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Southwest's leader in catbird seat
Chicago Tribune reporterAmid the airline industry's stomach-churning plunge, Gary Kelly, chief executive of Southwest Airlines Co., already is plotting course for the next upswing in air travel. While United and American Airlines park planes, retreat from cities and lay off...Tags: John Travolta, Frontier Airlines Incorporated, Northwestern University, Southwest Airlines Company, Transportation Accidents
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Planning your trip to Milwaukee
THE BEST WAY From LAX, Midwest Airlines and AirTran offer nonstop service to Milwaukee, and Midwest Airlines, United, Northwest, Frontier, Continental, American, US Airways and Delta offer connecting service (change of planes). Restricted round-trip...Tags: Motorcycling, Restaurant and Catering Industry, James Beard, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Harley-Davidson Incorporated
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In honor of the fallen
"The curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know." — Maj. Steve Beck, U.S. Marine Corps Sometimes Beck would linger in his vehicle in front of an American home, like that of the parents of Lance Cpl. Kyle Burns in...Tags: Family, Defense, Transportation, West Point, Armed Forces
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Tales From The No-Fly Tax Zone
Like many fliers, Jay Shecter ended up with nonrefundable airline tickets he couldn't use last year. So he tried to get the taxes and user fees refunded on the two tickets he had on two different airlines. Request denied. Both American Airlines and...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Nashua Corporation, Security Measures, Transportation, Defense
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Lowest international fares for July 3 For sometime in the next 60 days; taxes, fuel surcharges extra
++++++++++++++++++++ || CITY || ROUND TRIP || || AIRLINES || || Acapulco || || $454 || || CO,MX,US || || Amsterdam || || $833 || || KL,NW || || Athens || || $855 || || LX || || Auckland || || $1,600 || || SQ || || Bangkok || || $1,055 || || UA || ||...Tags: Transportation, British Airways Plc, Air Transportation, Singapore Airlines
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Newer travel Web sites go way beyond booking
Special to the Chicago TribuneThe Web has been inundated with new and improved travel offerings to streamline and simplify the travel-planning process, even if your summer travel plans extend no farther than the Lincoln Park Zoo. Check out one or all of these recently launched sites...Tags: Weather Radar, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Weather Reports, Lincoln Park Zoo, Tourism and Leisure
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Angst flows from airlines' turbulence
Somewhere over Idaho the other day I realized I was suffering from acute airline anxiety disorder. Acute airline anxiety disorder is not the same as fear of flying. Nor is it the ordinary stress brought on by delayed flights, smelly seatmates and getting...Tags: Starbucks Corporation, Mental Illness, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Transportation
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Fly SUX: Sioux City embraces its snicker-inducing airport ID code
Special to The Los Angeles TimesSioux City, Iowa THE good people of Sioux City, Iowa, just don't get any respect. For more than a century, the city was best known for an omnipresent smell, an unpleasant byproduct of the massive stockyards that drove the local economy. Meat packers...Tags: Transportation, David Letterman, O'Hare International Airport, Frontier Airlines Incorporated, Television Industry
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Seeking a refund after flight's cancellation
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterQuestion: I was flying on American Airlines from Boston to Chicago when hundreds of flights were grounded for a wiring inspection. My traveling companion, an 80-year-old, and I were told we needed to wait to see an agent, which was about a two- or three-...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Transportation, Air Transportation
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Flight cuts may hurt Caribbean
King Features SyndicateThe biggest recent travel news was an announcement by American Airlines that it plans to reduce its flights to much of the Caribbean—San Juan, Puerto Rico, Antigua and St. Maarten, among others—by at least one-third, commencing Sept. 1. To...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Caribbean Vacations, Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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