Yesterday, Chris Elliott posted an article on his blog which asked the question…Do Frequent Flier Programs Make You Dishonest. We thought we would respond where we felt he did not, and talk about the issue of frequent flier programs in general, which we don’t quite cover as much.
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Effective July 1st, for travel beginning August 1st, Spirit Airlines will now charge for carry-on bags. You will still be able to take your small personal item onboard, but if you wish a carryon bag in the overhead, that will be $30 before departure. If you are member of their $9 Fare Club(which oddly enough costs $39.95 a year), you get to pay only $20. And if you forget or miss notice of this new rule, you can pay $45 at the gate.
We’ve spoken on the issue of Bereavement Fares before. Bereavement Fares are discounts offered by the airline to those traveling in a death situation.They were usually flat-rate discounts off the unrestricted(highest) fares. In the old days, that could be a significant savings. Now, with such a wide gap between lowest and highest…not so much. You might as well pay the normal fare.
So, you’ve booked through a travel agent. That can include Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz…these are giant travel agencies, but they are still travel agencies, in terms of functions. They make reservations, issue tickets, change reservations, reissue tickets, etc. To put it into one simple term: they are authorized to act as sales agents for one or more airlines.
JetBlue is having a Cyber Monday Sale Today Only till 11:59PM MST.
CheapOair is, as we define it, an online travel agency. To be precise, CheapOair is the brandname, Fareportal, Inc. is a Technology Company and Travelong, Inc. is an accredited ARC/ Travel Agency. As they put it, Fareportal, Inc. is the operating fulfillment company for CheapOair, and Travelong, Inc. is the travel agency.
JetBlue is having a One Day Sample Sale, Today only until 11:59PM MDT. Sale fares are valid for travel December 2nd through December 16th, and January 6th through January 28th. Fares on some routes as low as $29/$39/$49. Cross the country for $99 or less one-way.
JetBlue’s Island Joy Sale. Book before midnight on October 30th.
JetBlue Sample Sale Till Midnight Tonight
JetBlue inaugurated service today from its focus city at Boston’s General Edward Logan Airport to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In honor of this inauguration, which is in direct competition with Southwest Airlines, JetBlue is offering a one-day only $9 each way sale. The offer ends September 9, 11:59 p.m. MDT and is for travel…
JetBlue announced today a fare sale. Book by 9/10/09 for travel between 9/15 and 12/16/09. Click on the banner above to purchase and support our blog. Fares start at $29 each way on some routes.
JetBlue will be offering an unlimited pass to fly from September 8th through October 8th, for $599. The pass has the following conditions: On sale till August 21st, or while supplies last. So a limited number will be sold Includes all domestic taxes and fees. International and Puerto Rico taxes and fees not included. Reservations…
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Effective December 17th until April 12th, US Airways will add seasonal nonstop service from Phoenix to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The flights will operate four weekly flights on Airbus A319s. It is the first nonstop destination in the Caribbean from their Phoenix hub. They already serve Montego Bay from Philadelphia…
In honor of reaching one million followers, JetBlue’s Cheeps program is offering a 20% discount on all flights booked from now through the end of October for today, August 5th ONLY. Blackout dates of October 9th through the 12th and other restrictions apply. Use Promo Code: MLNTH09
Received via Twitter…. American Airlines & AA.com: 5% off your next flight when you use promo code: FCB20K0809 To qualify, book your reservations on AA.com by 11:59pm (CT) Wednesday, August 5, 2009. and travel between September 1, 2009 – November 15, 2009 with embargoes from September 4 – 7, 2009 and September 11-13, 2009.
JetBlue has announced a fare sale with fares as low as $29 on selected routes. The sale is on travel between September 8th and December 16th, with blackout dates from November 24th through the 30th. Advertised fares are most often found on midweek travel dates. Changes/cancellation at $100 per person. Click The JetBlue Fall Fare…
We’re going to try to start posting some notice of fare sales when they become available and see how that goes. We’ll be limiting it to large sales of note. Southwest is offering a massive seat sale, where all routes are on sale for $30/$60/$90(depending on distance), with the following caveats: Purchase by July 8,…
Image via Wikipedia Chris Elliott blogged today about airline taxes, a particularly thorny issue. He tells the story of Susan Cornell, who tried to claim a refund on the $42 in taxes on her cancelled ticket. When Spirit, unsurprisingly, failed to respond, she wrote to government officials and told her story on the radio to…
Joe Sharkey of the New York Times wrote earlier this week on the current glut of seat sales, maintaining it won’t last. The sales are breaking out mostly on routes where the competition is heavy or business travel has significantly decreased…but this has often been the case. The future, according to Sharkey, is as follows:…
Image by guspim via Flickr Budget Travel had an interesting report earlier today on new metatravel search sites run by Tripadvisor and Fly.com. Both sites use a layout almost identical to Kayak.com, the largest and most well known of these sites. Neither site is licensing anything from Kayak. They asked the CEO of Kayak, Steve…
Image via Wikipedia We just posted on Spirit Airlines adding a convenience fee, and we thought there was more to say. And lo and behold, in searching for something relevant, we found another post by Cranky, on the subject of Tripadvisor’s new metasearch site. Now, we use Tripadvisor for checking on hotel reviews. Nothing like…
The Middle Seat Terminal reports that Delta Air Lines, undisputed king of travel at Cincinnati, which is one of their hubs, has announced the cutting of fares from between 5 and 60% on both business and leisure tickets. The airport has long been, statistically, the most expensive airport in the country to fly out of.…
A while back, we commented on bereavement fares. Despite the popularity of this subject, as it comes upon people urgently, we haven’t revisited it since. USA Today’s Bill McGee recently did, and we decided it was good to update our rundown. Many airlines are not forthcoming about their policies, and require a call and specifics…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Image by Getty Images via Daylife"][/caption] We stole the title for this post from Chris Elliott, whom we admire as the champion of fair disclosure and fees, although we admit to disagreeing with him at times. USA Today reported that while jet fuel is down, fuel surcharges have stuck. And this…