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Airfares Have Hit a Record Low Average, U.S. Government Says

The no-frills “Basic Economy” airfares many travelers have come to hate (or maybe love, depending who you are) seem to be working in at least one way: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that average airfares in the U.S. were $343.28 in the third quarter of 2018, which is a record
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Lufthansa Pilots Strike (Again), Could Cause Headaches

Lufthansa pilots are striking for the 14th time since 2014 in their attempt to extract better wages from the carrier. According to USA Today ,”Lufthansa has grounded more than 1,700 flights on Tuesday [the 29th] and Wednesday [the 30th],” with Tuesday’s cancellations mostly impacting routes within Germany. Many of the 890 flights cancelled for Wednesday are expected to
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JetBlue Has a New Boarding Scheme. It’s Complicated

To airline managers, an airplane sitting on the ground is a horror: an expensive asset failing to justify its expense. The goal is full utilization, which means keeping planes airborne as many hours as possible, with as many passengers on board as possible. One key to maximizing utilization is timely turn-arounds, which require quick, orderly
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United ‘Re-Accommodates’ a Passenger and the Internet Explodes

The media—social media, asocial media, major media, marginal media, all media—has been positively aflame for the past 24 hours with reporting and editorializing on United Airlines’ latest mishandling of a passenger confrontation. The facts of the case are not in dispute. United’s Sunday-night flight UA3411 between Chicago and Louisville was full—100 percent full—and all passengers
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American Airlines Fined $1.6 Million for Tarmac Delays

USA Today reports that American has been fined $1.6 million for tarmac delays that occurred during 2013-2015. Specifically, “the incidents included 20 flights at Charlotte on Feb. 16, 2013; six flights at Dallas/Fort Worth on Feb. 27, 2015; and one flight at Shreveport, La., on Oct. 22, 2015.” In all cases, planes were stuck on the tarmac
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Southwest Lands at Wrong Airport; Passenger Sues

As reported by the Branson Tri Lakes News , a passenger on a Southwest flight in 2014 that landed at the wrong airport is suing the airline for $74,999.99. The plaintiff, Troy Haines, was returning from Chicago to Branson Airport. But the flight crew mistook the M. Graham Clark Airport, about seven miles away, for
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The TSA Has Been Spying on You (And Worse)

An incredible, unsettling report from the ACLU , using the documents obtained from the TSA, details patterns of racial and religious profiling, dubious tactics, and shaky science in that agency’s behavior detection program. The report is based on the TSA’s own materials, obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request, which “show the evolution of the behavior detection
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New Homeland Security Measures Won’t Expand Laptop Ban

After months of speculation, the Department of Homeland Security plans to move forward with enhanced security measures that do not include an expanded ban on laptops for airports and airlines that follow the new guidelines. In an outline , DHS says it is implementing enhanced security measures at “more than 280 last-point-of-departure airports with direct commercial
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