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Airlines flex pricing power, signaling higher fares in 2025

Travelers walk through O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on December 20, 2024 ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Higher airfare is in store this year as strong demand, even during the dead of winter, and limited capacity growth prompt airlines to flex their pricing power. Fare-tracking platform…

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American Airlines (AAL) 4Q 2024 earnings

An American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Tokyo on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images American Airlines ' first-quarter earnings outlook on Thursday fell short of analysts' estimates, sending shares down more than 5%. The carrier forecast an adjusted…

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United Airlines (UAL) 4Q 2024 earnings

A United Airlines airplane proceeds to a runway at Newark Liberty International Airport in front of the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on December 4, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images United Airlines forecast first-quarter earnings that…

January 21, 20251View

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The World’s Most On-Time Airlines and Airports Named in New Report

Severe weather, computer problems, and, in the U.S., an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers combined to thwart airlines' efforts to stay punctual in 2024. Yet many carriers around the world managed to stick to their flight schedules more than 80% of the time, according to the 16th annual on-time performance review released by aviation…

January 17, 20252Views

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Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs in bankruptcy cost-cutting scramble

A Spirit Airlines plane at New York's LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines is cutting about 200 jobs across the company as the struggling budget carrier seeks to reduce costs after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November. "We are executing on plans to rightsize our organization to align with our current fleet…

January 16, 20253Views

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Southwest Airlines makes new cuts to company spending to reduce costs

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on December 13, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions, suspending most of its summer internships and going without some employee…

January 14, 20257Views

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Airlines extend travel waivers for LA airports

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen during the Palisades fire in the Malibu area of Los Angeles county, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Airlines have extended travel waivers for Los Angeles airports as wildfires continue to burn in the area. American Airlines…

January 10, 20254Views

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Airlines cancel more than 2,000 U.S. flights amid storm, Delta slide evacuation

Snow blankets the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as a winter storm moves into the area on Jan. 10, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday as a massive winter storm snarled travel across the Southern U.S., while more than 2,000 others were delayed. Operations were further disrupted after…

January 10, 20255Views

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What’s It Like to Fly SATA Azores Airlines? Our Review

Azores Airlines does not issue electronic boarding passes, so counter check-in is required. Trouble is, since the airline operates only a few flights per day, it only gets counter space a few hours before takeoff at Toronto Pearson International Airport. I learned that the hard way when I arrived in Toronto 4.5 hours before my flight…

January 9, 20256Views

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JetBlue Basic Economy to Allow Carry-Ons—Which Airlines Still Charge for Overhead Bins?

JetBlue passengers with the airline's cheapest class of tickets, known as Blue Basic fares, will be allowed to bring a carry-on bag onto the plane at no additional charge, the carrier announced this week. Previously, if you had a Blue Basic ticket—JetBlue's version of basic economy—you could only bring aboard a small personal item that…

January 8, 20251View