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Southwest Fall/Winter Sale: Fares Based on Length of Trip Starting from $25
Southwest launched a huge sale with airfares as low as $25 one-way for short-haul flights. Customers can purchase one-way travel for $25, $50, $75, or $100 based on length of trip. Flights of : - up to 375 miles are $25 each way, - between 375 and 5...
Southwest adds flights from Denver and St. Louis
Southwest Airlines announced it will add nine new daily flights to six new destinations from St. Louis - Lambert International Airport. The new flights are expected to begin by May 2010 and will be open for sale this December. - Two new daily nonstop...
Southwest Introduces Secure Flight Program
Southwest has joined to airlines adopting Secure Flight Program. Southwest frequent fliers are being asked to provide: 1. A full name, exactly as it appears on the current (non-expired) government-issued photo ID that you will be traveling with 2. Da...
Delta Air Lines Increases Domestic Airfares by $10 Round-trip
Delta — along with Northwest, increased domestic airfares late Thursday by $10 roundtrip. If the major competitors will match the hike, this will be the third successful attempt to increase domestic airfares in the past six weeks. That means l...
Airline Pet Policies - Southwest Concerned Over Passengers’ Complaints
Beginning June 17, Southwest passengers will be able to travel with small pets — the cost for taking pets in the cabin is $75 each way. However, there are concerns that the new Southwest’s pet-friendly police could bring protests from pe...
JetBlue Announces Nonstop Service Between Boston and Baltimore/Washington
JetBlue announced that it will add nonstop service between Boston and Baltimore/Washington International (BWI). The low-cost-carrier said it will start the service on September 9, 2009, with introductory fares starting at $39 each way. JetBlue will ...
More Airlines To Adopt a New Policy About Over-sized Passengers
Other airlines seem to follow United by adopting a new policy of charging over-sized passengers for two seats. US Airways announced they may charge over-sized passengers for another seat, unless they are able to accomodate them on later flights. So...
Southwest Airlines Announces Flight Schedule from Boston (BOS)
Southwest Airlines today announced its flight schedule from Boston Logan International (BOS). Beginning August 16, 2009, Southwest will begin service with ten daily nonstop flights: five to Chicago Midway and five to Baltimore/Washington Internationa...
Southwest Unveils New York’s LaGuardia Flights
Southwest announced it will start service at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on June 28. The carrier will begin flying from LaGuardia by offering five daily round-trip flights to Chicago Midway (MDW) and three daily round-trip flights to Baltimore/...
Southwest Airlines Considers to Charge for Meals on Board
Southwest Airlines is considering charging passengers for meals on its flights, Bloomberg News reports. Bloomberg quoted Southwest spokesman Beth Harbin as saying “The thought of food sales is one of many ideas we have been considering. The...
February On-time Flights: Hawaiian and Southwest Take Top Honors
According to data released by FlightStats data for the month of February, Hawaiian Airlines topped the table of U.S. carriers for on-time flights in the month. Around 91 percent of Hawaiian flights were on time in February. Among the major U.S. ca...
Southwest To Start Flights at Boston Logan This Fall
Southwest Airlines announced it will start service at Boston Logan International Airport this fall, The Boston Globe reports. The low-cost carrier said it plans to launch up to 12 daily departures from Logan, but will not reveal its new routes unt...
Business Travel Trends and Tips in Recession Times
The recession’s impact on business travel was the main theme at a Business Travel Summit held in New York by travel industry executives representing Best Western International, Southwest Airlines and MasterCard Worldwide. The roundtable also pr...
U.S. Domestic Airfare New Year’s Sales
U.S. airlines start the New Year with mega airfare sales. United launched a promotion for domestic flights beginning January 14 through April 30. Tickets must be purchased by January 7. Below a sampling of United’s discounts on U.S. and Canad...
Southwest Plans To Expand in Big Business Markets
US’ largest low-fare carrier Southwest Airlines is set to entry into the airports of Minneapolis-St. Paul (next March) and New York’s LaGuardia as well as to increase service on more heavy business-travel routes in 2009. That is part of...
