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Delta Institutes Program to Let Passenger Bid on Getting Bumped

January 13, 2011

Delta Air Lines has instituted a program in which passengers indicate at check-in that they’re willing to take a later flight and to enter...

Cocaine, heroin bust on cruise ship in Baltimore

January 12, 2011

By The Associated Press

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Japan Airlines, American Set to Begin Joint Venture April 1

January 12, 2011

Japan Airlines and American Airlines will begin their joint venture April 1, based on the...

U.S. airlines raise fares by $4 to $10 on roundtrip tickets

January 11, 2011

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By Roger Yu, USA TODAY

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U.S. airlines have raised domestic fares for the first time this year, their third hike in the past month, according to travel search site Farecompare.com.

Late Friday, Southwest Airlines, which rarely initiates an airfare hike, raised fares by $4 to $10 roundtrip ($2 to $5 one-way) based on flight distance, it says. Most U.S. airlines, including Delta, American, United/Continental, US Airways and Frontier,...

Royal Caribbean cruise ship delays departure after illness outbreak

January 10, 2011

By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY

Expedia Drops Access to American’s Fares Completely

January 3, 2011

Expedia, which last month made it more difficult for users to find American Airlines fares, dropped American completely effective...

Brazil Airlines TAM, Gol Face Strike Threat Over Christmas

December 24, 2010

TAM SA and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil’s two largest airlines, faced a threatened strike Dec. 23 right before the pre- Christmas travel rush. Gol said it would maintain its flight schedule on Dec. 23, while TAM has not commented at press time. Brazil’s national air worker union has been in talks seeking a pay raise since September.
The strike date decided on by the union comes two days before the Dec. 25 Christmas holiday and in the month that...