Archive for: December 2008

December 31, 2008

More delays into JFK?

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

Labeling the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) www.faa.gov new holding pattern procedures above New York City “flawed and inefficient,” the National Air Traffic Controllers Association www.natca.org maintains the agency didn’t have enough…

Go online, park cheap at Baltimore/Washington

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

With a heavy dose of flights from discount airlines Southwest and AirTran, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) www.bwiairport.com is already known for cheap flights. Now, add cheap parking to the allure. Starting January …

Biofuels test success – the sustainability solution?

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

Air New Zealand says its flight test of a second-generation biofuel’s mix turned out successfully. The trial paves the way for further exploration of renewable, non-food stuff alternatives for commercial aviation. A 50/50 blend of jatropha (a plant t…

Viva Las Vegas! Book today for half-off Southwest deals

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

You’ve got till midnight New Year’s Eve to book a great roundtrip deal to Las Vegas (LAS) via Southwest Airlines, and the rates are extraordinary – as low as $69, exclusive of taxes and fees. Essentially, Southwest is offering 50%…

Bus rates, bag cart rates rise at LAX

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

It’s getting costlier to get to, and schlep your bags through, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) www.lawa.org. Come January 1 FlyAway bus fares from Union Station and Van Nuys to LAX will run $6 each-way for adults; $5 each-way from…

New terminal connector at Philadelphia airport

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

Philadelphia International Airport has opened a new terminal connector that is aimed at reducing waiting times for travelers. The new system will connect Terminals D and E, which together serve a quarter of passengers at the airport. Security checkpoin…

Northwest reducing Amsterdam flights

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

Northwest Airlines reducing flights between Portland and Amsterdam on a temporary basis, it has been revealed. The carrier is eliminating one flight per week, bringing the current five weekly services to four per week. The reduction will come into effe…

December 30, 2008

More ATMs on way to Phoenix Sky Harbor

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Dec 2008

The Arizona Republic www.arizonarepublic.com reports that more ATMs are on their way to Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) www.phxskyharbor.com - and they’ll be set up where passengers are, post-security. The newspaper reports that Sky Harbor, th…

More savings to the slopes – US Airways Telluride deals

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Dec 2008

The snow this season in Colorado is extraordinarily good – and so are the deals to get you out to the slopes. Consider US Airways’ discount airfares to Telluride (TEX), with deals that start as low as $10 each way…

Biofuel testing picks up speed – no pie-in-the-sky

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Dec 2008

Amidst all the rampant year-end economic gloom, there’s more than a glimmer of good news from the fuel front. Airlines are making real headway in testing biofuels in their aircraft, non-foodstuff propellants that hold the promise of at least loosenin…

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