Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Via View From Wing we learn that Lucky at One Mile at a Time went out on a limb in regards to Delta's new $25/$50 fuel surcharges for award charges saying: "...I think this is a good thing. No, I hate to see new fees, but I’m relieved that it’s ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
From the Anchorage Daily New's Scott McMurren:It's tough to keep a good attitude about airlines these days. Hardly a day goes by without the worst airlines hiking fares and adding on more frivolous fees, at the same time reducing services. Everyone knows that fuel prices are up, up, up. But ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Do you usually fly United Airlines home for Thanksgiving? Targeting a return date of Sunday, November 30? Think again.Others have noted United's decree to return to the Saturday night stay. Now it appears they are also betting on peak travel days. With the hubub over Southwest's opening of its fall ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Earlier today I recorded a podcast with IAGblog's Addison Schonland. The discussion focuses primarily on OpenSkies and its implications for premium airlines. Check it out. Let me know if you have any thoughts.Clarification: In the podcast we discussed OpenSkies offering the only flatbed between New York and Paris. In fact ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Earlier this week I wrote about Midwest Airlines cutting 40% of its capacity by eliminating its MD-80s. Yesterday the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted a comprehensive roundup of the continuing restructuring talks. Highlights include:Aside from the 12 MD-80s, Midwest will also pull at least 5 of its Boeing 717s. Collectively, this ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
United announced yesterday that it would be consolidating its Southeast Florida flights at Miami International Airport by eliminating its 4 daily frequencies to Fort Lauderdale and 1 daily flight to West Palm Beach. United operates to about 10 Central and South American countries from Miami and will thus concentrate on ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
British Airway's broke new ground earlier this weekend when they announced that they would begin to tier fuel surcharges based on cabin. Passengers will now be charged £109 for economy, £121 for World Traveller Plus and £133 in Club World and First Class. Fuel surcharges are nothing more than ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Naturally all the media coverage has focused on how the reduced capacity will raise consumer prices. Another impact will be less landings and ultimately less income for airports. This will hurt all airports but, of course, those smaller airports are likely more vulnerable. Thus, this story out of ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
A quick post on the first Openskies reviews: There is an solid summary up on the Online Travel Review. His critical assessment, which I agree with: "All of us were blown away by the value of the Prem+ product. Seriously, it is a steal for what you get." ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Once upon a time Midwest quietly flew the best product in the sky between Milwaukee, Kansas City and a select lucky cities. The ticket price was competitive, the employees were happy, the wine and steak were plentiful, and you could eat as many cookies as you wanted too because you ...
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