WASHINGTON — The government’s $900,000 fine Monday against an American Airlines affiliate for holding hundreds of passengers on board a small jet for hours on an airport tarmac may serve as a deterrent to future such incidents. But industry analysts ...

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NEW YORK — Haven’t booked your holiday flight yet? Smart move. The cheapest fares for Thanksgiving and Christmas aren’t going to the travelers who booked months in advance. Experts say they’ll go to those who can take advantage of some ...

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United Airlines took another step on Wednesday to combine its frequent flier program with Continental’s. It’s boosting rewards for the most expensive tickets and adding an expiration date, which will be new for Continental fliers. Most airline frequent flier programs ...

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NEW YORK — Don’t expect much elbow room on flights this fall. Planes have never been so full. There was barely a spare seat this summer, and the next few months should be the same. To the list of things ...

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NEW YORK — U.S. airlines collected slightly more in baggage fees in the first three months of the year as the number of travelers increased. The nation’s largest airlines reported baggage fees of about $783.7 million in the first three ...

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NEW YORK — Airports in the New York area are open again now that Tropical Storm Irene has left town, but airlines warn it will be days before all stranded passengers find their way home. New York’s John F. Kennedy ...

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Hundreds of thousands of airline passengers will be grounded this weekend as Hurricane Irene sweeps up the East Coast, past some of the nation’s busiest airports. JetBlue Airways said Friday it was scrubbing about 880 flights between Saturday and Monday, ...

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LINTHICUM — Passenger traffic at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has set another record. Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday that 2,078,548 passengers traveled through BWI in May. That is an increase of 6.8 percent over May 2010 and is an ...

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WASHINGTON — United Airlines and US Airways said Sunday they were resuming normal operations after computer outages that had delayed flights over the weekend. Charles Hobart, a spokesman for Chicago-based United, said that hackers were not involved in a five-hour ...

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There is fresh pavement outside and new high-end stores, a chic lounge and even a French spa setting up inside as Southwest Airlines Co.’s acquisition of a top rival inspires hope of even more record-setting growth at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood ...

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