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Woman Claims To Make $11,000 Giving Up Her Seat, Are The Airline Practices Costing Us Money?
Woman Claims To Make $11,000 Giving Up Her Seat, Are The Airline Practices Costing Us Money?
Woman Claims To Make $11,000 Giving Up Her Seat, Are The Airline Practices Costing Us Money?
Shari and I didn't want to rehash the details of the doctor torn off of a United Airlines flight to give up his seat. Instead, I read an article from Travel and Lieser about a woman who made $11,000 giving up her seat for consecutive flights, and wound up not even flying with the original airline. It made me wonder, is this why we pay so much for our airline tickets, so they can pay someone to giv
Alaska Airlines To Stop Handing Out Prayer Cards
Alaska Airlines To Stop Handing Out Prayer Cards
Alaska Airlines To Stop Handing Out Prayer Cards
I have to admit:  When I first saw this story - I drew the wrong conclusion.  Somehow an airline handing out prayer cards just seemed like a "wrong" idea to me.  Then I read further and saw that the prayer cards were part of the meal tray - and were meant less for the sake of a safe flight and more for the means of providing words for a dinner-time prayer...
Airlines Refuse Cash
Airlines Refuse Cash
Airlines Refuse Cash
This is the kind of story that gets me upset.  It's bad enough that a lot of businesses won't accept a personal check anymore.  (...Don't get me started on that topic...)  But now it appears that the airline industry no longer recognizes U...
Bag Fees Equal Big Money For U.S. Airlines
Bag Fees Equal Big Money For U.S. Airlines
Bag Fees Equal Big Money For U.S. Airlines
The fees — typically $50 round-trip for the first piece of checked luggage — are one of the few bright spots for an industry that is caught between rising fuel costs and customers who expect rock-bottom airfares. "If it weren't for the fees, the airlines would most likely be losing money," said Jim Corridore, airline analyst with Standard & Poor's. ...
America’s Meanest Airlines
America’s Meanest Airlines
America’s Meanest Airlines
Pretty thorough article showing the best and the worst in the airline industry. Take a scan through and see if  the airline you use is included. Four of the major U.S. carriers made its list of the “18 Worst Companies in America.” The year also saw PR nightmares for the industry, including discrimination against disabled and overweight passengers and the episode involving a JetBlue flight attendan