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Alaska-Virgin America Merge, Creating 5th Largest U.S. Airline

On the landing page of a new website touting the consumer benefits of Alaska’s acquisition of Virgin America , which closed today, there’s this: Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are coming together. Like bacon on a donut, electricity and guitars, or Labradors and poodles, we’re an odd couple that works well together. We may seem
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Number of Bumped Travelers Hits All-Time Low

Good news: Fewer and fewer travelers are being bumped from flights. And according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), it isn’t just fewer, it’s the fewest on record: For the third quarter of 2017, the 12 U.S. carriers who report involuntary denied boarding, or bumping, data posted a bumping rate of
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Amtrak’s Rare Flash Sales Offer $19 Fares

Amtrak is repeating its flash sale for the Northeast Regional area, ranging from Boston to Virginia Beach and including the Northeast Corridor line . Sample one-way fares range from $19 for Washington-Richmond to $39 New York to Boston or Washington and $55 Boston to Philadelphia. Related: 6 Incredible Train Journeys That Won’t Break Your Budget
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American Airlines Adds New In-Flight “Perks”

American Airlines announced some new in-flight options this week, which is news that should interest the budget-conscious traveler. The changes were framed as being good—but upon unpacking, it’s clear the airline has a low bar for “ perks .” American announced it will no longer charge for in-flight texting, which currently costs $5. Passengers will
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The Best Airlines of 2018 According to J.D. Power

J.D. Power is out with its annual list of the best airlines for customer satisfaction, and the ranking is once again topped by familiar liveries. Alaska Airlines is the best airline for the eleventh consecutive year—yes, eleventh—and Southwest topped the low-cost category for the second straight year. Southwest unseated perennial winner JetBlue two years ago,
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Allegiant Air Retires Outdated Planes That Caused Safety Concerns

The last of Allegiant Air’s aging fleet of   MD-80 planes  took its final flight this week, hopefully putting an end to years of safety and reliability concerns swirling around the carrier’s use of an  outdated aircraft . Early MD-80 models debuted about 40 years ago, and have been since retired by most other airlines. CBS
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Will the Government Make Air Travel Great Again?

Washington lawmakers are flyers, too. Frequent flyers in most cases. So they were as horrified as anyone at the images of Dr. David Dao being dragged, screaming and bloodied, from United flight 3411. And unlike the rest of us, they’re in a position to do something about the industry policies and practices that allowed such
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Southwest Will Fly to Hawaii

For years, Southwest, which already flies more domestic passengers than American, Delta, or United, has been known to have aspirations to fly to Hawaii. Last night, the company made those intentions official. In a news release , Southwest announced plans to launch service between the mainland and Hawaii in 2018. The airline began receiving Boeing’s
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New York Wants to Kill Airbnb. And It Might

If New York has its way, the popular accommodations-sharing company Airbnb will be toast. Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that would outlaw the bulk of Airbnb bookings, levying fines between $1,000 and $7,500 on anyone who advertised for rent most apartments for fewer than 30 days. New York is Airbnb’s
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