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Major airlines raising fares up to $30 round trip
The nation's major airlines have matched a fare increase of up to $30 per round trip that was started by United Airlines. American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, matched the fare hike on Friday afternoon, which may have removed the last obstacle...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Petroleum Industry, Delta Air Lines, Travel, U.S. Airways
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Airlines' fees for surfboards are dinging surfers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSwelling airline fees are wiping out traveling surfers' hopes of catching the next big wave. Some airlines are now charging surfers as much as $300 to take along a surfboard. That's significantly higher than the $15 fee that big carriers began charging...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Travel, FedEx Corporation, Surfing, Sports
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American Airlines introduces in-flight Internet access
From the Associated PressOne of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer nonstop flights. The move could create a new stream of revenue for an aviation industry...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Delta Air Lines, Travel, BlackBerry, AMR Corp.
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Tribune, Google trade blame in United Airlines stock fiasco
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterInformation can live in cyberspace forever. And that cost some investors in United Airlines parent UAL Corp. a load of money Monday. Shares of UAL briefly plummeted as low as $3 early in the day -- from $12.30 on Friday -- after a 6-year-old story on the...Tags: Entertainment, Chicago Tribune, AMR Corp., Arts and Culture, Human Mishaps
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Northwest, Delta thrust into merger
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDelta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. agreed to a merger Monday that would create the world's largest airline and could trigger a wave of industry consolidation and fare increases. The pact came amid one of the industry's most tumultuous...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Los Angeles International Airport
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Airlines wrap up jetliner inspections
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA monthlong flurry of airline inspections and flight cancellations is expected to wind down today as the Federal Aviation Administration wraps up the first stage of a sweeping inquiry into the way U.S. carriers are maintaining their aircraft. But the...Tags: Public Relations, Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Delays, Travel, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Fliers love JetBlue
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's the staff, stupid. That's the message from more than 19,000 air passengers surveyed by J.D. Power and Associates, a marketing information company in Westlake Village, Calif. In the company's 2008 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, released...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Travel, Work Relations, Employees, U.S. Department of Transportation
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How Katrina has affected travel
Times Staff WriterHurricane Katrina continued to cause havoc for travelers after it ripped through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Some developments related to travel: Hundreds of flights into New Orleans and other places were canceled or diverted, and...Tags: Sailing, Marriott International Inc., Tampa, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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JetBlue to charge extra for more legroom
NEW YORK -- JetBlue is going to charge passengers extra for more legroom as part of a plan to boost noncore revenue by 60 percent this year, according to the head of he low-cost carrier. "What we want ... is the ability to upsell," Chief Executive...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Delta Air Lines, Embraer SA, JetBlue Airways, Forest Hills
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Northwest CEO says: 'Our passengers will have to pay more'
AP Business WriterNorthwest Airlines, Michigan's largest passenger air carrier, has matched the fare increase announced last week by Continental and United, and signaled that belt-tightening measures are on the way, too. Oil has been selling at record highs above $100 a...Tags: Corporate Officers, Richard Anderson, Boeing Co., Petroleum Industry, Delta Air Lines
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AP source: United, US Airways in 'very advanced' combo talks
April 28, 2008 7:50 AM PDT CHICAGO -- United Airlines and US Airways are in very advanced talks with the expectation of announcing within two weeks that they are combining, a person close to the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday. The two...Tags: The Associated Press, Delta Air Lines, Travel, U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry
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American to charge $25 for second checked bag
American Airlines said Monday it will begin charging passengers $25 to check a second bag to help offset rising fuel costs. The charge, which will also affect American Eagle passengers, will apply to travelers who purchase domestic economy-class...Tags: Business Trips, American Airlines, Inc., Travel, AMR Corp., Air Transportation Industry
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