Sentences with phrase «for airline fares»

There are new 3 credit cards (one from each of the big three issuers) that come with a reimbursement scheme for airline fares / fees.

My Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card is my go - to credit card for non-airline travel purchases and for when we dine out as I love to collect Ultimate Rewards points (for airline fares I use my Amex Platinum card).

But while a weakening euro is good for airline fares, the European economy and large European exporters, it can potentially hurt the returns of dollar - based investments.

Not exact matches

Bastian's estimate on passengers» opting for the more expensive main cabin fare echoed what American Airlines revealed last month.

A whopping 51 million passengers are expected to fly U.S. airlines between Friday, Dec. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 4, up 3.5 percent from last year, according to Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the forecast to low fares and a strong airlines between Friday, Dec. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 4, up 3.5 percent from last year, according to Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the forecast to low fares and a strong Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the forecast to low fares and a strong economy.

For an airline, however, the true value of a secret fare is the chance to snag a rival's customer with a lower price — secretly.

Kaplan told CNBC that airfares are lower because the system allows airlines to «hold a few seats for last minute business travelers, who will pay high fares.»

Airlines» customer service practices have come under fire in recent months, and just last year, U.S. carriers were cleared in a federal investigation regarding exorbitant fare mark - ups in the wake of a deadly Amtrak derailment that drove up demand for air travel on some routes.

Several airlines have capped fares for passengers trying to leave the area, but seats are hard to come by.

«The strides airlines are making to improve the flight experience — from varying fares that can fit any budget, in - flight entertainment options, gourmet food offerings and advancements in technology, both on the ground and in the air — are resonating with customers and leading to more Americans traveling more often by air,» said John Heimlich, vice president and chief economist at Airlines for airlines are making to improve the flight experience — from varying fares that can fit any budget, in - flight entertainment options, gourmet food offerings and advancements in technology, both on the ground and in the air — are resonating with customers and leading to more Americans traveling more often by air,» said John Heimlich, vice president and chief economist at Airlines for Airlines for America.

Yet arecord 28.5 million travelers are expected to fly U.S. airlines over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the forecast to low fares and a strong airlines over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the forecast to low fares and a strong Airlines for America, an industry group that chalks up the forecast to low fares and a strong economy.

Tango disbanded as an airline in 2003 but remains the name for Air Canada's cheapest economy fares.

Spirit Airlines is notorious for four things: Dirt - cheap fares, cramped seats, no free water, and bottom of the barrel ad campaigns.

Baker is excited about the airline industry overall, writing that «cost convergence, fare unbundling, widespread consolidation, diminished new entrant activity, and return - oriented management teams have combined to form an industry that is actually managing itself for the first time we can recall.»

Then, in May, American Airlines announced it would charge travelers flying on discounted fares $ 15 for the first checked bag, beginning June 15.

Budget airline Norwegian Air has been promising that low trans - Atlantic fare for awhile, but it was Iceland - based WOW Air that delivered the goods first, releasing $ 69 one - way tickets yesterday.

Airline fares revolve in a rapidly changing market, which is why Expedia and ARC advice that travelers keep their eye out for great deals.

The consolidation in airlines has been widely blamed for fare hikes.

Airlines often pay a distribution fee and commissions for fares that are listed on websites other than their own.

Passengers claimed that the airlines» collusion began in early 2009, led to higher fares and reduced flight choices, and together with low fuel prices and higher fees for checking bags and other services helped the industry post record profits.

So is reduced competition to blame for airlines not passing on these savings to passengers in the form of lower fares?

The problem grows exponentially with 300 airlines, connecting flights, return fares, live pricing, and semantics for 200 languages globally.

Airlines compete for passengers with a variety of fares, discounts, route networks, flight schedules, flight frequencies, frequent flyer programs and other products and services, including seating, food, entertainment and other on - board amenities.

While bookings for major U.S. airlines have held up well through the recent spate of airline industry fare hikes, analysts warned that companies are beginning to choose economy flights on some routes to save money.

If a fare can be voided for being an «incorrect price» there's nothing to prevent an airline from overbooking with higher last minute fares, then claiming it was an «erroneous price» once the passenger gets to the gate to free the seat.

