Flights cancelled as storm socks Southeast
Flights cancelled as storm socks Southeast — More than 500 flights at the Atlanta and Charlotte airports were canceled as wintry weather brought rain, sleet and freezing rain across North Georgia and into the Carolinas early Thursday. (CNN)
US Airways withdraws hostile bid for Delta — US Airways Group Inc. dropped its $9.8 billion hostile bid for Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday after a key group of the bankrupt carrier’s creditors said Delta would be better off emerging from Chapter 11 on its own. (AP)
US Airways focuses on future — With the Delta distraction gone, many people, from frequent fliers to US Airways union workers, say they are hopeful the airline’s full attention will return to its first merger, the combination of America West and US Airways. (The Arizona Republic)
Gasoline prices have likely hit bottom — U.S. retail gasoline prices appear to have bottomed out now that crude oil costs are rising again, and pump prices are expected to start climbing, the government’s top energy forecasting agency said on Wednesday. (Reuters)
An airfare bait-and-switch? — The advertised price of a one-way airline ticket from Boston to Moscow is $644 on OneTravel.com. But after one passenger buys the ticket, the fare jumps to $2,000. And when the passenger refuses to pay the difference, the online agency balks at his request for a refund. What should he do? (Christopher Elliott on Tripso)
Marriott says trans fats will check out — Marriott International (MAR) plans to announce Thursday that by mid-February it will eliminate trans fats from the food it serves at its 2,300 North American hotels. (USA Today)
Frontier disputes need for N.M. liquor license — Frontier Airlines says it doesn’t buy or warehouse liquor in New Mexico, and might fight state officials if they order it to stop selling alcohol on flights in and out of the Albuquerque International Sunport. (AP)
Tour to promote 9/11 memorial will let donors sign steel — Builders of the memorial to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks plan to visit 20 U.S. cities this summer, bearing firefighters’ helmets and other artifacts from the planned museum, as well as steel columns for Americans to sign, in an effort to drum up donations and national support. (AP)
Oscar tourism: celebrity sightings await — Here’s some advice if you’re headed to the 79th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 25. (AP)
Carrie Charney, Christopher Elliott, John Frenaye, Charles Leocha, Marge Purnell, Valerie Schneider, Mary Staley, Stephanus Surjaputra, Richard Wong.
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