Continental Airlines circumvents media with fare class news

Forget press releases. Continental Airlines decided to circumvent the entire mass media when it came to announcing fare class changes for its frequent fliers, and instead posted the news to an online bulletin board. In a post on FlyerTalk, Scott O’Leary,...

God bless Air Canada — they rescind baggage fees

Air Canada announced that it will do away with the C$25 second checked bag fee introduced back in the spring. It also plans to roll its fuel surcharges into airfares. These moves are all in the wake of “moderated” fuel costs, and far different from the...