Free checked bags now on nearly every AirTran flight
This week Southwest announced a rather significant milestone related to their integration with subsidiary AirTran. All flights on both carriers can now be booked as...
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Delta continues to dismantle their Memphis hub
More cuts are coming to Delta‘s service at Memphis, a hub for Northwest Airlines prior to the merger of the two companies in 2008. Twenty-one...
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Southwest picks Puerto Rico for initial overwater route expansion
Slowly but surely Southwest is moving to phase out the AirTran brand following the merger of the two companies. And, slowly has definitely been the...
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Blaming a soda for a broken plane, and this time it might be believable
When American Airlines suggested that soda spilling might be responsible for the failing of seat mounts on some of their planes recently it was laughable...
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Southwest flight attendants agree to international and over-water flights
The Flight Attendants from Southwest agreed last week to changes in their contract which will allow them to work flights to international destinations or routes which...
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Delta to lease AirTran 717s from Southwest
When Southwest bought out AirTran they were quite up front about their desire to get rid of the 717s in their newly acquired fleet. Thanks...
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Points become fungible between Southwest and AirTran
As the integration between Southwest and AirTran progresses the company is working to integrate their loyalty programs. Today’s milestone in that effort was the announcement...
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Can Houston support two international airports?
Southwest Airlines is pushing the City of Houston to add international service at Hobby Airport, their base of operations in the city. Unsurprisingly, United Airlines...
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JetBlue, WestJet win slots at LaGuardia and National
JetBlue and WestJet were the winners of the auctions for landing slots at New York City‘s LaGuardia airport and Washington, DC‘s National airport according to...
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New York/Washington slot swap approved
The deal for US Airways and Delta to trade large chunks of their operations at New York City‘s LaGuardia and Washington, DC‘s National airports has...