Basic economy is one prong of a broader effort by the largest U.S. carriers to bolster revenue from each seat flown a mile, a standard industry measure that has been battered for about a year, partly because of fare wars with discounters such as Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines Holdings.

«If H.B. 821 were enacted into law, we believe that while our member airlines would see an immediate financial benefit, the state of Georgia would also see long - term benefits in the form of more flight options, lower fares and greater opportunity for growth,» wrote Sean Williams, vice president for state and local government affairs.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

IATA's U.S. counterpart, Airlines for America, declined to comment on where fares are headed but expressed satisfaction with lower fuel prices.

Last week, a commenter on the airline forum FlyerTalk.com said his friend books a cheap ticket for himself on Air France - KLM and two fully flexible «Y» fares in a row of three seats.

ACCC chairman Rod Sims says airlines will be free to raise their fares to compensate for cuts to hidden surcharges the Reserve Bank is plann...

If a parent wanted to purchase a full - fare first class return ticket for their infant, to use with an approved - for - flight car seat, I have a hard time believing that Malaysia Airlines would refuse to sell that ticket.

Free checked baggage allowances, easy gate - checking policies, and discounted infant fares make Southwest one of the best airlines for families.

See our checklist of questions to ask the airline before you go, which includes information about standard airline practices, discount fares for infants, children's meals, diaper - changing facilities, and more.

The switch won't save the city money, but it may help reduce costs for airlines and help lower fares, she said.

The ONS report suggests no uniform trend for the influences on inflation, with some sectors» prices rising steadily, while others, such as airline fares, collapsing in September.

The scam artist may spend months cultivating a relationship before asking for money for a personal crisis or airline fare.

Virgin America, the upscale, low - fare airline known for shaking up the status quo, is teaming up with the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) for...

Also, if the city where you live or the city where you are going is an airline «hub,» fares may be higher than for flights to or from other nearby cities because of reduced competition.

The alliance agreements, which nearly always include a code - sharing component, are frequently accompanied by requests for relief from the antitrust laws, which otherwise might prevent the carriers from cooperating on certain aspects of their joint services, such as fares and capacity, as though they were a single airline.

The Department of Transportation is issuing a third «Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections» final rule to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment as follows: expanding the pool of reporting carriers for service quality data; requiring reporting carriers to include service quality data for their domestic scheduled flights operated by their code - share partners; enhancing the Department's code - share disclosure regulation to codify the statutory requirement that carriers and ticket agents must disclose any code - share arrangements on their websites on the first display presented in response to a search of a requested itinerary for each itinerary involving a code - share operation; and prohibiting undisclosed biasing based on carrier identity by carriers and ticket agents in any electronic displays of the fare, schedule or availability information of multiple carriers.

Aeroflot violated the rule on full - fare advertising and the rule requiring airlines to include a commitment in their customer service plans allowing consumers either to hold reservations at the quoted fare without payment, or cancel without penalty, for 24 hours after they book a flight.

The court ruled that it was reasonable for DOT to require airlines to add government fees and taxes to the base fare and disclose these together as a total price, prominently displayed to prevent confusion over the total cost of their travel.

Searches made on EgyptAir's website after Jan. 24 found that the airline also failed to make this disclosure and instead referred customers to the airline's baggage overview pages for more information without clearly indicating whether additional baggage fees would apply to the fares displayed.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent Airtrade International, doing business as Vayama, $ 80,000 for violating DOT's unfair and deceptive trade practices rule by advertising fares that failed to distinguish between government taxes and fees and charges imposed by the airline.

If one airline raises its fare on a route, for instance, and every other carrier matches that fare within minutes, that's fine, as long as they didn't agree to do it beforehand.

Hot Tip: Google Flight finds fares and then directs you to the airline's website or an OTA, so make sure to use a card that earns bonus points on travel purchases, such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card which earns you 2 points for every $ 1 that you spend with the card on travel or dining purchases.

Premier holders get a 25 percent bump on redemptions for cash fare travel, while Prestige card holders can use their points for any airline at a 1.33 cent value per point.

As the Citi ThankYou program gives you the option to both transfer points to airlines as well as use your points at a fixed rate to buy cash fares, the best use of points would be to redeem them for miles.

The fee applies to passengers booking the airline's lowest economy class Tango fares, as of Thursday for flights as of Nov. 2.