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Mergers, higher fares hurt NN airport
NEWPORT NEWS — More than a year after AirTran airways flew out of the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport for the last time, nearly 400,000 fewer passengers are flying out of Hampton Roads, according to airport executive director Ken Spirito. It's not...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Air Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Economic development: all hands on deck
By Jay Joseph An economic development director recently told me that his job is the one city job everyone thinks they can do. Folks don't think they can be the City Attorney or the Police Chief, but they think they can be the Economic Development...Tags: Hampton Roads, Business, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Economy, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Airline customer satisfaction highest since 2006
Tribune reporterPassenger satisfaction on airlines has risen to its highest level since 2006, before baggage fees became widespread, according to the J.D. Power & Associates 2013 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released Wednesday. O'Hare's main airlines,...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Frontier Airlines Inc., JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Akron-Canton Airport's future with Southwest Airlines still bright, airport official says
The Akron Beacon JournalAkron-Canton Airport's future with Southwest Airlines is still strong, despite the low-fare carrier ending its Chicago Midway International Airport service in November, an airport official said. The airport still offers seven nonstop destinations...Tags: Tampa, O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Midway, Southwest Airlines Co.
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DC nonstop isn't lock for new American
Commercial AppealOptions for hopping a nonstop flight to Washington could shrink after the American Airlines-US Airways merger. The soon-to-merge airline isn't guaranteeing current Memphis service will continue, and a Southwest Airlines flight to Baltimore, starting...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, U.S. Department of Justice, Travel
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: Midway Airport, Delta Air Lines, Willis Tower, Air Transportation Industry, JetBlue Airways
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U.S. airlines reap $841 million in bag fees in 4Q 2012
Airlines continue to reap handsome payoffs from the extra fees they charge for checked bags and other travel-related services. Sixteen U.S. passenger airlines collected $841 million in baggage fees and $610 million for reservation cancellation and change...Tags: Expedia Incorporated, Palm Beach International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Department of Transportation, JetBlue Airways
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Trip through customs gets faster at John Wayne
Orange County RegisterSelect international travelers flying into John Wayne Airport can now breeze through customs in a few minutes under the new Global Entry program, which was officially unveiled Tuesday. The biggest wait now is to get approved for the program -- that can...Tags: Vancouver (Canada), Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Industry, Travel
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Customers are happier with airline experiences, study shows
Fliers are vastly more satisfied with their airline experience, and Alaska and JetBlue are tops at making customers happy, a new study released on Wednesday (today) shows. The results are the best for the airlines since 2006, according to the 2013 North...
Tags: Media Industry, U.S. Airways
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Airlines' profits fall in 4th quarter, but show improvement for all of 2012
The Wichita EagleThe nation's 10 largest airlines, as a group, recorded a net loss of $145 million in the last quarter of 2012, compared to a $602 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The losses came after two...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, JetBlue Airways, Earnings, SkyWest Incorporated, U.S. Airways
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SRQ woos Southwest to resume Sarasota-Bradenton air service
Bradenton HeraldSarasota-Bradenton International Airport is keeping an open dialogue with Southwest Airlines despite its own marketing encouraging travelers not to fly with the carrier. Rick Piccolo, president and chief executive officer of the airport, told the...Tags: Business, Tampa, Corporate Officers, Air Transportation Industry, Finance
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Airline will bring jobs, much more to Hampton Roads
The competitive environment in the airline industry has changed significantly over the last few years, especially in Hampton Roads. Across the United States, communities are struggling to keep air service, low fares and their accessibility to the national...Tags: Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Travel
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May 14, 2013
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May 7, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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