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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: Spirit Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, United Air Lines, U.S. Airways, Midway Airport
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U.S. airlines reap $841 million in bag fees in 4Q 2012
Airlines continue to reap handsome payoffs from the extra fees they charge for checked bags and other travel-related services. Sixteen U.S. passenger airlines collected $841 million in baggage fees and $610 million for reservation cancellation and change...Tags: Air Transportation, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Palm Beach International Airport, U.S. Airways, JetBlue Airways
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Customers are happier with airline experiences, study shows
Fliers are vastly more satisfied with their airline experience, and Alaska and JetBlue are tops at making customers happy, a new study released on Wednesday (today) shows. The results are the best for the airlines since 2006, according to the 2013 North...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Media Industry
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Airline customer satisfaction highest since 2006
Tribune reporterPassenger satisfaction on airlines has risen to its highest level since 2006, before baggage fees became widespread, according to the J.D. Power & Associates 2013 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released Wednesday. O'Hare's main airlines,...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines Inc., U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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United beats most rivals in miles redemption, survey says
Tribune reporterAvid travelers know that all frequent-flier miles are not created equal. Award miles or points on some airlines, including United Airlines, are a more valuable currency because you can use them more often for free flights. A survey released Thursday...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, United Air Lines, U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest Airlines to offer flights to Richmond, Norfolk
Southwest Airlines will start daily flights to Richmond and Norfolk on Nov. 3. The Dallas-based airline says it will have one nonstop flight between Orlando, Fla., and Richmond International Airport, taking over a route now flown by AirTran Airways....
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Southwest fined for late, incomplete action on consumer complaints
Southwest Airlines was fined $150,000 Wednesday for failing to respond to consumer complaints in a timely fashion, the Department of Transportation announced. Federal enforcement officers found that the Dallas-based airline did not answer "a large...
Tags: Punishment, Consumers, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co.
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First phase of $100 million BWI upgrade opens to passengers
The future of BWI Marshall Airport can be seen in the new sweeping terminal roofline that hints of something big, the panorama of glass that gives street-side passengers a view of arriving jets and a cavernous security checkpoint with nine stations and...
Tags: Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, Inc., Ellicott City, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest to alter flight times at Atlanta hub
Southwest Airlines said Thursday a key goal in coming months will be making the most of its network — including the routes it inherited when it bought Orlando-based AirTran Airways two years ago. Dallas-based Southwest, which also reported its...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Co., Gary C. Kelly, Air Transportation Delays, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Possible human skull pieces found in airport carry-on
Airport security agents made a macabre discovery Wednesday after they examined the contents of a broken pot in a carry-on bag: shards of a possible human skull and teeth. They may have been good luck charms unwittingly purchased in Cuba. The bones...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Miramar, Arts and Culture, Punishment, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Southwest posts lower first-quarter profit on record revenue
Higher airfares and lower fuel prices combined to give Southwest Airlines $59 million in first-quarter net profits, or 8 cents a share, beating Wall Street's predictions. The Dallas-based airline's earnings fell 40 percent from $98 million, or 13...
Tags: Gary C. Kelly, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Air Transportation Industry, Travel
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Southwest offers four new cities from BWI
Southwest offers flights to four new cities from BWI Southwest Airlines is now operating flights from Baltimore to four new cities as it continues its integration of subsidiary AirTran Airways. As of April 14, passengers can book flights on the...
Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Caribbean Islands, Southwest Airlines Co., Fort Lauderdale
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