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From Broadway tickets to duty-free perfume, airlines push inflight sales

Inflight Sales On The Rise

From Broadway tickets to duty-free perfume, airlines push inflight sales

By Christopher Hinton

Flyers are finding more products and services for sale on-board their flights now than at any other time in commercial aviation history as a small group of point-of-sale providers leads airlines into

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FAA: Expect more flights crowding, smaller fare hikes

Airline Industry

FAA: Expect more flights crowding, smaller fare hikes

By Jon Hilkevitch

Passengers on U.S.

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Air Seychelles drops Frankfurt

Cannot Compete With Gulf Airline Fares

Air Seychelles drops Frankfurt

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Last week saw the last flight from Mahe, en route to London with a stopover in Frankfurt, as the Seychellois national airline decided to drop the main German gateway from their schedule due to a strea

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Michael O'Leary: 2010 fares to stay flat in Europe

European Air Fares To Stay Flat

Michael O'Leary: 2010 fares to stay flat in Europe

By Quentin Fottrell

DUBLIN - Irish low-budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said Thursday average fares will be flat across Europe in 2010, but Irish fares will rise 10%.

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American raises fares, Delta, Continental follow suit

US Carriers Raise Fares

American raises fares, Delta, Continental follow suit

CHICAGO - AMR Corp's American Airlines has raised domestic fares, and some competitors have matched as the industry struggles to gain pricing power and rebound from the 2009 downturn, an AMR spokesman

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Virgin America joins Southwest, JetBlue and Frontier in sale stampede

Airline Industry

Virgin America joins Southwest, JetBlue and Frontier in sale stampede

Virgin America said Tuesday it was offering reduced fares on some seats for travel through mid-June, joining a growing number of airlines that are touting discounts to lure customers now that the holi

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Bus fares to upcountry Kampala destinations double

Greedy Behavior

Bus fares to upcountry Kampala destinations double

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Just in time for the peak of holiday travel, bus operators have doubled fares to upcountry destinations to rip off those travelers unable to leave Kampala earlier in the week and cash in on the annual

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GOL raising fares for the first time in a year as Brazil's economy recovers

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA

GOL raising fares for the first time in a year as Brazil's economy recovers

By Laura Price

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil’s second-biggest airline, is raising fares for the first time in a year as the national economy shows signs of recovery, Chief Executive Officer Constantino

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JetBlue offers frighteningly low fares for Halloween travel

October 31 Afternoon Flights For US$31

JetBlue offers frighteningly low fares for Halloween travel

By eTN Staff Writer

JetBlue Airways revealed frighteningly low fares today for travel this Halloween.

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Budget carriers battle for passengers on Boston-Baltimore route

Boston-Baltimore Route Battle

Budget carriers battle for passengers on Boston-Baltimore route

A battle is being waged in the skies between Boston and Baltimore.

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Thai Airways finally discovers full potential of the internet

Thai Airways Improves Online Services

Thai Airways finally discovers full potential of the internet

By Luc Citrinot, eTN Asia staff writer

Thai Airways International newly appointed Executive Vice President for Commercial Pruet Boobphakam made its first official media appearance last Friday.

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Bisignani: Airline industry remains in "intensive care"

IATA Chief On The State Of Airline Industry

Bisignani: Airline industry remains in "intensive care"

LONDON - The decline in global airline traffic slowed in July, but ticket prices showed no improvement despite capacity cuts, leading a global industry body to caution that the recovery will be both "

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Airlines' quest for a silver bullet - higher fares, fewer flights, or both?

Airline Industry

Airlines' quest for a silver bullet - higher fares, fewer flights, or both?

As the recession drags on with little sign of abating anytime soon, airlines worldwide are grappling with huge losses and dwindling demand for their services.

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United-Continental alliance unlikely to have significant fare impact

United-Continental Link

United-Continental alliance unlikely to have significant fare impact

CHICAGO - A new alliance between United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc may quickly yield cost benefits for the two, but travel demand - especially on international routes - is too weak for the

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Airlines offer $30 fares to generate demand when the peak US travel season wanes

Air Travel

Airlines offer $30 fares to generate demand when the peak US travel season wanes

Southwest Airlines Co., the largest discounter, led six other major U.S. carriers in offering one- way fares as low as $30 to generate demand when the peak U.S. travel season wanes in September.

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Southwest's effect on fares may be muted at Logan

Southwest Airlines

Southwest's effect on fares may be muted at Logan

Since Southwest Airlines said in April that it would begin flying from Logan International Airport to Baltimore and Chicago, average fares on those routes have dropped 38 and 20 percent, respectively.

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As demand plunges, fares drop

Air Travel

As demand plunges, fares drop

More business travelers are moving to the back of the plane, downgrading from business- and first-class seats to coach and adding to airline financial woes.

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Southwest Airlines celebrates anniversary with special fares

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines celebrates anniversary with special fares

It's Southwest Airlines' birthday, but YOU get the gift! In celebration of the airline's 38th birthday, Southwest announced today special DING! fares as low as $38 one-way in select markets.

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Bigger ships, new destinations, low prices

Cruise Trends

Bigger ships, new destinations, low prices

By Judy Wiley

Travel, especially cruising, is a bright spot in a year full of dismal economic news.

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Airlines slash Mexico fares

Airline Industry

Airlines slash Mexico fares

By boston.com

With tour companies both here and abroad and cruise lines either halting flights and port calls or liberalizing cancellation policies, Bloomberg News is reporting that the airline industry is having a

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