Airlines warn travellers could face higher fares

Airways New Zealand has decided to increase the levies it charges airlines. ta tvnz travel index feature group Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Airlines warn of higher fares

Travellers may face higher airfares after a decision by Airways New Zealand to increase the levies it charges airlines to fly to and around New Zealand. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Airlines collect $6 billion in fees

Those airline baggage and reservation change fees add up, to the tune of more than billion. CNN.com – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Turkish Airlines workers strike, company says no disruption

Turkish Airlines employees went on strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay and the reinstatement of sacked workers. ta tvnz travel index feature group Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Airlines Pile On More New Fees

And you thought they were done nickeling and diming us. Hardly, and Frontier is not alone with new or newly increased fees. Have they all gone nuts?      ABC News: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]

Turkish Airlines backs down on lipstick ban

Turkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe [...]

Best Airlines for Cashing In Frequent-Flier Miles

A survey finds major differences among carriers on how available their free seats can be. WSJ.com: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Ottawa clearing way for Canadian airlines to use fewer flight attendants

The federal government wants to let Canada’s airlines fly with fewer flight attendants, a move that one union says is a threat to passenger safety. Transport Canada this week granted WestJet an exemption to the existing rules, allowing the airline to operate with one flight attendant for every 50 passengers, instead of one cabin staff [...]

Leaner Airlines, Meaner Routes

Airlines’ restructuring has produced a sharp reduction in service that is curtailing traveler choice and some local economies even as it improves the industry’s health, a new MIT study shows. WSJ.com: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]

Turks see red over airline’s lipstick ban

Turkey’s national airline has barred female flight attendants from wearing red lipstick and nail polish, striking a nerve among secular Turks worried the country is becoming more Islamic. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]