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Ryanair to charge for checking in online
Brussels :: Belgium | 6 months ago
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The no-frills airline said that check-in for all its flights booked after May 20 would be by website only and that passengers must pay £5 to do so. Passengers without a printer must find access to one or pay a £40 charge for arriving at the airport without...
Tags: United Airlines, Ryanair, boarding cards, airport checked, bag checked
Flu scare diverts flight bound to Washington
Boston :: MA :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility An aircraft flying from Germany to Washington with 261 people on board was diverted on Friday to Boston after a female passenger complained of flu-like symptoms, an airport official said. United Airlines flight 903 landed at Boston's Logan International...
Tags: Boston Globe, Jay Severin, swine flu, Washington, United Airlines, Phil Orlandella, boston talk, mexicans immigrants, airline flight, spokesman phil
UAL jetliner is struck by lightning
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility A jetliner was struck by lightning as a powerful spring storm moved through the Washington area, toppling trees and causing power outages. A United Airlines spokesman says Flight 593 to Denver diverted to Dulles International Airport late Tuesday after...
Tags: Boston Logan International Airport, Dulles International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, United Airlines, Baltimore-Washington, The Washington Post
Continental posts loss on weak demand
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility The Houston-based company posted a net loss of $136 million, or $1.10 cents per share. A year earlier, the Houston-based company reported a smaller net loss of $80 million, or 81 cents per share. Excluding $4 million of aircraft-related charges, the carrier...
Tags: United Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., net loss, quarter loss, airline posts, used airways, 1q loss
EU probes transatlantic airline alliance pacts
Brussels :: Belgium | 7 months ago
Credibility The European Commission launched two antitrust investigations on Monday against certain members of the Star and Oneworld airline alliances on concerns their agreements on transatlantic routes might breach EU rules. The probe relates to two sets of agreements...
Tags: European Commission, American Airlines, European Union's Competition Commission, airline alliances, Shares of Continental Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Lufthansa, star alliances, trust investigations
Problems of the obese in flights
Obesity is bad, all of us know it. But, consider the case of people who represent the Billy Bunter types – it is extremely difficult for them to get properly accommodated in the aero plane seat. They have to be in a position to tie the safety belts...
Tags: billy bunter, obese, united airlines, yoga, aerobics, arm rest
United Airlines. Flying the Unfriendly Skies
I remember 9/11. I was ready to step out to go to school / work — I was in grad school, and it was my first semester as a TA. Insert me all being puffed up and leave it at that. But my inner glow dimmed that day. The statistic...
Tags: United Airlines, blame, customer service, terrorism, 9/11, dying mother, deathbed
Continental Cleared to Join Alliance
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility The Transportation Department on Tuesday gave Continental Airlines Inc. preliminary approval to join a global alliance that cooperates on scheduling and revenue sharing, a sign that the Obama administration may not support a congressional effort to limit...
Tags: Continental Airlines Inc., OK Continental, Continental cross-Atlantic alliance, joint venture, Star Alliance, United Airlines, antitrust immunity, DOT
United settles suit over hidden porn found on flights
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility The 2-year-old lawsuit was resolved earlier this month, just weeks before it was set to go to trial before U.S...Before the settlement, Coughenour had ruled that United's efforts to dismiss the case were "unpersuasive," and determined that Stout would...
Tags: United Airlines
2:10 p.m. — Continental offer will allow fliers to become "elite" twice as fast
Tamuning :: Guam | 8 months ago
Credibility Continental Airlines announced today that their customers can become qualify for special benefits twice as fast until June 15. According to a press release, fliers will be awarded twice as many Elite Qualifying Miles, which allow a customer to qualify...
Tags: elite qualify, qualify miles, Continental Airlines, united airlines, double elite
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