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- 29 Fees We Hate Most
- An increasing number of businesses, from hotels to cell phone providers, are advertising bargain prices and then tacking on hidden fees and charges to boost the final cost. Here's how you can fight back. “The...
- Articles 2009-10-08
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- Airlines Look into the Brink With Baggage Fees
- The loopy pricing policies of U.S. airlines got a bit saner today with a United Airlines' bag-checking program that could signal a reversal, or at least a halt, to tacky add-on fees that struggling carriers first instituted when fuel prices soared. United, the third-largest U.S. airline, is...
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Airlines May Copy Delta's Baggage Fees.
- By Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Delta Air Lines changed its excess baggage charges for overweight baggage this month and other full-fare carriers are expected to follow suit. Delta changed its fee structure...
- Research articles 2003-02-10
- FRANKFURT AIRPORT REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF EXTRA SECURITY STAFF.
- (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) FRANKFURT, Dec. 19 /News Aktuell-AsiaNet/ -- All "Hold Baggage" Will Be X-rayed Effective January 2003 Effective 1 January 2003, Frankfurt Airport FRA will implement 100-percent screening of hold baggage (check-in baggage) as part of new international regulations...
- Research articles 2002-12-20
- Frankfurt Airport Requires Hundreds Of Extra Security Staff For New Baggage Screening Procedures
- Effective January 1, 2003, Frankfurt Airport FRA will implement 100-percent screening of hold baggage (check-in baggage) as part of new international regulations affecting all European airports. These new procedures require enormous personnel and technical resources. At FRA, this means that approximately 750 more security specialists in shift operations will be...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Air tickets may rise with extra security.
- Jun 09, 2005 (Northern Territory News - ABIX via COMTEX) Alice Springs Airport says new security measures it must comply with will result in airline tickets through the airport costing $A15 to $A20 extra. Airport general manager Don McDonald said a new baggage ...
- Research articles 2005-06-09
- Las Vegas airport project to add extra space, high-tech baggage system.
- By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 16--A rising tide of foreign travelers is driving several multimillion-dollar upgrades at McCarran International Airport's Terminal 2, including expanded ticketing areas, dining options and a high-tech baggage screening system....
- Research articles 2004-09-16
- When a Colleague Refuses to Travel
- THE SCENARIO: A member of my three-person team refuses to travel, even though that was a condition of his hire. The job requires us to attend several trade shows a year, and his refusal means that my other coworker and I must pick up the slack. We don't mind the...
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- Panel passes plan to aid HPT, govern use of Star bonds
- A bill that would make Heartland Park Topeka eligible for $10 million in state assistance passed out of a Senate committee on Wed- nesday. But the measure picked up some extra baggage. Instead of simply making the Topeka racetrack eligible for Star bonds to pay...
- Research articles 2005-03-24
- Unbeaten Patriots, Colts carry baggage to Florida
- WASHINGTON AFP — New England and Indianapolis, the remaining unbeaten National Football League clubs, will take extra inspiration from past defeats when they each try to stay perfect while visiting Florida. The Patriots, an NFL-best 6-0 and on pace to rewrite American football scoring records, will play Sunday at...
- Research articles 2007-10-19
- Anchorage, Alaska, Airport Director Fears Delays Will Repel Foreign Carriers.
- By Tony Hopfinger, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 29--Anchorage's international airport is still seeking relief from new security rules that cause lengthy delays for foreign airlines and prompted two carriers to stop landing some flights at the ...
- Research articles 2001-11-29
- Delta Says It Will Charge $40 for Third Checked Bag.
- By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--Air travelers got another incentive to travel light when Delta Air Lines said it will charge $40 for a third checked bag. The extra baggage fee -- which some of...
- Research articles 2002-08-16
- Travel Experts Say Extra Security, Airline Rules to Hamper Holiday Travel.
- By Martin J. Moylan, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 25--Six-year-old Patrick Codote of Minneapolis lets out a big yawn as skycap Reuben Neil of St. Paul checks in baggage for Patrick's dad, Thomas, at Minneapolis-St. Paul International...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
- United adds charge for extra baggage
- CHICAGO -- United Airlines will begin charging passengers $25 to check in a second piece of luggage for domestic travel if they are not part of its most-frequent-flier programs, the airline said Monday. The charge will generate more than $100 million in revenue and cost savings each...
- Research articles 2008-02-05
- Sell Off Non-Critical Assets to Raise Cash
- Keep the parts of the business that will help the company grow; get rid of what won't. The scenario: Insignificant assets are hogging resources — without a clear payoff in sight. The tactic: Keep the parts of the business that will...
- Articles 2008-11-20
- Extra baggage for Macquarie Airports.
- Sep 02, 2002 (The Australian Financial Markets Newsletter - ABIX via COMTEX) The sharemarket float of Macquarie Airports MAp was not embraced by retail investors. Most of this priority allocation was returned to the underwriters UBS Warburg and Macquarie Bank. Only $A1.4 million of...
- Research articles 2002-09-02
- Air New Zealand says new system will nab overweight bags
- WELLINGTON AFP — Air New Zealand is to introduce a new electronic baggage system, which the airline said would collect five million dollars (3.3 million US) annually from overweight baggage. The system will automatically calculate the weight of baggage being checked through and any applicable charges, Air NZ executive Norm...
- Research articles 2006-11-07
- Sydney Airport surveillance tightened.
- Jun 02, 2005 (Privacy Alert - ABIX via COMTEX) Qantas baggage handlers have been accused of drug smuggling. Sydney airport has responded by upgrading video surveillance of baggage handling operations and announcing a shrink- wrap service for luggage. The service must be approved by...
- Research articles 2005-06-02
- Company Watch - Air France KLM
- Jul 9, 2007 Air France has introduced a new baggage policy that it claims will allow passengers to achieve a 30% reduction on excess weight prices compared to current tariffs. The new scheme will allow customers booking flights online with Air France to buy extra weight in tranches of...
- Research articles 2007-07-09
- How American Airlines Used Employee Feedback to Fix Its Bonus Plan
- American Airlines wanted to reward staff for reaching corporate goals. It didn't fly — until the bonuses were tied to goals employees had control over. ...
- Articles 2009-09-21
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