Sentences with phrase «less than the airlines»

The plan is aimed at cutting the travel time between San Francisco and Los Angeles to 30 minutes at a price that's less than an airline ticket.

While it is nice that these cards give you basically cash back to redeem on flights, their value is much less than an airline card.

Some online travel agencies offer negotiated rates that are far less than the airlines themselves sell for.

Not exact matches

Delta largely won the online conversation by adopting a more relatable, less corporate tone than airlines often take when placed at the center of the controversy, Geller said.

But if you're set on escaping to Canada, you can score an American Airlines flight to Calgary, Vancouver or Montreal for less than $ 400 through farecompare.com.

All this new business development is, of course, far afield from the core operation of running an 88 - jet airline with nationwide, less - than - daily service from small burgs to leisure destinations in Florida, Las Vegas, and Phoenix — a model that has proved wildly profitable.

A report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) analyzed 20 carriers and concluded that the Australian airline was 64 percent less fuel efficient than the top performers, All Nippon Airways and Hainan.

Airline frequent flier programs have become less rewarding over the last few years by offering fewer upgrades to elite fliers and requiring more miles than ever for award tickets.

Kingfisher Airlines» owner, billionaire tycoon Vijay Mallya, has proposed to repay $ 603 million - less than half of what the airline owes to creditors, Reuters reported last week.

It's been a scary day for airline passengers, after three of the biggest U.S. carriers — Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Airlines — all had emergency landings within less than 18 hours.

(The investigation comes less than two years after the government approved the merger of US Airways and American Airlines to create the world's largest airline.)

Today, many flight attendants begin their careers making less than minimum wage — as I did as a flight attendant for Pinnacle Airlines, where I was employed from 2011 to 2013.

Regional airline pilots and flight attendants have always made less than their mainline counterparts, but before 2000, the regional airline workforce was much smaller.

We believe our operations, as they are focused on Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), are more susceptible to seasonality than some of the other domestic airlines because our discretionary customers in California may be less likely to fly to other regions of the United States during the colder seasons.

You can experience Virgin Atlantic Upper Class to Europe using your Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles for less than flying on Singapore Airlines and have more options for your final destination.

Hot Tip: Singapore Airlines premium economy cash fares can often be significantly less than business, and can then be upgraded to business class at a reasonable miles price.

For Domestic Carriage Liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage, or any baggage or personal item which is taken into custody by Cape Air, is limited to the fair market value at the time of the loss, damage or delay and will not exceed (except for wheelchair and other assistive devices)(1) for on - line travel solely on Cape Air with no connecting service, $ 500 per passenger; (2) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of more than 60 seats, $ 3400 per passenger ($ 3500 per passenger effective August 25, 2015) as per federal rules; and (3) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of 60 seats or less, $ 500 per passenger.

Few places can impart the faraway feeling as Nantucket does — even today when excellent commercial airline service (about 20 flights in and out daily during the summer) has brought it within little more than an hour from New York and less than an hour from Boston.

He won four times on the Challenge Tour in less than a year, and then picked up his first big league title at the Euro Tour's Turkish Airlines Open in November.

Profit per passenger of $ 7.97 forecast for 2016 is slightly less than that expected for European airlines and almost a third of what North American airlines are achieving.

With less than 300 flying hours (instead of 500 to 700 required to fly certain categories of aircraft), and no jet experience, very few airlines are attracted to freshly licensed pilots,» a chief operating officer said.

Presently, in current dollars, that fuel would cost airlines US$ 5.31 per gallon, which is less than bio-jet fuel produced from algae or other oil crops such as soybeans, canola or palm oil.

«We estimate that this biofuel would cost the airline industry $ 5.31 / gallon, which is less than most of the reported prices of renewable jet fuel produced from other oil crops or algae,» said Deepak Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher at Illinois, who led the analysis.

In the end the airlines pay Fog Ops less than $ 1 in fees for each plane that lands at Salt Lake City International.

Plane crashes with very high body counts — like Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed nearly 300 people — don't capture our online attention span any longer than less deadly crashes.

There is nothing worse for a parent then the thought of travelling on an airline with an infant less than two years of age or even being a passenger waiting in the departure lounge cringing at the thought that child any minute could dissolve in a torrent of loud tears.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG $ 50,000 for limiting reimbursements for delayed baggage to less than consumers were entitled under an international treaty.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the Dubai - based airline Emirates $ 100,000 for limiting compensation for lost, damaged, and delayed baggage to less than consumers were entitled under an international treaty.

If a particular airline, hotel, or travel card you are interested in offers anything less than 1.5 % back on general spending, or a specialized category, you should consider going with a cash back card instead.

That's because the annual fee you pay for any of these premium cards will be less than a one - year lounge membership in either the Delta Sky Club, American Airlines Admiral's Club or the United Club.

Compared to other airlines, you won't get as much value for a point (likely less than $ 0.02 per point).

The hotels all offer a 1:1 transfer ratio but are generally considered to be less valuable than the airline rewards.

When you transfer points to an airline, you might find yourself having decreased the value of a point, since an airline's frequent flyer mile may, in certain cases, be worth less than 1 cent per mile.

This airline benefit gets automatically applied to eligible transactions less than $ 100, until the credit is depleted, but you get up to 90 days after the charge posts to request a manual adjustment.

The Hilton Honors Ascend Card from American Express is better for consumers who don't care about airline incidentals and spend less than $ 60,000 on their credit card per year.

And around one - fifth, or 20 percent, of airline credit card holders carry a balance month to month, earning less in airline loyalty rewards than they pay in annual credit card fees.

It's better for the airlines, after all, to book seats, even for a lot less, than to have them sitting empty.

Perhaps you're spending longer hours at the office and have less time for travel, then you'll need a card that provides more than just airline miles.

> Value: 25,000 miles is enough for a roundtrip Economy Class award less than 1,201 miles each way on Cathay or partners like American Airlines.

The transfer ratio between Marriott points and United Mileage is less than any other airline, and if you opt for the «hotel + air» packages, you can even get Marriott points to be moved at ratio of 0.91:1, which is unheard of.

Of course, if you find yourself only flying Southwest than there's not much to worry about, but if you fly on different airlines depending on your destination the Southwest card is much less useful.

As a general rule, miles are less flexible than points because they tend to be tied to a particular airline or group of airlines.

Even if you purchase a few extras, it's likely you'll fly with us for less than any other airline.

In today's world where cross country travel often costs less than $ 400, and award seats are scarce, it may make sense for reward card holders to start weighing the benefits of airline cards against those of reward cards that offer cash back or a generous statement credit.

As a general rule, hotel points are considerably less valuable than airline miles or transferrable points, so don't expect to get two cents or more in value out of every redemption.

The Hilton Honors Ascend Card from American Express (formerly known as the Surpass Card) is better for consumers who don't care about airline incidentals and spend less than $ 60,000 on their credit card per year.

They allow you to transfer points to the airline of your choice when the need arises and when an award ticket you're looking for costs less with one airline program than another.

In the case of airline coupons and hotel stays, analysts use no less than ten itineraries to arrive at the value.

This is 5,000 miles less than what most of the major American airlines will charge to fly to the same destination.