What To Do About Crammed Overhead Bins

January 3, 2012

Lawmakers try to solve problems by making laws. But are baggage fees a problem, and are new laws the solution?

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First-Class Airlines, And The Rest

January 20, 2011

Airlines assign their customers to different classes. I like to do the same to the airlines, and I have about as many different classes as a trans-Pacific jumbo jet. In first class, I put airlines that give me a fair deal, a comfortable seat and as reliable a ride as the infrastructure and weather permit. Southwest and JetBlue are both first-class airlines by my standards. For travel to and from …

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The ‘Southwest Effect’ Expands Its Reach

September 28, 2010

Yesterday’s announcement that Southwest Airlines plans to acquire AirTran is welcome news for travelers, but it probably made Delta executives choke on their Monday morning coffee. Just last week, Delta lost its place as the largest domestic air carrier when shareholders of United and Continental agreed to merge those companies under the United banner. Not that Delta has been on top for very long. It claimed number-one status only after …

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