When David Simon wanted to fly from Milwaukee to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he assumed “low cost” airline Southwest would offer the lowest fare.
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Rachel Cabarcas’s timing isn’t the best. No, not because she has an expired awards problem she’s sharing with us today, but because if she’d waited a little longer, then this probably wouldn’t have been a problem.
If you’ve ever asked what the fuss over frequent-flier programs is about, then you know that the answer can be complicated.
Do Southwest Airlines’ recent maintenance problems, which led to widespread aircraft inspections, make you think twice about flying? If you’ve been paying attention to some of the media coverage (and how can you not?) you might be forgiven for thinking the sky is falling. Or, at least, that planes are falling out of the sky. [...]
This morning’s big news — some observers have even called it “shocking” — is that discount carriers Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways are headed to the altar in a $1.4 billion merger.
One of the most compelling arguments against excessive luggage fees is that they were actually hurting the airlines’ bottom line — that by adding these extras, travelers were turning to carriers like Southwest and JetBlue, which don’t charge for the first checked bag. But it turns out that’s not true.
United Airlines, according to Green America a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to creating a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
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