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Articles tagged “airfares”

Airlines

Samoa Air CEO says pay-by-weight airfares will raise obesity awareness

Samoa is extremely difficult to contact given its current publicity. The fare scheme is actually plausible given the size of Samoa’s aircraft, but it’d never fly for a major airline.

Fili Sagapolutele, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

Is Southwest the leading low-cost airline? Depends whether you check a bag

This is interesting data from Topaz, and shows business travelers can shop around, although they'll probably want to stick with one airline so they can wrack up frequent flyer miles. Or, if they are part of a managed travel program, their company likely will make that decision for them.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Why Americans don’t care airfares are the cheapest they’ve been in 30 years

The average bargain-hunting online booker has little to zero appreciation for deregulation, inflation, and what they mean to a $260 ticket to Orlando. But they should.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

First U.S. airfare hike of the year targets business travelers

U.S. airlines have no shame in repetitively attempting $4-$10 hikes on domestic routes -- this is the fourth one this year – and it’s more likely to stick since it only includes last-minute bookings.

Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune | 11 years ago

Airlines

British Airways offers cheaper fares to flyers without checked bags

By subtracting the cost of the first checked bag usually allowed to economy passengers, BA is effectively making its fares look on par with bare bone airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Airlines

Domestic airfares rose $6 in the third quarter, which is peanuts

Since bag fees and other charges aren't included in the "fares," comparisons with bygone eras in aviation don't really work.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Domestic airfares rose $6 in the third quarter, which is peanuts

Airlines

Wondering what to expect from air travel in 2013? Higher fares, more fees, less options

Experts say this is the most consumer friendly DOT to date, but its efforts to increase fare transparency won’t stop the industry from looking for little ways to boost their bottom line at the cost of their passengers.

Skift | 11 years ago

Wondering what to expect from air travel in 2013? Higher fares, more fees, less options

Airlines

Alitalia agrees to honor super cheap tickets bought during computer glitch

A glitch is a profit death sentence for airlines from El Al to United who are pressured to honor sales via social media; however, Alitalia scraped by without having to honor the tickets acquired for free.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Alitalia agrees to honor super cheap tickets bought during computer glitch

Airlines

Studies show U.S. airfare hikes are decreasing each year

Baseline airfares aren’t increasing, because airlines are turning to ancillary fees for baggage and seat elections to increase profits while still luring flyers with cheap tickets on online booking sites.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

Studies show U.S. airfare hikes are decreasing each year

Startups

The emerging options market for non-refundable airline tickets

Whether it's the airline itself or a new startup, trust issues and the complexity of the process are very big hurdles to overcome.

Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune | 12 years ago

The emerging options market for non-refundable airline tickets