Archive for: October 2008

October 31, 2008

Cheapflights’ Weekly Round Up

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

This week saw a number of new international flights launched with services to Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean added. Savings and deals were revealed through a number of new sweepstakes and frequent-flyer promotions. Elsewhere, airlines started to addr…

Southwest named nation’s favorite airline

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

Southwest Airlines has been named as the nation’s favorite carrier in a new poll. The airline came out top in nine categories of the Smarter Travel 2008 Readers Choice Awards. Passengers voted Southwest the Best Value Domestic Airline. The airline…

New flight possibility at Chicago O’Hare

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

New flights could be added at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after it was revealed that current flight cap rules will be lifted. Mary Peters, Transportation Secretary, visited the airport this week and confirmed that flight caps will be removed f…

New food-for-sale options on AA flights

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

American Airlines has announced new food-for-sale option for Economy passengers. From tomorrow, flyers will be able to choose from a new selection of sandwiches on domestic flights, and flights to the Caribbean and Mexico. The new menu will feature an….

Southwest offers De la Hoya tickets

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

Southwest Airlines has announced a new package which includes the chance to buy tickets to the sold-out Oscar de la Hoya boxing match in Las Vegas. Passengers who book Las Vegas vacation packages at southwestvacation.com will have the option to…

AA teams up with MasterCard for sweepstake

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

American Airlines has announced a new sweepstake in collaboration with MasterCard. The American Airlines Travel Concierge sweepstakes is offering customers of AA.com the chance to win up to $50,000 in MasterCard gift cards. A further prize of $25,000 i…

Is TSA on its way to liquidating nettlesome liquid rule?

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

Could be the Transportation Security Administration (Web site: www.tsa.gov) is on its way to getting rid of restrictions that limit the size of liquids you can carry on airplanes. TSA imposed the strictures in the wake of an aborted August…

Condé Nast Traveler rates top ten U.S. airports

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

What’s the best airport in the land? According to Condé Nast Traveler it’s Portland International (PDX). The Oregon aerodrome came out on top when an independent firm polled more than 26,500 readers, readers who identified themselves as business trave…

AirTran links up with e-Rewards in A+ alliance

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

Here’s a new way to rack up frequent flyer points. Discount airline AirTran has linked up with e-Rewards (Web site: www.e-rewardsresearch.com) in a deal that allows A+ Rewards members to earn credits. They do that by agreeing to answer questions…

US Airways southern sojourn - Charlotte to Paris flights

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 31 Oct 2008

It’s been some seven years since US Airways has flown nonstop from Charlotte (CLT) to Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG). The carrier axed the route after September 11, 2001. Soon, it plans to re-launch the service - this on a…

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