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(Tip of the hat to Gary)
Delta, American, and US Airways all reported third quarter profits this morning.
This is great news for all of you mileage millionaires since those miles represent unsecured loans to the airlines, and since higher profits mean a lower chance of default on those loans. Of course, given that higher profits also mean that we are all paying more for our revenue tickets, this is not necessarily great news for everyone.
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To sum up the story: a 47 year old man with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair to get around was told by US Airways that he was "too disabled to fly alone" on a PBI-MCI flight last month. In a statement issued after the fact, US Airways framed the incident as a safety issue, stating that company policy requires passengers with severe mobility impairments to travel with someone who is able to assist them in evacuating the ...
United has again captured the on-time arrival award for the month of September (88.9% of flights arrived on time), with US Airways (86.6%) and Continental (85.6%) close behind. Surprisingly, at least on first glance, Southwest Airlines finished last (75.8%) among major U.S. domestic airlines.
My first thought was dismiss the veracity of the data, concluding that United had just padded their flight schedules more than Southwest. But after comparing Untied and US Airways ...
So far, I haven't been very lucky in finding myself on aircraft with in-flight Internet access. Even if I were, I admit I'm a little put off by the price of entry, almost always north of $10 for a flight, unless you're willing to commit to buying several flights' worth of Internet access up front.
When I found myself on a US Airways plane equipped with Gogo Inflight Internet on the way home from California, recently, I briefly considered ponying up their $12.95 fee, then decided ...
US Airways is offering lounge memberships for only $249 (+ $50 initiation fee for new members) through September 29. The membership will be good for one year and is a substantial discount off the $450 regular price (discounted by as much as $125 for US elites).
Membership also gives you access to United's Red Carpet Clubs and Continental's Presidents Clubs anytime, as well as access to other Star Alliance lounges when you are traveling on a Star ...
