Amtrak acts to make up for disruption
Amtrak acts to make up for disruption — Amtrak announced that repairs to a North Carolina bridge are complete and that it will add capacity today for extra passengers. More than 5,000 were stranded or inconvenienced on the eve of the busy Easter travel weekend. (USA Today)
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Hilton kiosks generating airline boarding passes — Hilton Hotels announced today that 37 of its properties are equipped with lobby kiosks that can allow guests to check in for flights, change or upgrade seats, and print boarding passes for 18 airlines. (BTNonline)
Logan parking squeeze tightens — Logan International Airport in Boston is facing a severe parking crunch over the next few weeks as school vacations and full flights coincide with the loss of 1,500 parking spaces at the airport’s main garage. (The Boston Globe)
Airlines mum as JetBlue arrives in Charlotte — Major carriers didn’t immediately cut fares Thursday in response to JetBlue Airways’ new service — and lower prices — from Charlotte to New York. (Charlotte Observer)
Delta adds two flights from Burlington, Vt., to NYC — Delta Air Lines announced Thursday the addition of two daily flights from Burlington International Airport to New York City starting this summer. By adding flights, Delta goes head-to-head with discount carrier JetBlue Airways on the route to John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Burlington Free Press)
Delta raises trans-Atlantic surcharges — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday that it has raised passenger surcharges by at least $10 each way for most of its trans-Atlantic flights to offset fuel price increases. (Houston Chronicle)
St. Louis airport runway makes its debut — Lambert Airport opened its new runway Thursday, even as critics of the $1.1 billion project called it a waste of money that destroyed a community. (AP)
City sees good, bad in airport expansion — Tempe is bracing itself for pain and prosperity. Today, many expect federal officials to green light a plan that will set the stage for a years-long, $2 billion-plus growth spurt at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. (Arizona Republic)
Delta, pilots union reach tentative deal — Delta Airlines Inc. and negotiators for its pilots union reached a tentative agreement Friday on long-term pay and benefit cuts that could avert a strike at the nation’s third largest carrier and ease uncertainty among travelers over the busy holiday weekend. (AP)
Check in to check out your best (ever!) love life — Who knew how therapeutic a hotel stay could be? Now you can get couples counseling or sessions with a therapist after check-in. (USA Today)
Showers seem to be winning ‘tub-o-war’ — A familiar fixture is disappearing from some hotel bathrooms, though travelers might not miss it. It’s the bathtub, and a growing number of hostelries are choosing to jettison this standard amenity in favor of an expanded, stand-alone shower. (USA Today)
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