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- Open Skies, Cheaper Airfares Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:10PMAs Americans head into the summer travel season, there is a lesson they could learn from the European Union: How to make airfare cheaper. The EU instituted an “open-skies” policy in 1997, resulting in more routes, more airline competitors and lower fares.
- Airlines set 'peak' fares for summer Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 4:47AMUp to $30 surcharge added on most flights between Memorial and Labor Days. Cashing in on an expected increase in summer air travel, the nation's largest airlines are charging passengers a "peak travel surcharge" of up to $30 per seat for flights most days this summer.
- Air passenger numbers take off Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 3:19PMTamworth Regional Airport has continued its record-breaking run of passenger numbers this year, reporting a huge 33 per cent increase for the month of April.
- British Airways employees strike in t-shirts and shorts while downing beer and wine Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 1:52PMStriking British Airways cabin crew employees have one word for the airlines' stranded customers: "Cheers.".
- Airfares higher for summer season Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 12:10PMHoliday travel is making a comeback. The downside for Memorial Day weekend fliers, though: higher fares and packed flights.