Cheap Flights

If an airline adds a fuel surcharge to a frequent-flier ticket – as British Airways and some other carriers do – the cost of a “free” award ticket can soar into hundreds of dollars. View full post on Travel Stories

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor New Delhi, India (AHN) – Embattled airline Air India is garnering even more unwanted headlines today. It seems their pilots have a practice of blocking out the cockpit windows with newspapers. The move to keep out the sun was discovered by new employee Bob Haygooni when he made [...]

Air travel is often a rewarding experience and can be hassle-free if planning is done before-hand. You ought to often get towards the airport at least a couple of hours ahead of your plane’s take-off time to allow enough time for getting via security checkpoints and producing it towards the gate ahead of the clock [...]

Osama bin Laden’s death brought closure, but not celebration, to many airline workers. Every time they secure a cockpit door, walk through security checkpoints or eye nervous passengers, employees of United and American airlines are reminded of the Sept. 11 tragedy and friends and co-workers who died. View full post on Travel Stories

Frequent flyer reward programs are provided by numerous major flight comapanies, and are ordinarily also incorporated to credit cards and other partner reward plans. For Each One program is a little bit unique, and all vendors has their personalized special selections exclusive to their reward plan. Because of the diverse programmes, there are a couple [...]

With increased airline reliance on leasing companies, they will play bigger role in technology decisions. View full post on Aviation Stories

Consumers across Washington paid $198.5 million in fees to U.S. airlines in 2010 for checked baggage and other services, according to a study by the Consumer Travel Alliance, a group that is urging the government to require airlines to provide fee information along with airfares to travel agents and online travel websites. View full post [...]

If one wants to study ancient culture, food, and people one should go and visit India where prices of goods come out cheap and a comfortable stay won’t really cost a leg. India has a lot of history and knowledge to offer with apparently magnificent world-class artifacts and goodies for one to take back home. [...]

Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The latest statistics from the federal government show Americans are returning to airline travel as both domestic and international flights saw positive gains in recent months. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) say 58.1 million domestic and international [...]

For more than a decade, TripAdvisor.com has been a popular Web site for users to rate hotels, restaurants and activities. Now it has added airlines to the roster of rateable items. View full post on Travel Stories