U.S. weighs tripling compensation for bumped flights
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Airlines would have to triple compensation for passengers involuntarily bumped from flights under one proposal being considered by U.S. transportation officials.
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The Bush administration's long-awaited plan to pay for a new, high-tech air traffic control system would eliminate the passenger ticket tax but raise other costs for people who fly.
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Hello, user fees. The air traffic control system needs an upgrade.
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Leaders of the pilots&#39; union at bankrupt US Airways were considering Friday whether to forward to members a proposed contract renegotiation that includes an average pay cut of more than 18 percent.
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Passengers taking to the skies for U.S. flights could be checking e-mail and surfing the Web through high-speed Internet connections in a couple of years. And the day when travelers can chat away on cell phones while in flight might not be far behind.
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A controversial air travel tax increase has sparked confusion and anger, as travellers faced paying extra when they checked in and airlines threatened legal action.
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Fares to London may be dropping for fall and winter travel, but bonus mile offers are on the rise.
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While pilots still feel in command in the air, they increasingly are feeling slighted on the ground, as airlines extract salary and benefits concessions from them.
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U.S. airlines have begun to withdraw a revenue-boosting fare increase initiated last week by Delta Air Lines, but it is too soon to say whether the bulk of the increase will last, a fare tracker said on Monday.
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Air travelers face the biggest risk of death or injury on the ground.
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By Vicki Lee Parker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 17--If your vacation plans include air travel, you might want to pack extra food. Not for the flight, for the delays.   So far this year, airlines are reporting their worst delays in more than 10 years.
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Travelers will have to pay up to $10 more for a roundtrip ticket on UAL Corp's  United Airlines and $14 more on Continental Airlines , as the airlines seek to offset the rising cost of jet fuel.
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The troubled airline&#39;s most recent offer includes a 16.5 percent pay cut and added flying time. By STEVE HUETTEL, Times Staff Writer.
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Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday rolled back a fuel surcharge increase aimed at offsetting soaring oil prices as consumers balk at higher ticket prices and worries over the health of the economy grow.
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After months of generally steady increases in airfares, travelers looking to jet out of Boston for a summer vacation may find some happy surprises: Flights that are cheaper than they were last summer, at least to North American destinations.
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Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday rolled back a fuel surcharge increase aimed at offsetting soaring oil prices as consumers balk at higher fares, and worries over the health of the economy grow.
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Two of the biggest US airlines warn of steep cuts in staff benefits as they face what a bankruptcy judge calls a "fiscal timebomb".