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New customer service rules for airlines: winning?
With today’s announcement by the DOT that new customer service rules are now in place (including one that forces airlines to refund bag fees if they lose your luggage and an extension of the 3-hour tarmac delay rule now applying to international carriers), Airfarewatchdog’s George Hobica weighs in: 1. Refund of bag fees if luggage is lost This is an absolute no brainer and too bad the airlines had to be regulated into doing this. If you send something by FedEx and it’s an hour late past the promised delivery time, you get a refund no questions asked. Disappointed that the rule doesn’t include delayed bags–just lost ones. It should…
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Puerto Vallarta Receives Additional Flights For Winter Travelers ~United Airlines To Service Puerto Vallarta From Two Additional Us Cities~
Puerto Vallarta Receives Additional Flights For Winter Travelers ~United Airlines To Service Puerto Vallarta From Two Additional Us Cities~ PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco, Mexico (PRWEB) May 19, 2004 The Puerto Vallarta Fideicomiso de Turismo announces that in addition to its current flight program, United Airlines will now offer additional flights from Denver, Colorado and San Francisco, California into Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on its low fare service carrier, TED. These new flights are on track to launch this December, just in time for warm winter vacations. Ted, the new low-fare service from United Airlines, has added the highly demanded…
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Why does Orbitz,Travelocity (as well as others) not include European discount airlines (like easyJet)?
Question: Why does Orbitz,Travelocity (as well as others) not include European discount airlines (like easyJet)? Do you know any websites that carry discount European airlines and major airlines? Answer: Answer by The ShadowIt’s not that the travel websites don’t want to include them. The problem is that some airlines refuse to distribute their tickets through websites other than their own. The reason is cost. Travel agencies and websites rely on commercial reservations systems (such as Galileo, Sabre, and Amadeus) to handle their airline bookings. These systems charge fees to display inventory and accept bookings. Some discount airlines don’t want to pay these fees, so they don’t make their flights available.…
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Alaska Airlines’ Baggage Service Guarantee
The Alaska Airlines baggage fee went into effect. It is like the airline says “baggage service guarantee” for a major carrier. The baggage fee is for the first bag and for the second bag. It does not apply on flights within the state. The guarantee will works this way: After the plane parks at the gate, your bag should show up in 25 minutes. If your bag doesn’t show up in 25 minutes, the airline will give you a discount on a future flight or 2,500 bonus miles. The airline company also states that, “If we don’t meet our 25-minute guarantee, simply see an Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air Customer…
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Southwest Airlines Offers Low Airfare From $49 Coast to Coast
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 18, 2006 Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is offering Customers low airfare on flights from coast to coast. With airline tickets as low as $ 49 one-way with a 21-day advance purchase available only at southwest.com, Southwest Airlines is making air travel easy and affordable. Airfare starts at $ 49 one-way and varies by destination and day of travel. To book airline tickets, go to: http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_SysSale_041806 “Southwest Airlines counts its pennies so our Customers don’t have to — low costs mean low airfare and savings for our Customers,” said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airline’s Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution. “In addition…