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JetBlue to end Florida service from Syracuse
JetBlue Airways will drop its one daily flight from Syracuse to Fort Lauderdale in January. The company said it was cutting the route because of high fuel costs and it was an "underperformer." "With the unprecedented spike in fuel costs, we have to...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation, Transportation, American Airlines, Inc., JetBlue
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American Airlines may cut 469 jobs at airports
American Airlines has notified 469 employees -- a majority of whom work at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport -- that they may lose their jobs in November as the airline continues to cut back on flights. A total of 353 workers at O'Hare received the...Tags: Unions, Retirement, Transportation, Employees, American Airlines, Inc.
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The latest in flight plans
I used to be happy that our daughter went to college in New York, because we live in Los Angeles, which meant four years without so much as a single connecting flight. I used to be happy because airlines were fighting for my business and I could pretty...Tags: Easter, Transportation Accidents, Public Holidays, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Southwest to eliminate 200 flights in 2009
Southwest Airlines Co. will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy. The move raised doubts about the company's publicly stated goal of growing modestly in 2009 despite the airline...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Southwest Airlines Company, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Air Transportation Industry
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It pays to get holiday plane tickets early
Christmas in August? OK, it's too early to string lights, decorate the tree and bake fruitcake. But it's not too soon to buy holiday air tickets - or at least start shopping for them. That's because, with record fuel costs and the biggest cuts in...Tags: Public Holidays, Southwest Airlines Company, Christmas, New Year's, Transportation
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Hawaii hotels offer up good deals
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHawaii this year has hardly been a paradise for travelers. This spring, thousands were stranded when Aloha Airlines and ATA halted flights. As seats vanished, round-trip airfares from the mainland zoomed, hitting $800 or more. Cruise customers didn't...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Government, Thanksgiving, Vehicles
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Southwest latest airline to cut capacity
The Associated PressSouthwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy. The move raised doubts about the company's...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Boeing Co., Southwest Airlines Company, Petroleum Industry, Transportation
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Picketers arrested outside Disneyland
Associated PressANAHEIM, Calif. — Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Cinderella, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Demonstration, Unions
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Tourism ads pressure White House hopefuls
Sentinel Staff WriterA tourism-industry lobbying group will take out full-page newspaper ads during both national political conventions in a bid to pressure the leading presidential candidates into addressing travel policy. Paid for by the Washington-based Travel Industry...Tags: Barack Obama, Polls, Advertising, Clubs and Associations, Corporate Officers
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Less crowded skies expected for Labor Day
Higher air fares, fewer flights and a slumping economy seem to be keeping travelers closer to home for the Labor Day holiday. An airline industry group said that only 16 million passengers are expected to board planes during the end-of-summer holiday...Tags: Air Transportation, Public Holidays, Energy, Transportation, Vacations
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Pilot says his job's on the line because of terror watch list
Of The Associated PressAmerican citizens as prominent as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy have been subjected to expanded searches and screening at U.S. airports in recent years because their names matched those on the U.S. government's secret terrorist watch lists. The consequences for...Tags: Terrorism, Defense, Religious Conflicts, Interior Policy, Edward M. Kennedy
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Fewer travelers likely to fly over Labor Day
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHigher air fares, fewer flights and a slumping economy seem to be keeping travelers closer to home for the Labor Day holiday. An airline industry group said Monday that only 16 million passengers are expected to board planes during the end-of-summer...Tags: Public Holidays, Transportation, Commuting, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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