Fees rise at Continental
With all the airlines announcing new or increased fees in the past couple months in an effort to generate a bit of incremental revenue it...
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Ads now invading boarding passes
It is no surprise that airlines are looking for ways to increase revenue, and selling advertising space is one of the ways they are doing...
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United closing lounges
United has announced that they will be closing four of their Red Carpet Club lounges in the coming months, a decision “based on a number...
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A lounge opening in Vegas
In a move that seems to be bucking the trend of reducing services, Continental is actually adding something this weekend – a new Presidents Club...
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An airline pseudo-bankruptcy
ExpressJet has announced that they will stop all branded operations effective September 2, 2008. This affects the flights that they operate – mostly on the...
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Continental to Join Star Alliance
The idea of Continental teaming up with United and the rest of the Star Alliance collection of airlines has been talked about off and on...
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Standby to pay more
When I am on the road for work I almost always book the last (or close to it) flight out from wherever I am. I...
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Continental route cuts detailed
Continental Airlines announced a couple weeks ago that they intended to cut about 11% of their capacity this September versus fall ’07. Today the specific...
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JetBlue updates in-flight Internet offering
When JetBlue initially announced their in-flight “Internet” service it came with much fanfare, but limited functionality. Specifically it was limited to only offering up access...
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Lifetime Elite status comes (back) to Continental
For many business travelers, the holy grail of all those miles spent on planes is Lifetime Elite status. It is somewhat of a retirement gift...