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JUNE 30, 2022

Bernie Sanders Demands Airline Accountability, Airlines Blame FAA. I am writing today to urge you to take immediate action to substantially reduce the number of airline cancellations and delays in our country and protect the rights of airline passengers throughout our nation.”. “I

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MARCH 23, 2023

McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel, American Economic Liberties Project, told the Committee that “the nation’s airline industry is broken.” American Airlines is about to launch “New Distribution Capability,” which will make airfares more opaque than ever. Department of Transportation authority to oversee the airlines.

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MAY 18, 2023

. – Ed Bastian, Delta CEO on CBS This Morning Airline Satisfaction: Food is the Only Category Rising The JD Power 2023 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released on May 10 found that customer satisfaction with major airlines is down significantly for a second consecutive year.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Spirit Airlines Stock Drops 59% Following Reported Bankruptcy Filing On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal published that Spirit Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy in the coming weeks. Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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JULY 21, 2022

American Airlines Claims Return to Profitability. In its second-quarter 2022 financial statement, American Airlines reported a historic return to profit, based on a second-quarter net income of $476 million and second-quarter revenue of $13.4 Read More : TWT: Airlines Get ‘Berned,’ Biz Travel Stats Spike. less capacity. “We

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. airlines (United, Delta, JetBlue and American) all reported a return to profitability despite flight schedules that have been affected by pilot shortages, weather and air traffic control. In October third-quarter earnings calls, four major U.S.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

As reported last week in our coverage on JetBlue’s consolidation with Spirit, airline consumers (including travel and meeting planners) are mad as hell and don’t want to take it anymore. The Department has the authority to tackle this problem by issuing a rule…that imposes fines on airlines for the delays they cause.”.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Read More : This Week in Travel: What Will Frontier-Spirit Airline Merger Mean for Future of Budget Travel? Alaska Airlines Debuts Subscription-Based Flight Pass. Read More : Alaska Airlines Wins First in Wallethub’s Newest Ranking. That’s what merging airlines have always claimed. said Walsh.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Spirit Airlines announced today that its stockholders have approved a merger with JetBlue Airways. billion cash offer for the airline. American Airlines Reports Strong Demand in Third Quarter. In its third-quarter earnings call, American Airlines reported a $483-million profit. The airlines revenue rose to a record $13.46

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This week, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced a proposed merger, which would make the new airline the fifth largest in the United States. On a call announcing the deal on Monday, Spirit’s CEO Ted Christie touted both airlines’ “commitment to affordable travel.”. And there is a place for such an airline.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Today, we explore top travel apps and services, can’t-miss pricing for those planning a South American getaway, new international airline routes and more. American Airlines has just announced a huge fare sale on those destinations, plus Brazil and Argentina, with first-come, first-served offers.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

DOT Announces Investigation into Southwest Holiday Chaos The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced an investigation this Wednesday into Southwest Airlines’ chaotic holiday weekend in December 2022. DOT is in the initial phase of a rigorous and comprehensive investigation into Southwest Airlines’ holiday debacle that stranded millions.

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MARCH 14, 2025

Related: SXSW 2025: Lush Tackles Gun Violence with its Bloom A New Day Activation Going Guerrilla at SXSW: Three Lessons from Shipt ALASKA AIRLINES X HAWAIIAN AIRLINES HOUSE For one day only on March 9, festivalgoers could stop by the Alaska Airlines x Hawaiian Airlines House located at Inn Cahoots for panels, tech demos and exclusive sneak peeks of (..)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Spirit Airlines Stock Drops 59% Following Reported Bankruptcy Filing On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal published that Spirit Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy in the coming weeks. Less than 24 hours following WSP’s report, Spirit Airlines stock dropped nearly 60%, bringing its downward projection to 90% in 2024.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Icelandic Airline Play Launches Major Fall/Winter European Fare Sale Meeting profs don’t always have the luxury of planning vacations ahead of time, with ever-evolving schedules and shifting deadlines common throughout the industry.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Scheduled participants included 100-plus top travel companies, including airlines, cruise lines, hotels, coach, rail, tour operators and others. Between Hurricanes TravelMarket, at JW Marco Island Beach Resort in southwest Florida, is a major show for travel agents. More than 40 speakers and industry leaders were also expected to attend.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Apple is rolling out partnerships with 18 airlines to allow the system to more quickly locate missing luggage. If the airlines don’t misplace them, trucking companies or convention centers might. The new feature allows users to share the real-time coordinates of lost or misplaced items with third parties.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Part of the reason budgets have become more challenging is a shift to cover hotel and airline costs away from activities and agency fees.The spend for a destination experience that makes a trip unique going down is not good for anyone, including the attendee, he said.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Were seeing hospitality brands, airlines, retail brands and universities ordering these towels seasonally and year-round, said exhibitor Jordan Ettien with Pop! Everything Outdoors Dominion Energy and Marriott Resort Virginia Beach Oceanfront are just some of the companies riding the wave of the sand-free quick-drying beach towel popularity.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Sometimes airlines and destinations will not accept antigen tests (but will accept an NAAT test), but often a viral test is the only specification. Check your airline’s and your destination’s government or tourism bureau travel restrictions website to ensure your negative result meets every qualification.

