Continental Airlines Will Start Charging for Meals

All major U.S. airlines, with the exception of Continental Airlines, stopped offering free meals in economy on domestic flights as one in a series of steps taken in order to be able to keep offering cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages. Con...

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U.S. Air Passenger Traffic Declined in 2009

Cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages were not enough to offset the impact of the ongoing recession that resulted in the number of passengers flying on U.S. airlines, both domestic and overseas, declining by over 5 percent. ...

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American Airlines Pilot Negotiations Not Going Well

Cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages may be more difficult to find if American Airlines pilots get their way in negotiations with the airline. The pilots’ union has proposed pay increases of over 50 percent to bring the purchasing power of ...

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No Fly List Almost Doubled Since Christmas

Cheap fares, be they cheap airplane tickets or cheap vacation packages, do passengers no good if his or her name is on the government’s no fly list. Once placed on this list the person is not allowed to board an airplane. The no fly list has gone from a...

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Continental Plans to Cancel Flights vs. Pay Fines

Travelers purchasing cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages are supposed to benefit from the new DOT (Department of Transportation) rules that punish airlines for stranding passengers on planes for excessive amounts of time. ...

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Airlines Kick Off Two Day Cheap Airplane Tickets Sale

The airlines launch of a 2 day summer ticket sale means even cheaper cheap airplane tickets and cheap vacation packages will be available today and tomorrow (through midnight on Thursday, 3/11/10). Reduced prices are good for travel through November 16th...

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