Airfare Talk

Barriers to Change Are High in World of Airline Merchandising (Centre Daily Times)

October 22nd, 2008 | by admin | Cheap airfares resurface to woo travellers back from railways - Livemint
Cheap airfares resurface to woo travellers back from railwaysLivemint, India - 11 hours agoDomestic airlines carried 2.63 million passengers in September, down from 3.3 million in the same month last year, as travellers faced with rising airfares…Mumbai airport developers to airlines: Clear dues to get services Times of Indiaall 2 news articles

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:26:58 GMT
Fuel costs fall, but air fares not likely to follow - USA Today
The Associated PressFuel costs fall, but air fares not likely to followUSA Today - 22 hours ago”I just don\’t anticipate seeing airfares drop substantially in reaction to lower fuel costs.” As of Oct. 10, the average per-gallon jet fuel cost for US …Southwest swings to quarterly loss on hedging MarketWatchWeakening travel demand ends Southwest profit streak Arizona RepublicSouthwest Airlines posts first loss in 17 years Los Angeles TimesCherry Hill Courier Postall 501 news articles

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:10:01 GMT
Fuel costs fall, but air fares not likely to follow (USA Today)
The financial hit at the gas pump is a lot less painful since oil prices dropped dramatically but don’t expect airfares to follow the same heading.

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:01:36 GMT
Hot deals : Motorhomes for cheap travelling - New Zealand Herald
About 1000 motorhomes can be hired for $5 a day plus fuel money and driven from Christchurch to Auckland. They range from two- to six-berth and come with linen, cooking equipment and a free Cook Strait ferry pass. Must reach Auckland by December 20 …

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:08:00 GMT
Barriers to Change Are High in World of Airline Merchandising (Centre Daily Times)
A survey of airlines across the globe, released today by Sabre Airline Solutions Consulting, shows that despite widespread marketplace discussion regarding the importance of generating ancillary revenues, the majority of carriers have made little progress toward executing innovative merchandising strategies like bundling and unbundling airfares to help increase airline revenues.

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:30:37 GMT

Priceline.com’s Airfare Index for the Week of December 22, 2008, Tracking Weekly Changes in Domestic Airfares (Centre Daily Times)

Priceline.com’s Airfare Index for the week of October 20, 2008, Tracking Weekly Changes in Domestic Airfares (Centre Daily Times)

Boston’s airfares rising sharply (Boston Globe)