Airline delays in 2007 were second worst ever
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Airline delays in 2007 were second worst ever
A quarter of domestic flights failed to arrive on time in 2007 — the industry’s second poorest performance on record — and analysts say it is likely to get worse. (AP)
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Number of involuntary bumps jumps to an 11-year high
U.S. airlines in 2007 bumped passengers against their wills from ticketed flights at the highest rate in 11 years. The USA’s 18 largest airlines denied boarding to 63,878 passengers, or 1.12 per 10,000 passengers, a U.S. Department of Transportation report released Tuesday shows. (USA Today)
Cruise fuel surcharge under review
Florida’s attorney general is reviewing whether cruise lines such as Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. adequately disclosed surcharges they started billing passengers this month to offset rising fuel prices. (AP)
What’s up at Whistler and Cypress
Two years from now, approximately 5,000 athletes and coaches, 10,000 members of the media and upwards of 1.5 million spectators will descend on Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., for the 2010 Winter Olympics. (MSNBC.com)
Ryanair rapped for using French presidential couple in ad
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, won a lawsuit Tuesday against Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, which was ordered to pay a total of $88,975 for an advertisement featuring a photo of the couple. (AP)
Today’s Travel Blogs
What’s new on the TSA blog
The newly launched TSA blog that we were the first to tell you about last Wednesday has been a stellar success. At least, it has if you want to measure success by number of irate comments along the lines of “Why can’t I take my liquids on board, you idiots?!” (Jaunted)
JetBlue passengers to get free breakfast in February*
This month, Kraft, the mega-food-conglomerate is teaming up with Jetblue in a new sort of viral marketing campaign: they’re providing free breakfast to passengers on select flights across the nation with their new special low-fat cream cheese that they hope they can sucker people into buying. (Gadling)
United’s new bag fee hits infrequent fliers hard
United’s $25 surcharge is effectively a permanent price hike for passengers traveling with more than one checked bag. Who is likely to bear the financial brunt of the new policy? (SmarterTravel)
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