Continental Airlines joins rivals in adding first bag charge
Continental Airlines joined the ranks of most major U.S. airlines on Friday when it announced that it would charge economy-class passengers on most flights $15 for a first checked bag. A Continental spokesperson explained that the bag fee would help the airline offset the rising cost of fuel, which has
by Dave Smith September 6th, 2008
Airline cutbacks could lead to return of profits
New travel fees have been introduced by most airlines during the past several months as a means of counterbalancing the rising cost of jet fuel. The fees are turning into hundreds of millions of dollars of new income for airlines ...
by Dave Smith July 24th, 2008
Airlines to sell ads on their boarding passes
Several major airline companies have decided to sell display ads on boarding passes that their customers print out when checking in online and printing their boarding passes at home. Passengers will also have the option of printing their boarding ...
by Andrew Bones July 17th, 2008
Domestic delays decreased for US airlines in May
US domestic carriers improved on-time arrival performance in May, although more than 20 percent of flights still failed to reach their destinations on time, according to new data released by the US government. Twenty-one percent of all U.S. commercial flights in May arrived at their destinations 15 minutes or more
by Katy Davies July 9th, 2008
Continental agrees to voluntary leave for pilots
Continental Airlines, in its attempt to reduce its workforce by3,000, has agreed to a Union proposal to offer pilots voluntary leaves of absence, if they agree to leave the airlines’ work force. Union officials are hopeful that the agreement will ...
by Dave Smith June 27th, 2008
Airline passengers blame bad service not prices
Travelers are saying that it’s poor levels of customer service and not just higher fares and additional charges that are leading to their dissatisfaction with U.S. airlines. This is according to a recently-released survey by J.D. Power and Associates. The study further reported that passengers’ overall satisfaction with the airline
by Darren Robinson June 20th, 2008
Continental to downsize
The American air carrier Continental Airlines will be cutting down its operations significantly. The airline has recently announced that no less than 67 of its aircraft will be grounded and 3,000 staff will be laid off. All this is in response to unprecedented fuel costs, that many industry insiders say
by Rosie Vaughan-Jones June 6th, 2008
Continental Airline cutting back
Following the crowd of other airlines struggling with the current fuel charges, Continental Airlines has decided to reduce their number of routes they run as a direct response to oil prices. The goal ...
by Dave Bess June 5th, 2008
Continental exec to retire
Jeff Misner, the chief financial officer at Continental Airlines has announced that effective as of August 31st of this year, he will be stepping down form his position, using his 55th birthday as the marker to begin his retirement. Misner ...
by Andrew Bones May 17th, 2008
Continental still shopping for partners
Continental Airlines has publicly snubbed its potential business partner, United Airlines, as United’s profits have fallen $537 million into the red in the first quarter of this year. Talks of a full merger between Continental and United are all but ...
by Katy Davies May 5th, 2008
BA considering cooperation with US airlines
With the announcement earlier this month that Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines would be merging, many other industry players have been trying to find ways to stay competitive in the face of the creation of the biggest airline in ...
by Charlotte Fellows May 2nd, 2008
Continental begins mobile ticketing
The process has begun with Continental Airlines that will start down the road to a totally paperless ticketing system for its passengers. Many are already used to e-tickets and paper tickets are almost ready to be relegated to the annals ...
by Jennifer Jones April 28th, 2008