Travel News
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Airlines Report Best-Ever First-Quarter On-Time Performance
The nation’s biggest airlines reported their best on-time arrival rate for the first quarter of any year since the U.S. Department of Transportation began collecting comparable flight delay data in 1995. Read More
By Kate Rice
May 14, 2012 10:21 PM -
Frontier Airlines Launches Denver-Great Falls Service
Frontier Airlines has begun nonstop seasonal service between Denver International Airport (DEN) and Great Falls International Airport (GTF) in Montana. Read More
May 14, 2012 10:14 PM -
United Airlines Begins Daily San Francisco-Washington, D.C. Service
United Airlines has begun daily service between San Francisco and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. United operates more than 300 flights from San Francisco. Read More
May 14, 2012 10:12 PM -
WestJet to Start Flights to Chicago from Vancouver, Calgary
WestJet will start daily nonstop seasonal service to Chicago O'Hare from Vancouver and Calgary. Flights are timed are timed to connect with WestJet's codeshare partner, Read More
May 14, 2012 10:03 PM -
DOT Delays Proposed Consumer Rule on Airline Ancillary Fees
The U.S. Department of Transportation has pushed back the date for its next proposed airline consumer rule -- which will cover how airlines provide information about ancillary fees --from August to late fall. Because of the complexity of the issue, the DOT needs more time to analyze it, a DOT spokesman said. Read More
By Kate Rice
May 14, 2012 5:17 PM -
South African Airways Outlines New Growth Strategy
South African Airways (SAA) will maintain its growth strategy and will not follow other airlines that are laying off employees, Siza Mzimela, the airline’s CEO, told attendees at the Indaba travel trade show in Durban, South Africa, on Monday, May 14. She noted that Qantas has cut jobs, American Airlines is in bankruptcy and Lufthansa posted a loss. A number of airlines have pulled out of South Africa, she said, and the airline industry is under extreme pressure, with many industry veterans saying it has not been this bad in 30 or 40 years. Read More
By David Cogswell
May 14, 2012 3:21 PM -
LAN Airlines Reports 21.8 Percent Decline in Quarterly Profits
LAN Airlines reported net income of $76.1 million for the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of 21.8 percent compared to the $97.2 million reported in the first quarter of 2011. Read More
By Kate Rice
May 13, 2012 9:31 PM -
Virgin Atlantic to Add Fourth Daily JFK-Heathrow Flight
Virgin Atlantic Airways will add a fourth daily flight between New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) and London Heathrow in October. Read More
May 13, 2012 9:27 PM -
Airberlin Launches Nonstop Las Vegas-Dusseldorf Flights
Airberlin began offering new nonstop flights on May 10 from Las Vegas to Dusseldorf, Germany, with twice weekly service increasing its presence in the U.S. In addition, Read More
May 13, 2012 9:20 PM -
American Agrees to Examine Merger Options with Other Airlines
American Airlines said it has a joint protocol agreement under which the airline and its official committee of unsecured creditors will develop potential scenarios for consolidation with another airline. However, American, currently operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, also said that the agreement “is not an indication that the company intends to pursue a transaction of any kind.” Read More
By Kate Rice
May 12, 2012 9:01 AM
Today's Top Stories
- Boyd Gaming Set to Buy Peninsula Gaming For $1.45 Billion
- U.S. Travel Testifies to Congress on How Travel Powers Economic Growth
- Visit Florida Reports Increases in Visitors, Travel Spending, Travel Jobs
- Abu Dhabi Tourism Launches Major Branding Campaign in U.S.
- Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites Introduce Combination Hotel Prototype
- IATA Reports Strong March Gains in Air Passenger Numbers
- Delta Pilots Reach Tentative Deal with Airline Seven Months Early
- CLIA's Christine Duffy Christens AmaWaterways' AmaCerto in Germany
- Christopher Ames, US Airways Vacations Director-Product Development
- YTB Restructures, Eliminates Staff as CEO Van Patten Resigns
- Royal Caribbean Launches “Loyal To You Always” Agent Program
- More Americans Plan to Kick Off Summer Travel on Memorial Day
- AAA Projects Small Increase in Travel Over Memorial Day Weekend
- U.S. Travel/MMGY Survey Finds Brighter Outlook for Summer Travel
- Hertz Takes Top Spots in Zagat U.S. Car Rental Survey
- Carnival Breaks Ground on Cruise Center in Dominican Republic
- Regent Seven Seas Profits Narrow, Revenue Up 15.5 Percent
- Virgin Atlantic Set to Introduce In-Flight Cell Phone Service
- TripAdvisor Survey Finds More Americans Plan Summer Vacations
More Airlines News
- Delta Pilots Reach Tentative Deal with Airline Seven Months Early
- American Ratifies Agreements with Five Transport Union Groups
- Delta Air Lines Moves to New Terminal at Atlanta Airport
- Airberlin to Continue Growth Plans Despite Airport Opening Delay
- JetBlue Airways, Turkish Airlines Announce Interline Agreement
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Begins Service to Zambia
- JetBlue Airways Begins Puerto Rico-West Palm Beach Service
- Flight Attendant Union Marks Anniversary of First Flight Attendant
- Allegiant Air to Launch New Nonstop Service to Hawaii
- Virgin Atlantic Set to Introduce In-Flight Cell Phone Service
