Smart Meetings
APRIL 8, 2024
The next time you’re on an American Airlines flight, don’t be surprised if things look a little, well, furrier. Before this change, American—as well as all other airlines—required travelers to treat their pet as a carry-on. Based on American’s experience, Yu suspects other airlines may change their policies, too.
MeetingsNet
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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Smart Meetings
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.
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.
Smart Meetings
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.
MeetingsNet
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
With major airlines’ daily flight volumes shifting to better accommodate leisure travelers, some meetings might benefit from a change in schedule. airlines—American, Delta, and United—offer 11,800 total flights, according to airline-industry data firm Milanamos.
MeetingsNet
APRIL 25, 2024
New rules take some uncertainty out of the air-travel experience for on-the-road meeting professionals and their attendees. 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. Here’s what’s new.
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