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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
As passengers flying over the Thanksgiving break were doubtless reminded, the glory days of commercial aviation are only a memory. You can blame deregulation or the turmoil caused by the 9/11 attacks or high fuel prices, but you are left with the sad fact that air travel has become a no-frills ordeal. The industry's troubles don't justify treating passengers as if they were cattle, however. Yet that's...
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Unit1 (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Martin’s 5-year-old stepdaughter has had a very eventful holiday week. So has her family. Flying as an unaccompanied minor, she had to miss her original flight on AirTran and her family booked another at the last minute. The first reasonably priced flight available was on NWA/Delta, but her parents tell us that communication between different [...]
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sky magazine, the monthly lifestyle, business and travel publication of Delta Air Lines, was awarded the Gold Eddie for best custom publication, single issue, in the 2009 Folio Awards. Folio is the definitive source for industry trends and news serving the entire magazine publishing industry.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Airport officials are planning for a bigger future - but one that also is tied to the future of Delta Air Lines.
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Delta Air Lines Inc. has renewed its vendor contract with gategroup, parent company of food contractor Gate Gourmet. (DAL)
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
ZURICH, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- gategroup announced the completion of major contract renewals with Delta Air Lines and its Northwest Airlines subsidiary as part of the carriers' continuing progress to integrate supply contracts.
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Three airlines were fined $175,000 by the government for tarmac nightmare. Airline - United States - Transportation - Delta Air Lines - Society and Culture
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Delta Air Lines has dropped its corporate sponsorship of the high-profile Sundance Film Festival after six years and will be replaced by Southwest Airlines.
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
WASHINGTON — The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday. The department said it has levied a precedent-setting $175,000 in fines against three airlines for their roles in the stranding of passengers overnight in a plane at Rochester, Minn., on Aug. 8. Continental Express Flight...
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The Pacific Business News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Delta Air Lines will add daily service between San Diego and Honolulu next summer. (DAL)
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Traveler's Check (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The Dept. of Transportation is fining three airlines a total of $175,000 for the Aug. 8 delay that trapped 47 people on a regional jet overnight in Rochester, Minn. The federal findings -- and the first penalties for keeping passengers stuck on a plane -- accuse Continental ( CAL ), ExpressJet Holdings ( XJT ), and Mesaba of unfair and deceptive practices in air transportation. Houston-based ExpressJet...
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ifp | 17/06/2009
Whether Ryanair can be described as a ‘low-cost airline’ is open to question after it announced it would charge passengers to check-in online. The fee was brought in late last month and is compulsory as the airline will scrap all its airport check-in desks and only offer a baggage drop off facility at airports. Passengers will face a charge of £5/€5 per person, per flight, on bookings, although promotional