Fares take a tumble
Airline stocks fall - and so do fares — The stocks of major airlines were hurt on Wednesday by the prospect that lower fares would spread even more thickly across the country, fueled by strategic moves by the industry’s healthiest player and one that is trying to regain its footing. Southwest Airlines, the industry’s healthiest player, delivered another punch to struggling US Airways, announcing plans to start service from Pittsburgh, where US Airways is dismantling its hub after a long reign as the airport’s dominant carrier.
Airport smoking ‘zoos’ under fire — Mayor Rocky Anderson opposes smoking at Salt Lake City International Airport. He says people puffing behind the glass-walled lounges look “like animals in the zoo.”
NTSB: lawsuits ‘contaminate’ inquiries — The chairman of the nation’s independent transportation safety agency said yesterday that she is concerned about the growing impact of outside lobbying and lawsuits on the organization’s ability to investigate accidents fairly and quickly.
Woman overboard mystery still unsolved — A month after Annette Mizener disappeared from a cruise ship, the FBI is continuing its investigation and hasn’t changed her status from missing to deceased, an agency spokeswoman said Tuesday. Mizener went missing from the Carnival Pride cruise ship off the coast of Mexico on Dec. 4.
Jacksonville Superbowl ships hit snag — The NFL won’t allow Jacksonville’s Super Bowl Host Committee to host a viewing party aboard a cruise ship on Super Bowl Sunday. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says that violates a long-standing policy of not allowing admission to be charged for parties during the big game.
Air Jamaica accused of negligence in stopover — A Hollywood, Fla., mother is upset after her 9-year-old daughter missed her connecting flight from Orlando to Miami, and got stranded at Orlando’s International Airport for most of a day.