Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons
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The number of cheap seats available to the general public will dwindle as a result of higher energy prices, ... For the peak family travel times during the winter -- Christmas and Thanksgiving -- I expect that the cheap seats won't be there to be sold.
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It's not uncommon through a normal year to lose a plane. John Q Public needs to understand that we do have accidents. It's usually in the first eight minutes up and in the last eight minutes down.
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It's official - the first fare hike of 2002 is a bust.
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Dollar for mile, Europe is your best bang for the buck this winter. I've never seen anything like it. When you can fly from New York to London cheaper than you can fly from New York to Charlotte, you just can't beat it.
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Is this a big deal? Yes. Southwest isn't a chump. They can wreak havoc out there. The other guys are not going to sit back and let Southwest fill their planes without responding.
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Take the challenge. When they say they have the lowest rate, make sure they do. If you find a cheaper rate on a third-party Web site, print it out and send it to the hotel to get that rate.
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It will have an effect on some people.
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The only problem you may see with Internet-only products is they're really geared around hub airports of these airlines. In most cases, what they'll do is run it from their hubs.
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We're losing an airline that brought super low fares to America. Those super low fares put them into bankruptcy, too.
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Almost every airline flies to Orlando. How many do you see flying into Vail?
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They may end up paying double or triple.
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As we forecasted yesterday, it took less than 24 hours for the five remaining legacy carriers to match Delta's moves.
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The business traveler, for years, has been complaining that leisure travelers should pay more, and that appears to be happening today.
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This is the first week we've had for a while where you can walk away feeling you have a rock-bottom deal.