• Vouchers

    Delta: Sorry Your Lung Collapsed, But You Should Have Used Your Voucher Sooner

    Trevor's lung collapsed last year, flummoxing his plans to travel with Delta from New York to Toronto. Delta issued a voucher and promised Trevor that it could be redeemed anytime within one year. What they didn't tell him, at any point, was that they started counting not from the date of his planned travel, or from the date he requested the refund, but from the date they issued the original ticket. More »

    8:45 PM on Sat Jul 12 2008
    By Carey
    34,884 views, 88 comments

    Latest by JustThatGuy3: @scerwup: The ticket was clearly non-refundable - in fact, the vast, vast majority of tickets are non-refundable. Fully-refundable tickets are much more »

  • ouch

    American Airlines Is Losing $3.3 Million A Day

    Every day, American Airlines gets up in the morning, looks in the mirror, thinks about the $3.3 million dollars it lost yesterday, brushes its teeth and gets ready to lose another $3.3 million. Fortune says the hemorrhaging began in January, and while red ink is no stranger to the airline industry, they're running out of things to cut. More »

    4:59 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
    By Meg Marco
    6,287 views, 56 comments

    Latest by JustThatGuy3: @Jenng: 1. Never said SWA wasn't union.2. I stand corrected - they did a bit better than expected in 1Q08, and more »

  • transit

    NYC Subway Gets More Expensive For Most Riders

    NYC's Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to raise subway fares today. More »
  • travel

    JetBlue Wants You, Canada

    Increased competition may drive airfares to Canada lower if JetBlue gets it way. The low-cost airline has applied to begin serving our neighbor to the north, says the Globe and Mail.
    Low-cost U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. is applying to launch charter and scheduled service between Canada and the United States, a move that is expected to shake up Canadian rivals and reduce transborder fares.
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    4:45 PM on Fri Nov 2 2007
    By Meg Marco
    2,871 views, 10 comments

    Latest by jonnypage: If only WestJet flew more places in the US. Now that would be sweet. more »

  • swell news

    8 Airlines Raise Fares

    Despite what may be the most frustrating summer ever for airline travelers, 8 airlines have decided to raise their fares. Why? Jet fuel prices are up 24% this year. More »

    11:13 AM on Wed Sep 5 2007
    By Meg Marco
    2,052 views, 17 comments

  • airlines

    Air Travel Just Got More Expensive, Again

    A $5 (each way) fare hike survived through the weekend with all five major carriers adopting it, according to USAToday:
    Bankrupt Delta Air Lines was the first to raise fares last week on flights within the continental United States. The move was quickly matched by rivals.
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    11:15 AM on Tue Mar 27 2007
    By Meg Marco
    822 views, 8 comments

    Latest by tomcatv1: Oh god the sky is falling. The airlines have raised the cost of a ticket by $5.00. Wow they're more »

  • airlines

    Airlines Hike Fares

    After Delta and American announced plans to raise fares by up to $40, other airlines are following suit. United announced they'd be adding $10 to most round-tip flights. Northwest and U.S. Airways have matched the increase. —MEGHANN MARCO More »

    10:58 AM on Tue Dec 26 2006
    By Meg Marco
    50 views, 1 comment