Articles tagged “airfares”

These cheap fares are undoubtedly introductory ones, and heading to Bergen, Norway, however beautiful, isn't the most convenient for leisure travelers intent on making their way through Europe. Still, this is a bargain and could be disruptive if Norwegian can make some money on the route in a sustainable way. That, of course, is an open question.

The forecast speaks volumes about the pending merger of US Airways with American Airlines because American Express predicts a decline in North America airfares in 2014 -- unless there is further consolidation "among major U.S. airlines." The Department of Justice should cite the forecast in the upcoming antitrust case.

Airline employees and their families have access to seats that aren’t shown on Kayak and Priceline, making ID90T a valuable source for a very specific type of travel search. It’s current customer base and funding indicates the platform will continue to penetrate the 22 million-strong market.

Airlines like it best when they’re the only ones hiking fares, and a government jump would mean carriers would have to wait longer before attempting a fare increase among their business travel base.

Having one low-cost carrier at an airport doesn't guarantee low fares. But, it doesn't hurt. And the presence of a duo of low-cost carriers servicing a city is even better.

If it works as promised, Pintrips can serve as a valuable flight-comparison tool. One hurdle will be Printrips' status a a downloadable browser plug-in as such plug-ins haven't had a lot of success in travel. Just ask SideStep, which started out as a downloadable plug-in, and later abandoned it before its acquisition by Kayak.

The policy is actually extremely attractive for families and slim travelers who save more the further they travel when paying by weight, but it's difficult to imagine any airport overcoming the logistics involved with weighing and charging flyers.

Samoa is extremely difficult to contact given its current publicity. The fare scheme is actually plausible given the size of Samoa’s aircraft, but it’d never fly for a major airline.

This is interesting data from Topaz, and shows business travelers can shop around, although they'll probably want to stick with one airline so they can wrack up frequent flyer miles. Or, if they are part of a managed travel program, their company likely will make that decision for them.

The average bargain-hunting online booker has little to zero appreciation for deregulation, inflation, and what they mean to a $260 ticket to Orlando. But they should.