Do business online with online agency
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
Based on your letter - the fact that you preferred talking to someone on the phone instead of dealing with a Web site - I think you may have booked your airline tickets through the wrong company. Travelocity is an online travel agency. ...

May Ticket Sales Show Steep Decline
AviationNews.net, VA
(ARC), which processes the sale of airline tickets. For the first five months of 2009, domestic ticket sales are down 26 percent from last year, ARC said. On international routes, ticket sales dropped 33 percent in May, ARC said, to reach $2.2 billion. ...

Meltdown 101: Will airlines go bankrupt?
The Associated Press
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said his airline is selling fewer full-fare tickets and fewer short-haul flights — both signs of depressed demand among business travelers. "I'm not expecting things to improve based on what we're seeing right now," he said ...

Reuters
Airline capacity cuts may lead to higher fares
Reuters
Now, as airlines face a new rally in oil prices and demand remains tepid, experts say they must once again cut their capacity in hopes of charging more for tickets. Earlier this year, average fares slipped thanks to deep discounts and seasonal sales ...

MiamiHerald.com
American Air to Slash 1600 Jobs, Delta May Follow
Bloomberg
Travelers flying overseas, particularly those who buy first- and business-class tickets, typically generate the most profit for US airlines because discounters don't compete on those routes. “You can clearly fill up the airplane with cheap fares, ...
Airline passengers could get a 1-2-3 punch The Associated Press
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Taxes on airline tickets, the hidden fees
Examiner.com
Many do not realize (unless you scrutinize and line-item your airline ticket purchase) the true impact of taxes and charges on an airline ticket. Granted, these are not “sales tax” which you pay at the mall. The taxes are usually imposed by governments ...

Family wants refund for airline tickets after itinerary changes
AZFamily, AZ
However, CheapTickets looked into the issue again and then sent us a statement, saying: "Fortunately, the airline has agreed to provide Mrs. Foote with a full refund of all three tickets in the amount of $2317.14." A full refund, that's exactly what ...

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Scrutiny for Airline Tickets
WCTV, FL
... birth date when they purchase tickets. " I can take a few extra seconds to answer that I was born in a certain time and date and i am in fact a male and not a female," says traveler, Benjamin Melnick. Airline officials say the Secure Flight Program ...
TSA Advises Air Travelers to Use Their Full Names When Traveling WXIA-TV
Airlines reassure passengers about Secure Flight changes SmartBrief
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Reuters
Online travel agencies drop ticket booking fees
USA Today
Agencies "want to hang on to customers, and hope that by waiving fees for airline tickets, they'll come back for something else," says travel analyst Henry Harteveldt of Forrester Research. Expedia says a no-fee promotion launched in March had been a ...
Travelocity, Orbitz End Ticket Fees Wall Street Journal
Travelocity, Orbitz end ticket fees: report m-Travel.com
Online Travel Agencies End Airline Booking Fees Cheapflights.com
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Texas woman guilty in airline ticket scheme
BusinessWeek
A 36-year-old woman who admitted to fraudulently obtaining and reselling Southwest Airline tickets faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250000 fine. A federal prosecutor said Friday that Tasha Mathis pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit ...
Guilty plea entered in Southwest ticket scandal San Antonio Express
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