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OAG Reports a 7% drop in global airline capacity
U.S. Hardest Hit as Travelers Face unprecedented Cutbacks in Available Seats
Southwest to cut nearly 200 flights early next year
Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy.
More flights are overbooked, but payoffs are rising
The bad news: the likelihood that travelers will be bumped from an overbooked flight may grow worse this fall when airlines shrink their fleets to cut unprofitable flights and inefficient planes, meaning even fewer empty seats than there are now.
Airlines' rising fees confuse and anger their passengers
Rising airline fees reached new milestones last week with a charge for pillows and blankets and record charges for frequent-flier award tickets.
TUI Travel to cut summer '09 capacity by 15%
TUI Travel is to cut summer 2009 capacity in the UK by 15% and by 21% this winter
Airlines embrace oil decline, but no time to party
A 23 percent drop in oil prices since mid-July brightens the outlook for troubled airlines, but clouds remain thick over the industry, with little hope that carriers will scale back downsizing plans or repeal unpopular fees.
Airports brace for fewer flights, passengers
From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nation's busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chief Executive Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall.
United may cancel order for 42 airbus aircraft
UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, may cancel an order for 42 Airbus aircraft, forfeiting a $91-million (U.S.) dollar deposit.
Rule 240 still lives - after a fashion
Much has been written in the past few months about how a regulation called "Rule 240" used to require an airline to rebook you on another carrier when it canceled your flight - and whether or not the rule still exists.
Airline capacity cuts create opportunity for business jets
The massive cutbacks in service now taking place in the U.S. airline industry mean that some customers whose needs are not being met by scheduled airlines might opt to fly privately instead.
4 secrets to cope with airline downsizing
Is your flight about to be canceled? Joshua Peterman’s was. He recently bought three Delta Air Lines tickets from Seattle to Bangkok. But a few weeks ago, Travelocity e-mailed him with word that his flights were “no longer confirmed” — a nice way of saying he had no reservations.
Winter flights put on ice as BA feels the chill
British Airways will cut capacity by up to 5% over the winter and impose a partial hiring freeze after admitting it will be a "considerable achievement" to avoid plunging into a loss this year.
Snoozing at the terminal
Sleeping at an airport overnight, once almost a sport for the young and short of cash, has become a lot more common lately, affecting even older and professional travelers.