Southwest, Continental Airlines Profits Rise on Fares (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Southwest, Continental Airlines Profits Rise on Fares (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Southwest Airlines Co. and Continental Airlines Inc. said third-quarter profits rose as increased travel demand let them fill more seats at higher fares.
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Travel briefs (Miami Herald)
AIRLINES TEXT TIX Major airlines have agreed on a standard that will allow travelers to check in using a bar code sent to their cell phones, the International Air Transport Association said at a meeting in Geneva. Passengers will register their cell phone number when buying a ticket and receive a bar code by text message. Check-in staff will scan the bar code directly from cell phones, doing ...
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Airline travel takes off in spite of rising fares (The Tennessean)
DALLAS — The summer vacation season was very good to Southwest Airlines Co. and Continental Airlines Inc., which reported record passenger loads and higher profits despite rising fuel prices.
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Win win at STA Travel (Scoop.co.nz)
Please find attached the news release on the launch of STA Travel's new online booking service which provides customers with the ultimate domestic and international travel booking comparisons.
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Air travel: Airports gear up for low-cost airlines (News Interactive)
AS it prepares for an influx of passengers travelling on low-cost carriers next month, the Gold Coast Airport has already posted a surge in numbers.
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More nonstops from LAX to London (Los Angeles Times)
Air France will start the flights to London's Heathrow airport in August. One result could be more competition and lower fares. Air France, in a move that could intensify competition and lower fares for transatlantic travel, said Wednesday that it would begin nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and London's Heathrow Airport next August.
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Airline pulls out all the chocks (Los Angeles Times)
Little-known Asiana seeks to use its extensive network into China to become the carrier of choice for Olympics attendees. With the Beijing Olympics less than a year away, major international airlines have been spiffing up their planes and scrambling to become the carrier of choice for people flying to China, the world's fastest-growing air travel market.
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Continental Airlines net edges up on global flights (Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday that international travel supported a slim rise in third-quarter profit, moderated by a charge related to pilot pension-plan settlements.
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Airline profits soar on summer highs (The Record)
Continental Airlines Inc.'s third-quarter profit rose 1.7 percent, its third straight profitable period, as summer travelers kept planes nearly full while paying higher fares, the company said.
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Ryanair weighs in to Ulster's air fare war with £5 flights (Belfast Telegraph)
Ulster's air fares war is heating up with travellers being offered one way fares from Belfast for as little as £5 - including taxes and charges.
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Southwest, Continental Airlines Profits Rise on Fares (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Altitude sickness Altitude sickness primarily affects travelers who spend more than 8 hours at altitudes above 10,000 ft. Mild illness involves headache (most common symptom), nausea, generalized fatigue, and shortness of breath. More severe symptoms include vomiting, ataxia, changes in mental state, fever, and cyanosis.
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