Southwest to restrict drink coupons
They say that bad things come in threes. Southwest Airlines seems to think so, or at least their recent policy changes are playing out that...
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Why Southwest isn’t responsible for aircraft maintenance
Airlines generally stack the deck against their customers. Most rules are written such that should anything go wrong, the airline will likely benefit more than...
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Virgin Atlantic loses Upper Class
The rumors surrounding the cabin configuration for Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A330 deliveries have been swirling for some time now. Today the company has confirmed...
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A tremendous Hilton HHonors devaluation
Assigning a value to points in a loyalty program is always a relative calculation. Each individual will have different uses for their points and the...
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Virgin America to launch Chicago service. Maybe.
Virgin America is suggesting that they intend to offer service to Chicago’s O’Hare airport in early 2011. As part of their announcement of a major...
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US DoT approves anti-trust deal for American, British Airways, Iberia
Following on the approval granted by the EU last week, the US Department of Transportation has approved the request from American Airlines, British Airways, and...
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Dreaming of in-flight smoothies
As new aircraft models are launched the airlines often do fun, interesting and new things to attract additional business and help cover the costs of...
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Continental adjusts day of departure upgrade policy
For nearly a year now Continental has been offering customers the opportunity to upgrade their tickets to a fare that would get them into the...
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JetBlue adds TrueBlue earning to Getaways packages
JetBlue has added another earning option for points in their TrueBlue loyalty program: Getaways vacation packages. The bundles – air plus hotel, car, transfers or...
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The “Bank of Southwest” restricting funds
No, it isn’t a real bank, but Southwest Airlines sortof operates like one with respect to their fares and change fees. How so? Buying a...