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Major airlines raise business travel fares
DALLAS — Major U.S. airlines are raising the price of some tickets favored by business travelers again, this time by up to $120 per round trip. Fare experts said Delta […]
Southwest Airlines says January traffic rose 13.2 percent
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. said Monday that traffic in January rose 13.2 percent from a year ago, and an important revenue measurement rose as passengers paid higher average fares. […]
Southwest posts 4Q income of $131 million
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is making money on more traffic and higher ticket prices, producing a 15 percent jump in revenue. And the airline says bookings for January and the […]
Airfare increases likely to stick
The airlines are at it again, imposing the first fare increase of the new year and the third within a month. The increase on many domestic routes ranges from $4 […]
Southwest to give more miles for more expensive flights
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is revamping its frequent-flier program with changes designed to nudge customers into buying higher-priced tickets by letting them earn bonus flights faster. Southwest, the largest carrier […]
Holiday weekend blizzard stymies travelers
NEW YORK — Thousands of travelers trying to get home after the holiday weekend sat bored and bleary-eyed in airports and shivered aboard stuck buses and subway trains Monday, stranded […]
State guarantees payment to British Airways to keep flight
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland will guarantee British Airways $11 million over the next two years to maintain the airline’s service from BWI to London, a move state officials hope will help […]
After buying AirTran, Southwest is eyeing Atlanta
A Southwest Airlines executive’s recent pronouncement that Atlanta could become the discount carrier’s biggest hub after its proposed acquisition of AirTran Airways does not worry BWI officials. Paul Wiedefeld, executive […]
Southwest sees 3Q profit on higher fares and traffic
Southwest Airlines Co. is making money as more people travel on the nation’s largest discount airline. Southwest said Thursday it earned $205 million in the July-through-September quarter. Traffic was up […]
Southwest adds 5 daily flights from BWI to S. Carolina
BWI’s biggest airline will get bigger in 2011, the airport announced Wednesday. Southwest Airlines Co. will fly five daily flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to a pair of […]
Southwest dominance to grow at BWI
The merger of Southwest Airlines Co. and AirTran Airways would give the combined company a commanding presence at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, an arrangement that could benefit local travelers, […]
