Other News Highlights
More
travelers flying coach in tough economy
More evidence Tuesday that a bad economy pushes passengers
to the back of the plane, as a trade group reported that
traffic in the high-end airline seats fell 22 percent
in April.
Corporate
travellers providing lower yields?
While most recent corporate travel studies indicate little
if any positive movement this year, FCm Travel Solutions
says Asia Pacific indicate companies are starting to
slowly spread their wings and resume long-haul travel,
although Europe and US demand remains low.
New
fees aren't new, but airlines keep trying
As if charging $15 to check a bag weren't enough, two
airlines are asking for $5 more beginning this summer
if you pay at the check-in counter — a fee on top
of a fee.
Airline
fees make business travel hard to budget
With dozens of new fees being assessed by domestic carriers,
it's become increasingly difficult for travelers to determine
the cost of their flights. More than three-quarters of
corporate travel professionals surveyed last fall said
the public is being mislead.
United
credit card policy could foul corporate travel
United Airlines’ new credit card acceptance policy
threatens to make life more difficult for corporate travelers
and their travel agents.
Cutting
Those Carry-Ons Down to Size
The law of unforeseen consequences came to mind the other
day as I was reading through a bill recently introduced
in Congress that addresses the problem of too many oversize
carry-on bags. The bill would standardize the size of
carry-on items and require the Transportation Security
Administration to enforce limits by measuring the bags
at its checkpoints.
Southwest
cutting 3 BNA flights
Southwest Airlines announced it will cut three flights
from Nov. through Jan. 8. The discount carrier says it
is cutting a flight each to Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas
City and Las Vegas. The airline will still offer service
to those cities.
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