Archive for October, 2008
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
I feel sick (HT via Yahoo! India News)Domestic airfares are expected to rise 20 per cent in three to six months.The coming together of Jet and Kingfisher to reduce capacity and increase revenue could put them firmly in control of Indian skies, said industry watchers. Jet and Kingfisher together control ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Bigger may be better for booking online travel (San Francisco Chronicle)Given today's steadily increasing airfares and hotel rates, using the big "opaque" online travel-buying sites makes more sense than ever. Hotwire and Priceline are called opaque because, for their lowest rates, you have to make a firm nonrefundable... ...
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Jet-Kingfisher alliance may lead to airfares hike (Hindustan Times)COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views!
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:16:39 GMTalliance may lead to airfares hike - Hindustan TimesSifyalliance may lead to airfares hikeHindustan Times, India - 2 hours ago... per cent marketshare along with their low cost arms, JetLite and Kingfisher ...
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Jet-Kingfisher alliance may lead to airfares hike - Hindustan TimesRiding the strength of its alliance with Kingfisher Airlines, another private carrier Jet Airways has laid off up to 1,000 employees to rationalise its operations. The coming together of two of India?s biggest airline rivals, Jet Airways and ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Oil prices have decreased; what about airfares? (Everett Herald)Question: Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven't airfares fallen too? Answer: Fuel makes up about 40 percent of the total budgets of most major airlines.
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:23:18 GMTCebu Pacific permanently cuts airfares by as much as 75% ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Priceline.com's Flights Index for the Week of October 13, 2008, Tracking Weekly Changes in Domestic Airfares (Centre Daily Times)Priceline.com's (Nasdaq: PCLN) Flights Index is a tracking barometer that looks for the largest week-to-week swings in average published-price airfares for select markets. Each dollar amount shown is the average of the ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Supply, demand drive airfares - Charleston Post & CourierA: Fuel makes up about 40 percent of the total budgets of most major airlines. And in the past year, as the price of oil ? and, in tandem, the price of jet fuel ? has skyrocketed and surpassed labor as their ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Oil's down, but airfares aren't - Detroit NewsSince hitting a record in mid-July, the price of crude has fallen by roughly a third amid slowing demand and growing economic concerns ? so why haven?t airfares fallen too? ??The drop in oil is easing the near-term worries of major airlines ... ...
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Holiday airfares in Orlando are taking off (Orlando Sentinel)Central Floridians planning to fly this holiday season will pay more than they did last year, as airlines' reduced flight schedules drive airfares higher. ...
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
500 $1 return airfares for inspirational Kiwis (Scoop.co.nz)500 $1 return airfares for inspirational Kiwis making a difference in our lives ? vote now! As New Zealand?s only truly Kiwi airline, Air New Zealand is always being told by our Australian competitors how inferior us Kiwis are.
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