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AUGUST 26, 2021

Flight fares have spiked over the last few months as the effects of the pandemic continue to affect the availability of staff and workers that impact takeoff, from airline flight attendants to truck drivers delivering the fuel that gets you off the ground. Alaska Airlines came in “best overall” with a ranking of 56.54 Drumroll, please.

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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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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 9, 2020

For refunds, take the lead from what airlines and hotels are doing for individual cancellations. Promise your community that you will update the website every two weeks leading up to that. Don’t break that promise. Refunds and FAQs.

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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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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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Smart Meetings

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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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 4, 2023

In the case of airlines operating before the Covid pandemic, it was their business travelers who received preferences, one of which was more flights operating each week between big cities versus other destinations. There is, though, one bit of good news from the most recent batch of airline-passenger data: U.S.

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EventMB

JULY 5, 2024

Skift Take: Explore what's new in terms of hotels, venues, airline routes and destination campaigns at 43 destinations across the U.S. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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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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Smart Meetings

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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EventMB

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, the airline is considering expanding the platform's capabilities beyond group air travel booking. Skift Take: The new Southwest Business Meetings platform made a splash at this year's IMEX America. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Travel Association Says Airlines in the United States Are Sub-Par In a new quarterly press conference launched today , the U.S. Travel Association Calls Out ‘Sub-Par’ Airlines appeared first on Smart Meetings. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: U.S.

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Management Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The airline industry was hit the hardest during the pandemic as the number of global passengers drastically reduced to 1.76 As chief financial officer (CFO) of Brussels Airlines , Nina Oewerdieck was tasked with overseeing a crisis that saw the role of finance changing from one of support to strategy. billion compared to the 4.5

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

Take a page from airlines and cruises and allow risk-free booking. Decision timeframes will be cut in half. Revisit Your Cancellation Policies. Event organizers moving forward in 2021 should revisit their attendee and exhibitor cancellation policies.

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JUNE 10, 2024

The National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals, an organization advocating for equity in the hospitality industry, is speaking out in support of the NAACP’s call for American Airlines to respond to allegations of discrimination. We will continue to push for positive change.

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EventMB

APRIL 20, 2022

Airlines are canceling flights across the country due to an overwhelming staffing shortage […]. Face-to-face meetings and events are returning, but many of the employees who worked in the hospitality industry in 2020 are not around to greet them.

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JUNE 23, 2022

airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines — but only one major hotel chain — Marriott International. Those who fall short will be removed from the Race to Zero. Race to Zero members include all three major U.S.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Customers expect this kind of ease-in-buying experience because it’s similar to ordering from Amazon or booking an airline ticket. This is accomplished by embedding a Personal URL (PURL) into an email invitation or through the registrant providing login credentials to prefill.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Airline travel seems reasonably safe these days. Airlines claim “cabin air is refreshed 20-30 times an hour.” Risks of serious illness for the unvaccinated are at least an order of magnitude higher. See below for situations when masks cannot be worn. ” If correct, this is more than adequate.

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MAY 23, 2022

Airlines have made significant changes in schedules, so the nonstops you favor may not exist anymore, and many routes have been sharply reduced or abandoned. Some airlines are even using buses rather than planes to serve smaller airports.

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Attendease

MARCH 4, 2020

Governments are imposing event bans and new regulations to ensure safety, airlines are cutting down the number of flights to and from Asia, and companies are restricting employee travel in an effort to protect their welfare.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We have all heard the stories of airline passengers gone wrong. Physically assaulting or threatening to assault an airline crew member can result in a felony charge and using a weapon—anything that could cause harm—can result in prison and fines of up to $250,000. Airlines Be Fixed? Read More: Can Broken U.S.

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Skift

JUNE 26, 2021

GettyImages Skift Take: In Skift’s top stories this week, Icelandair's plan to return to normalcy, airlines wants to bring criminal charges against unruly passengers, shortages ripple through the travel industry this summer and investors back Outdoorsy as the new Airbnb. Pictured here, a plane taxiing on a runway at sunset.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Tired of Group 5 airline travelers jumping the line and stealing your overhead space? American Airlines has gifted passengers an early holiday present this year in the form of new technology to shut down group-jumpers. Looking for a showstopping dining experience to feature at your next meeting?

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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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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Strong consumer-protection legislation is making its way through Congress in the wake of a couple of very difficult months for the airline industry. have reintroduced two pieces of legislation, the Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights and the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2022

18, executives at Airlines for America —including the CEOs of Delta, JetBlue, American, United, Alaska Air Group and Hawaiian Airlines— wrote to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other officials begging them to stop AT&T, Verizon and other telecom providers from starting 5G service within two miles of airports around the country.

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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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APRIL 14, 2022

Travel, Airlines for America and other advocacy groups voiced disagreement with the extension. After Frontier Airlines made a bid for Spirit Airlines this February, JetBlue followed up with a surprise bid for the airline on April 6, which Spirit deemed “likely a superior offer.”. Not surprisingly, U.S. population.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our Duty of Care may well require an on-site health screening, arriving with results showing a negative Covid test, proof of vaccination or showing our digital health passport as step one, with many airlines, countries and counties having these requirements in place.

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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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