Airlines tried and failed to block a federal rule making them tell passengers up front the full cost of airfare, including government taxes and fees.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines is retiring its last DC-9s, the oldest passenger plane in the fleet of the big U.S. airlines. The final passenger flight was planned for Minneapolis to Atlanta on Monday evening. McDonnell Douglas delivered the first ...

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LINTHICUM — Southwest Airlines is adding two new nonstop flights to Portland, Ore., and Oakland, Calif., from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The seasonal service announced Monday will begin on June 8. The new destinations from BWI Airport were part ...

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NEW YORK — Airline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, they might also lose their silence. The Federal Communications Commission is considering lifting its longtime prohibition on making cellphone calls on airplanes, ...

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DALLAS — Passengers who fail to cancel bookings on Southwest now face loss of the ticket’s value if they don’t show up. The new policy took effect with Friday’s flights. Customers who buy nonrefundable tickets such as Wanna Get Away ...

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The nation’s airlines struggled to stay on schedule in April, with nearly one in four flights arriving late, according to new government figures. The airlines blamed furloughs of federal air traffic controllers and bad weather. A nationwide computer outage at ...

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WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department says fewer flights arrived on time and more were canceled in March than a year ago. On the other hand, fewer passengers are lodging formal complaints against the airlines. The government said Wednesday that 79.8 ...

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NEW YORK — It was a tough start to the week for many air travelers. Flight delays piled up all along the East Coast Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers were forced to take an unpaid day off because ...

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NEW YORK — Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S. carriers arrived on time in January and February. That’s down from a record ...

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LAS VEGAS — Spirit Airlines has announced new budget flights between Las Vegas and the East Coast. The company says Wednesday that it will launch daily nonstop service April 25 between McCarran International Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. ...

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