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First of the many U.S. airlines that will report October and even some November losses as a result.
Karen Jacobs, Reuters | 11 years ago
Travel companies from startups to legacy airlines have stepped up during disasters to help out their customers, employees, and the destinations they rely on for their businesses to prosper.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago
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A state-by-state effort to please everyone is a hassle, but California's combination of activism and Silicon Valley smarts gives it the right balance to set the standard for the rest of the country.
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg | 11 years ago
Delta's Richard Anderson has a point: An American Airlines merger with US Airways, or perhaps another airline, would mean fewer major carriers in the U.S., and that would benefit remaining airlines. Would it benefit passengers? That's another story.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago
Delta's capacity cuts will allow it to make more money from each mile flown, both from more crowded planes and higher ticket prices to match demand.
Mary Jane Credeur, Bloomberg | 12 years ago
Unlike in basketball, Delta's "four-corners" strategy isn't a stall tactic but a growth plan.
Skift | 12 years ago
Delta has the opportunity to experiment at La Guardia because both airlines and passengers would rather not think about it. But if Delta can make a success out of using it as a hub they'll be in an excellent position to take advantage of New York as both hub and gateway.
The lack of a nonstop service between the Big Island and Japan since 2010 represents a major gap in the travel market for the two countries and forms a strong argument for why Hawaiian should be awarded flight rights.
Delta says it wants to improve the customer experience by participating in the Apple Passbook program, but it risks alienating these same customers already using TripIt Pro and AwardWallet.
Delta believes through such actions it is protecting its intellectual property, but its actions alienate loyal customers who don't want to be locked into Delta's clunky services to access their loyalty information.
