AirTran, Frontier form alliance
AirTran, Frontier form alliance — AirTran and Frontier will announce on Tuesday a marketing alliance that nearly doubles the destinations each can offer and that will enhance the value of each carrier’s frequent-flier program. (USA Today)
Some foreign airlines upgrade lounges — Recognizing that a top-notch lounge is important in attracting high-paying customers and keeping them loyal, BA and other foreign carriers are pumping millions into upgrades at gateway airports in the USA and around the world. (USA Today)
Pair accused of ‘overt’ plane activity — A California couple are facing federal charges after they refused to stop “overt sexual activity” during a flight to Raleigh, authorities said. (AP)
Apple in deal to let iPod videos play on planes — Apple Computer said Tuesday six major airlines will let passengers play video and music from their iPod digital devices on in-flight entertainment systems in 2007. (Reuters)
Marine sanctuary teems with life, hope — When President Bush designated a string of largely uninhabited islands, atolls and reefs northwest of Hawaii as America’s newest national monument this summer, he called the resulting protection a “big deal.” And that amounts to a Texas-sized understatement. (USA Today)
Manchester airport starts free bus service to Massachusetts — Travelers headed to Manchester Boston Regional Airport from Massachusetts now have a new way get there. As of Monday, ticketed airline passengers can catch a free bus from either the Sullivan Square MBTA station in Boston’s Charlestown section or from the Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn. (AP)
Pa.’s first casino braces for opening day — About 100 gamblers, some standing for hours in a foggy drizzle, waited in line Tuesday morning for Pennsylvania’s first slot-machine parlor to open to the public — more than two years after lawmakers authorized gambling to raise money for property tax relief. (AP)
Anne Frank’s tree to be cut down — The ancient chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland must be cut down, the Amsterdam city council said Tuesday. (AP)
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