Airfare Talk

US Airways fuel hedges shrink 1Q loss (The Arizona Republic)

April 24th, 2009 | by admin | Airfare Debate: Buy Now or Wait? - New York Times
BOOK now or play the waiting game? That?s what a lot of travelers planning a trip to Europe this summer are asking themselves as they watch the price cutting that has gone on among the major airlines this spring, yielding some pretty sweet deals …

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:30:00 GMT
US Airways fuel hedges shrink 1Q loss (The Arizona Republic)
Recession takes toll on travel demand, airfares.

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:25:33 GMT
Universal Travel Group Discusses Changes to Domestic Airfare … - PR Newswire (press release)
Universal Travel Group Discusses Changes to Domestic Airfare …PR Newswire (press release), NYAccording to a news report by the Xinhua News Agency on April 19, 2009 , the government recently instituted a new airfare pricing system designed to partially roll back some of the deep discounting that has battered airline industry earnings. …

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:04:20 GMT
Ryanair Mulls \’Fat Tax\’ To Trim Costs - Forbes
guardian.co.ukRyanair Mulls \’Fat Tax\’ To Trim CostsForbes, NYFirst it suggested charging passengers to use the bathroom, now Irish budget airline Ryanair, is considering a “fat tax” on overweight travellers as the carrier tries to keep airfares low to attract more sales. “The revenues from any such fat tax will …Ryanair considers ways to impose a \’fat tax\’ NEWS.com.auAirline says bigger bums on seats will cost more New Zealand HeraldRyanair considers \’fat tax\’ for obese air passengers Telegraph.co.ukBirminghamMail.net - Times of Maltaall 95 news articles

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:50:34 GMT

US Airways reports $80 million loss (The Arizona Republic)

US Airways sues airfare distributor - Arizona Republic

How to find lower holiday airfares - Marketplace (blog)