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Airline nickel-and-diming: Where does it end?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsPretty soon, the add-on fees for flying will be more than the airline ticket itself. In recent months, cash-strapped and fuel-cost-soaked airlines have raised and added fees for just about everything. There have been fees for checked bags and fees......Tags: Transportation, Clubs and Associations, Travel, Beverage Industry, United Air Lines
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Spirit Airlines strike -- everybody's losing
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsGot some interesting e-mails after writing about the Spirit Airlines strike, and I'll share some excerpts of the various perspectives below. To get some background about Spirit Airlines, check out this New York Times business story from March 2009. And......Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Twitter, Inc., Tropical Storms, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Before mini-break: Gigi update, birthday blues, slick humor
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsSome odds and ends before a short break. Normal blog activities will resume on Tuesday: --Gigi, the Lab mix sentenced to death for fatally biting another dog last month, has been released to a private vet's kennel in Weston pending......Tags: Sports, Field Hockey, U.S. Open (golf), Judges, Arnold Palmer
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That's the Spirit? After strike, airline uses crude oil spill promotion
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsSpirit Airlines is known for irreverent, bordering on tasteless, marketing campaigns. Click here to see their latest: The "Check out the oil on our beaches" promotion. After a five-day pilots strike that disrupted the plans of thousands of stranded...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Disasters, Miramar, Emergency Incidents, Water Pollution
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Airplane job exit: Is sliding flight attendant hero or zero?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAs job exits go, Steven "Slider" Slater's is definitely one of the most memorable. Whatever you think of the frustrated JetBlue flight attendant's dramatic departure -- bounding out his plane's emergency slide at Kennedy Airport in New York -- you've........Tags: Emergency Planning, JetBlue Airways, Disasters and Accidents, Air Transportation Delays, Kennedy Airport
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Summer travel? Think beyond airfare
As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights. Price and flight schedules are clearly the primary factors for...Tags: Transportation, Media Industry, Travel, Los Angeles International Airport, Entertainment
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Following Garlin to some interesting places — because why not?
The comedian Jeff Garlin is never happy unless he actually starts his prepared material — well, what passes for his prepared material — at approximately the time his show was scheduled to end. Over two decades of reviewing his elongated...
Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Steppenwolf Theatre
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Social media useful for checking off wish lists
If you didn't hit the malls on Black Friday, don't worry. There's plenty of time to get your holiday shopping groove on, and social media can help. The lastest trend that seems to be picking up steam is "gift wish list" tools on Facebook, Amazon and...Tags: Travel, Cruises, Trips and Vacations, Twitter, Inc., Office Depot Inc.
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Airline acted lost in lost luggage claim
If an airline loses your luggage and you're stuck without a change of undies or a toothbrush, you might assume you can buy what you need to get by and the airline will reimburse you. Donald Kosciusko of Bushkill Township did and found that getting...Tags: Media Industry, United Air Lines, Fines, Judges, Air Transportation Industry
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Want an airline to change? Then speak with a million voices
When it comes to customer service, travel companies constantly push the limits with fees, surcharges and onerous policies. No industry does it more than the airlines, and no domestic airline does it more than Spirit Airlines, the small Florida-based...Tags: Transportation, Cancer, Travel, Media Industry, Trips and Vacations
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Bill aims to scuttle new airfare pricing rule
Enjoy the government's new airfare rule. It might not last.
On Jan. 26, the U.S. Department of Transportation began requiring airlines and ticket agents to quote fares that include all mandatory taxes and fees. Since 1988, they'd been allowed to...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Tom Graves, Southwest Airlines Co., Tourism and Leisure Industry
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New rules for airline fees are a partial victory for travelers
If airfares confuse you as much as they confuse me, then I have some good news: Several new rules are going to make it easier to calculate the total cost of a ticket.
Maybe.
Starting Jan. 26, a new U.S. Transportation Department rule will require...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Prices
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