours for the discounted fee.

United Broadly Applies Minimum-Stay Rules
June 26, 2008  -  A United Airlines decision to apply minimum-stay restrictions on "almost all" domestic economy tickets represents one of the more aggressive attempts by an airline to bring passenger segmentation back to pricing.

Do New Perks Offset High Prices?
The cost of flying gets more and more expensive each day as gas prices continue to rise across the county. And, that doesn't just apply to the ticket prices.

You are now free to take a flying leap
June 25, 2008 - Did you hear the one about the passenger who was charged an extra $15 by the airline to lose his first checked bag? And another $25 for a second bag mistakenly loaded onto an airliner to Calcutta instead of Cincinnati?

Delta pilot leaders approve labor deal for NWA merger
June 25, 2008 - Northwest Airlines' pilots union leadership will vote on the tentative agreement during a meeting Thursday and Friday. It also is subject to ratification by rank-and-file pilots at each airline.

American Airlines to begin testing inflight broadband
June 24, 2008 - Some transcontinental passengers on American Airlines Inc. now get a chance to surf the Internet while in the air.

U.S. hotels pin hopes on business travel
June 25, 2008 - U.S. hotel executives, expecting soaring fuel prices and the broad economic slowdown to slow leisure travel through 2008, hope that business travel will somehow save the day – and the year.

Car Rental Agencies Using Add-Ons to Lift Returns
June 24, 2008 - While a lot of attention has been paid in recent weeks to the fees that struggling airlines are adding to ticket prices, car rental companies have been quietly doing the same thing.

JOKE: NEW AIRLINE RULES ..........  

Attendant: Welcome aboard Ala Carte Air, sir. May I see your ticket?
Passenger: Sure.
Attendant: You're in seat 12B. That will be $5, please!
Passenger: What for?
Attendant: For telling you where to sit.
Passenger: But I already knew where to sit.
Attendant: Nevertheless, we are now charging a seat locator fee of $5. It's the airline's new policy.
Passenger: That's the craziest thing I ever heard. I won't pay it.
Attendant: Sir, do you want a seat on this flight, or not?
Passenger: Yes, yes. All right, I'll pay. But the airline is going to hear about this.
Attendant: Thank you. My goodness, your carry-on bag looks heavy.
Would you like me to stow it in the overhead compartment for you?
Passenger: That would be swell, thanks.
Attendant: No problem. Up we go, and done! That will be $10, please.
Passenger:  What?
Attendant: The airline now charges a $10 carry-on assistance fee.
Passenger: This is extortion. I won't stand for it.
Attendant: Actually, you're right, you can't stand. You need to sit,
And fasten your seat belt. We're about to push back from the gate. But, first I need that $10.
Passenger:  No way!

Attendant:  Sir, if you don't comply, I will be forced to call the air marshal. And you really don't want me to do that.
Passenger:  Why not? Is he going to shoot me?
Attendant:  No, but there's a $50 air-marshal hailing fee.
Passenger:  Oh, all right, here, take the $10. I can't believe this.
Attendant:  Thank you for your cooperation, sir. Is there anything else I can do for you?
Passenger:  Yes. It's stuffy in here, and my overhead fan doesn't seem to work. Can you fix it?
Attendant: Your overhead fan is not broken, sir. Just insert two quarters into the
Overhead coin slot for the first five minutes.
Passenger:  The airline is charging me for cabin air?
Attendant:  Of course not, sir. Stagnant cabin air is provided free of charge.
It's the circulating air that costs 50 cents.
Passenger:  I don't have any quarters Can you make change for a dollar?
Attendant:  Certainly, sir! Here you go!
Passenger:  But you've given me only three quarters for my dollar.
Attendant: Yes, there's a change making fee of 25 cents.
Passenger:  For cryin' out loud. All I have left is a lousy quarter?
What the heck can I do with this?
Attendant:  Hang onto it. You'll need it later for the lavatory.
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