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Southwest keeps open seats with a twist
Southwest Airlines Co. is sticking with its unusual system of letting passengers find their own seats instead of going to one that’s been assigned to them. (AP)
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Seattle’s S.L.U.T. just a trolley ride
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British Airways ends Detroit-London route
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Today’s Travel Blogs
Skybus adding four new destinations
Skybus will announce four new destinations today, a move that marks the ultra-low-cost carrier’s biggest expansion since it announced its initial set of routes. The new destinations: Chattanooga, Tenn.; Milwaukee; Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss.; and Punta Gorda, Fla. (Today in the Sky)
Celebrity plans bigger cabins on future ships
Celebrity CEO Dan Hanrahan says veranda cabins on the 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice, the first of four “Solstice Class” ships that begin launching late next year, will be 15% larger than their counterparts on the line’s current vessels. (Cruise Log)
What a flight attendant thinks
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