By John Bowker LONDON (Reuters UK) - British Airways BAY said on Thursday its traffic fell 3.7 percent in June, as a hike to ticket prices and the economic slowdown put passengers off travelling on both business and economy flights. The figures compared with a 0.7...
Pop quiz: How can an airline fill less than half of its seats and still post a $19 million profit for the full year of 2007? Go ahead and take a bow. It's thanks to your tax dollars. Great Lakes Airlines has become the...
We've written posts offering general guidance on how to handle a corporate screw-up, as well as our thoughts on various companies' responses to public misfires and mistakes, but sometimes nothing is as illuminating as a real life case study. Last week, Business Week offered an interesting look at how Travelocity...
Among the folks who fly on the corporate dollar, though, airfares create anger as well as confusion. That's because they face last-minute fares that are, on average, five times more than the lowest leisure ticket price. This case study asserts that the airlines' own affair with technology, meanwhile, only complicated...
Just one day after losing in state court, former Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin P. Clark suffered a defeat in federal court Wednesday when a judge dismissed his claim that then-Mayor Martin O'Malley violated his constitutional rights in firing him as the city's top cop four years ago. ...
The Los Angeles County MetropolitanTransportation Authority Metro has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems,Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX: CUB),contracts totaling $68 million to enhance Metro's automated Universal FareSystem UFS operated on TAPTM smart card technology by adding Cubic'sadvanced gating system and related services. The first contract, a...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Pet food industry is available in its catalogue. Fresh Pet Food in North America: The Raw/Frozen, Refrigerated and Homemade Wave http://www.reportlinker.com/p090946/Fresh-Pet-Food-in-North-America-The-Raw/Frozen-Refrigerated-and-Homemade-Wave.html Since the late 1990s virtually all of the dollar sales growth in the North...
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express and Sysco, will feature food from more than 40 of Utah's top chefs at Solitude Mountain Resort on Aug. 3, noon-4 p.m. The chefs will serve signature cuisine, with live music and the mountains providing a...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British Airways launched a sale on fares from New York's JFK and Newark airports to 27 British and European destinations yesterday (15 July). The sale is on World Traveller economy roundtrip airfares and prices include surcharges. British Airways is also...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Shareholders of Sama Airlines, a new airline based in Saudi Arabia, are to provide a further SAR200m of financing. The funding will be used for ongoing development and expansion of the carrier, which currently flies to 12 domestic destinations and...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE:AAI), has announced a sale on fares. The airline launched the sale today (15 July) and it will continue until 29 July. Sale fares are valid for travel until 12...
First look: Max Payne; Opens Oct. 17 -- Comic-book fans aren't the only nerds with Hollywood knocking at their doors for material. Video-game enthusiasts are finding their fare more popular than ever as Max Payne leads a wave of big-screen adaptations. Payne...
- Soak Up the Sun with Fares As Low As $59* - ORLANDO, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , today launched a sale for travel to all of the airline's destinations with fares starting as low as $59*. Travelers...
TAKE-HOME beer sales have slumped across Britain as drinkers switch to cider and wine. Cider sales in supermarkets and off-licences soared by a sparkling 27 per cent to pounds 355million and wine consumption put in a vintage performance rising five per cent to pounds 4.7billion. But...
BOOKINGS open on Wednesday for this winter's Eurostar Alpine ski- train. Snooze while you whizz to resorts such as Courchevel, La Plagne, Tignes, Meribel and Les Arcs. Return fares from pounds 179 - see www.eurostar.com or call 08705 186 186. BUTLINS have cut prices this month...
A faster, prioritized bus service will begin operating Monday between Magna Main Street and the Millcreek TRAX station. The Utah Transit Authority will host a grand opening event at 210 W. 3300 South Monday morning to welcome the new MAX rapid transit line. The transportation corridor extends...
COVER: The U.S. Doesn't Need A War President All overseas editions. In this second annual "What You Need To Know Now" special report, Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria opens with an essay about whether the next U.S. president should be a war president. "We are in a struggle against...
Frequent business travelers Mike Prozzillo and Derek Keene know booking airline tickets for a one-day business trip to Miami can be pricey. The Cherry Hill executives routinely scour the Internet for the best deals and often buy one-way tickets on different carriers. They flew to Miami on Thursday from Philadelphia...
THEY promised to unlock the secrets of how to lose weight and look good in their celebrity fitness DVDs. But just how good are the stars at KEEPING off the pounds once the launch parties are over and they get back to real life? ...
HERE'S a scorching summer deal for Sunday Mirror readers. We've teamed up with National Express coaches to offer one way journeys for just pounds 1! With this incredible offer you can travel on more than 80 routes around Britain until the end of September - for...
