Snafu could cost JetBlue $30 million
Snafu could cost JetBlue $30 million — The chief executive of JetBlue Airways Corp. said Tuesday that reimbursing passengers stuck on about 1,000 delayed flights and updating its operations to prevent further problems could cost the airline $30 million or more. (MSNBC News Services)
Mardi Gras parade floats rolling in style — Crowds roared enthusiastically for the Zulu parade floats on Fat Tuesday and jazzman Pete Fountain led a band of gypsy musicians as New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras in style, a year and a half after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. (AP)
Cruise line delays second New Orleans ship — Citing slow advance bookings, Carnival Corp. has delayed putting a second post-Hurricane Katrina cruise ship through the Port of New Orleans, apparently because of the reluctance of some tourists to venture into the city after the storm, a port spokesman said. (AP)
Travel booking sites slip in customer satisfaction survey — Even as satisfaction with online shopping nears an all-time high, the “big three” online travel agencies of Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity are struggling to differentiate themselves and keep customers from defecting to an expanding landscape of competitors, according to an influential survey out today. (USA Today)
Payment goes up for luggage lost by airlines — What’s the most an airline should have to pay if it loses a passenger’s suitcase and all its contents? The federal government says $3,000 for domestic flights and, starting Feb. 28, that’s likely to be the upper limit for every big U.S. airline. (USA Today)
Some bars flout Hawaii smoke ban — There’s a revolt going on in Hawaii as some bar owners openly defy the state’s new anti-smoking law, one of the nation’s toughest, by letting their customers light up. (AP)
After car crash, liquor laws and airlines are debated — Starting last month, the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department issued cease and desist letters to US Airways and two other airlines that do not hold liquor licenses in the state, Frontier and Northwest. In response, all three have halted alcohol sales on flights to and from New Mexico, and both US Airways and Northwest have applied for a state liquor license. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
Stallone’s jet, hotel searched in Sydney — Customs officials searched Sylvester Stallone’s hotel room and private jet three days after seizing banned substances from the muscle-bound actor’s entourage as he arrived for a promotional tour, a news report said. (AP)
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