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L L I O T T' S TRAVEL
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Travel news, opinion and analysis
February 3, 2004
US
Airways' Mileage Mess
A
"misinterpreted" internal memo circulated to the US Airways reservations
staff may have cost frequent fliers tens of thousands of miles last
week. The error, which affected travelers booking premium award tickets,
applied to reservations made between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2. An airline spokeswoman
said reservations agents had been misinformed about an increase from 40,000
miles to 50,000 miles needed for a premium ticket. According to the
spokeswoman, the change in required miles is not supposed to come into
effect until next year. US Airways hasn't made a decision yet about refunding
miles overpaid by frequent fliers. Ticked
| Posted 6:15 a.m.
-- Tribune-Review:
A crucial time for US Airways
-- Evening
Standard: Branson in talks with carrier
• Who will save US Airways? Maybe the cockroaches. Send us your comments.
African
Airline Shortchanged Victims
Under international
aviation rules adopted in 1997 under the Montreal Declaration,
all airlines are bound to pay at least $135,000 to the families
of each victim of a fatal accident. Kenya Airways was one of over
50 carriers that signed the accord, drafted under the auspices of the
International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to replace the 1929
Warsaw Convention. Although the airline went to substantial lengths to
compensate the families of victims of an accident in Abdjan four
years ago, it is clear that they did not fully meet their obligations
under the Montreal Declaration. All
Africa | Posted 6:20 a.m.
<--
AVWeb: Recent
developments in airline disaster law
Look
Out for Spring Break Scams
Uninformed travelers can be easily misled with packages that do not
include confirmed hotel space or flights. While selected packages
include airfare, hotel accommodations and transfers, others are all-inclusive
and include meals and beverages as well. For legal security, travelers
should request all details of the trip in writing, including total
cost, restrictions where applicable, cancellation penalties and exact
names of the airlines and hotels in the packet, before paying anything.
The Lantern | Posted
6:25 a.m.
<-- Travel
Troubleshooter: Spring broke
<-- Wildcat:
How to avoid a spring break scam
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• And finally ... what's going on with the no-frills carriers? Bulletin-board chatters are worried that shares of high-fliers like Southwest are slowly coming back to Earth. They speculate that the days of unlimited growth for the low-fare airlines are numbered. But are they? We'll see. Posted 6:30 a.m.| Send us your comments.
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