Archive for: January 2009

January 30, 2009

More Hotels Offering Free Upgrades

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

A number of hotels around the U.S. are offering free upgrades to guests - a boost to help ignite an ailing economy and send travelers on much-needed vacations.As Cheapflights reported earlier this week, cheap hotel rooms are easily found if…

Discount Airfare: Delta Fares Starting at $49

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

Delta Air Lines is offering new discount fares for Atlanta flights to many U.S. destinations.Sample prices include flights to Memphis for $49; Buffalo flights for $59; flights to Boston for $69; and Atlanta flights to Phoenix for $99. These sample…

Bonus Miles on U.S. Airways Flights to Tel Aviv

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

U.S. Airways is offering members of its frequent flyer program a chance to earn bonus miles on its flights to Tel Aviv.Members of Dividend Miles can earn up to 5,000 additional miles, depending on their class of travel. Economy Class…

United Starts Washington to Moscow Flights

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

United Airlines will begin a new route this Spring: non-stop Washington DC flights to Moscow. The inaugural flight to Moscow will depart from Washington Dulles International Airport on March 29. To get travelers thinking about the flight, United is off…

American Extends Companion Deal for UK, Caribbean Travel

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

Sometimes, travel is best shared with the one you love (or can at least tolerate for a long weekend). To that end, American Airlines is extending its popular companion flights deal: Fly round-trip through March 31 from the United States…

Web Tool Helps Washington Dulles Manage Flight Delays

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

It’s not going to do away with pesky problems, but a new tool at Washington Dulles International (IAD) could help the D.C. megaport better handle Washington flight delays.The Delayed Aircraft Assistance Program™ (DAAP) is a Web-based system built b…

Save Time, Go Green – SFO’s New Terminal Connector

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

There’s a new time-saving way to get from San Francisco’s Terminal 3 to the airport’s International Terminal Boarding Area G: Walk.Before now, travelers on international San Francisco flights had to wade through an environmentally unfriendly and co…

Discount Airfare: American’s South America Sale

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

Want to tango in Buenos Aires, maybe revel on the beach in Rio de Janeiro? American Airlines will get to both – as well as a slew of other in-demand South American destinations. Each-way discount airfares go for as low…

JetBlue Announces New Routes to Columbia, Jamaica, LAX Flights

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 30 Jan 2009

Discount airline JetBlue is spreading its wings again: The airline just announced new routes to Jamaica and Los Angeles International Airport. JetBlue New York flights to Montego Bay will begin May 21. That puts the discount airline in competition with…

January 29, 2009

American Airlines Limits Passengers on Flights

Filed under: Airline News, Cheap airfares - 29 Jan 2009

American Airlines will not permit more than 228 passengers and crew on board its Boeing 767-300 aircraft until additional life rafts are installed in its aircraft.The move comes after a U.S. Airways plane had to make an emergency landing on…

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