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JULY 28, 2022

In a much-anticipated move that played out over the past several months, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have announced that JetBlue will acquire Spirit. JetBlue’s press release on the merger heralds the move, saying the two airlines will join “to create a national low-fare challenger to the dominant big four airlines.”.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Under a pilot program begun in May, 13 businesses—three airlines, one hotel, one restaurant, six tour operators and two attractions—were first to be certified. It’s a recognition of the interdependent relationship between businesses, visitors and our broader local community.” That number has already more than doubled since.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She brings over 25 years of sales and leadership at established tourism organizations and has taken on various property, regional and global sales in the leisure, international MICE and airline sectors.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

No More Testing Requirements for Vaccinated Passengers Traveling to the US, Pleads Airline Industry. Airlines for America (A4A) and U.S. Frontier Airlines has announced that the weight limit for checked bags will now be 40 rather than 50 pounds. Checked Bags: The Final Frontier.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Asks Airlines for Hotels, Meal Vouchers. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has sent a letter to nine major airlines saying that they should pay for meals and hotels when travelers face delays or cancellations.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

The Prices are Too Damn High Aguero put up a chart showing the prices of consumer products like electricity, airline fares, food, vehicles, childcare and more, highlighting that the price of everything has gone up. We know that consumers are being stretched, he said. The combination of these things is a little tricky.

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MAY 15, 2023

Recent news that pilots at American, Southwest, and United airlines are threatening to strike might be fraying the nerves of meeting professionals concerned about their upcoming events. Here’s a wrap-up of the latest news on airline pilot contracts, and some perspective on the possibility of a strike. Pilot strikes are rare.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

After a firestorm of criticism over the way Southwest Airlines handled the holiday season and weather delays and cancellations, the airline is getting broiled on the fires of internal critiques. How did we go from the most stable and profitable airline in history to the greatest meltdown in airline history? “As

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JANUARY 19, 2023

United Airlines CEO Says Airline Chaos Will Continue In a Q4 earnings call, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said that operational collapses like Southwest Airlines’ recent fall from grace will continue given the state of the industry after Covid. “We which will force United to increase scheduled flight times.

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JULY 13, 2023

JFK’s Terminal 8 to Get Upgraded Food and Shopping Hall The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in partnership with American Airlines and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports have announced a $125-million commercial redevelopment program for Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (rendering above).

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

United Airlines Bulks Up in Summer 2023. United Airlines, which recently announced it would stop flying out of John F. The airline will also add six more flights to Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Berlin and Shannon in the Republic of Ireland. airlines combined.”.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Southwest Rolls Out Extra-Legroom Seats Starting May 1 Southwest Airlines is getting ready to offer a new level of comfort in the skies. Southwest plans to retrofit up to 150 planes per monthan ambitious pace that signals just how seriously the airline is taking its commercial transformation.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Delayed and canceled flights, lost bags, wonky WiFi: You can’t police these travel hassles out of existence, but standards can be set for how airlines will deal with them when they happen. Cash, please: Airlines may not substitute vouchers or travel credits for cash refunds unless the passenger specifically requests it. Right now, U.S.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

In the latest setback, Southwest Airlines has been canceling and delaying domestic flights in droves for nearly a week. 9, the airline has canceled almost 2,000 flights and hundreds more were delayed, blaming a mixture of unsafe and unpredictable weather changes as well as air traffic control issues. Since Oct. Since Oct.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

American Airlines, British Airways Tease JFK Terminal Specs. American Airlines and British Airways have released more details on plans to co-locate operations at Terminal 8 starting in December of this year. Tronsvang said that the company was expecting longer journeys with more “creative and meaningful” incentive and event programs.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Read More : Las Vegas Airport Tests Self-Service Security Checkpoint Impact of CrowdStrike Outage Shown in New Delta Airlines Financial Report Delta Air Lines released its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, and the ramifications of the historic CrowdStrike outage on June 19 are clear.

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JUNE 9, 2023

American Airlines Ups Summer Travel Extras American Airlines has announced that it will increase Wi-Fi connectivity this summer and offer free Wi-Fi to T-Mobile customers. The airline is also adding food options to transcontinental flights. The airline is also adding options to its Buy on Board program.

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