The parties in a contentious battle over airline ticket distribution have agreed to a temporary truce, according to a joint statement released Monday.
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The airlines are imposing the first fare increase of 2011 and the third within a month, NPR reports. The increase on many domestic routes ranges from to per round-trip ticket, depending on the length of the flight. Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, appears to be the mover behind the latest price…
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Toll and fare increases take effect across the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s system Thursday, but they won’t solve the agency’s deep fiscal problems.
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United, Continental and Delta confirmed Tuesday that they are raising prices for domestic flights by one way and round trip, Chicago Breaking Business reports. Airlines reported a strong third quarter but face rising fuel…
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DALLAS — Passengers whose travel plans were wrecked this week when thousands of flights were canceled might not want to hear it, but airfares are going up again.Associated Press file photoAirfares to and from Newark Liberty Airport and other airports…
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State lawmakers from Whidbey Island are raising the alarm about the governor’s proposed budget that includes a 10-percent hike in ferry fares next year.
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American Express Business Travel Monitor Reveals Pricing Trends Across North America
Want to give that special someone a really huge gift for Christmas? How about the Grand Canyon? Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) says it is offering special sale fares to Phoenix from markets around the country, including a one-way ticket between Phoenix and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The catch is that you have to make up your mind pretty quickly — the ticket must be bought by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Dec. 16. That’s tomorrow night/Friday morning for those of us on the East…
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Official says some stop collecting to stay on time
Some Maryland Transit Administration bus operators may be taking their fare boxes out of operation and failing to collect fares in a bid to maintain their on-time performance, a high-ranking MTA official says. According to Michael S. Davis, the deputy administrator for operations, the drivers are covering working fare boxes — a move that speeds passenger boarding but denies the MTA needed revenue. The problem came to light in an e-mail exchange between Davis and an MTA customer.
