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Airline baggage and reservation change fees hit record, but you can avoid them
As you shop for airfare for your summer vacation, don’t overlook the cost of fees for bags or changing a reservation that can add quite a bit to your travel bill. Airlines collected a record $6.1 billion last year in these fees, according to the...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co.
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About 400 U.S. flights delayed as sequestration takes hold
Sequestration is starting to frustrate air travelers. About 400 flights were delayed Sunday because of air traffic controller furloughs, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and a few more interruptions were reported Monday, though the nation's air...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Delays, Kennedy Airport, Bill Shuster
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Prizing success in aerospace innovation
The future economic growth and competitiveness of the United States depends on our capacity to innovate. Many ideas have emerged from government, industry and academia regarding how best to inspire and support innovation. But nothing spurs creativity...
Tags: Labor Markets, University of Maryland, College Park, Paul Allen, Colleges and Universities, Students
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BWI sets passenger record for 2012; overseas travel increases
For the third consecutive year, BWI Marshall Airport set a record for commercial passenger traffic, with 22.68 million travelers passing through its terminal in 2012, airport officials announced. The 1.3 percent increase over 2011 comes during a time of...
Tags: AirTran, Fort Lauderdale, Trips and Vacations, Spirit Airlines, Transportation
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Ravens fans snapping up flights to New Orleans
The Baltimore SunWhen it comes to the Super Bowl, Ravens fans are ready to go. Literally. In less than 24 hours since winning the AFC Championship, fans have booked just about every flight out of town to New Orleans. “[Demand] is overwhelming…” said ...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Football, Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Southwest adds $40 fee to board early
Southwest Airlines' fliers may be starting to feel fee-bitten. The airline that prides itself on flying in the face of the baggage fee trend has come up with another way to come between you and your wallet. Southwest, the largest carrier at BWI-Marshall...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Super Bowl-bound Ravens fans snap up flights, hotels
New Orleans may be the Big Easy, but for Ravens fans following their team to the Super Bowl next month, it's also likely to be a Big Expense.
"I think we got the last hotel room in the city. It has a full two stars, and it's $600 a night," Ravens fan...Tags: Football, American Football Conference, Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens
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To stay competitive, BWI 'moves at the speed of business'
Massive girders and freshly poured concrete form a bump in the middle of the low-slung terminal, almost as if BWI Marshall Airport is expecting.
In a way, it is.
Before next summer, a glassed-in walkway, new shops and a modern security checkpoint will...Tags: AirTran, Entertainment Events, Delta Air Lines, Donald C. Fry, Business
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Travelers in the region stranded by Sandy
If you were hoping to escape the misery of Sandy's looming impact on the Mid-Atlantic, it's too late. Major air, rail and bus carriers have canceled most trips into Tuesday.
Delta Airlines offered the last scheduled flights out of town Monday morning...Tags: Royal Caribbean International, AirTran, Cruises, Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Delays
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Spirit, Condor airlines announce new service from BWI
For the second time in 24 hours, an airline has announced its arrival at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines announced Tuesday that it will start twice-daily nonstop service Sept. 6 from BWI to...Tags: AirTran, Fort Lauderdale, Spirit Airlines, Transportation, Germany
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Spirit Airlines begins service from BWI with three daily flights
Just days after Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport learned it would lose three daily Southwest flights early next year, it rolled out the welcome mat for three new daily flights by Spirit Airlines. The first flight arrived...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Trips and Vacations, LaGuardia Airport, Spirit Airlines, Transportation
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Thanksgiving airfare bargain hunters must look even earlier this year
With Labor Day still a few weeks away, the time to make Thanksgiving travel plans seems as far off as the Curiosity rover.
This year, however, if you snooze, you lose.
Airfares are climbing with no leveling-off in sight. The cheapest fares likely are...Tags: Long Island, AirTran, New York City, Thanksgiving, Air Transportation Industry
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