Air Travel News

News items from various sources will be added here when they involve information of interest to air travellers flying on a budget. Anything on cheap air fares, discount tickets or better flights will be included as they become available.

• 071211-In-Flight Internet For 2008
  
  Airline Industry analysts expect 2008 to be the year that in-flight internet takes off.
• 0712 Sydney Airport Skips its X-Ray Checks
• 0708 End of Paper Airline Tickets
  
  End of Paper Airline Tickets
• 0708 US Airlines Plagued By Delays
  
  Figures released by the US Department of Transportation show that domestic carriers are more efficient but are still experiencing problems.
• A380 Heralds Cheaper Aussie Flights
  
  With more Australian airlines seeing the wisdom of the A380 Airbus, we can expect cheaper Aussie flights .
• Air Paradise Suspends Services
  
  Air Paradise suspends services between Bali and Australia after traveller numbers drop in wake of the terrorist bombings targeting foreign tourists.
• Air Canada To Fly Sydney LA Toronto
• QANTAS Hikes Up Air Fares
  
  I read in the Sydney Morning Herald today that our Aussie airline, QANTAS hikes up air fares again. It's not surprising, the way oil prices have been going up these past months.
• Quantas Airlines
• United Airlines Back On Track
  
  After three years of agony, US carrier United Airlines is out of bankruptcy and can see light at the end of the tuunnel. But oil costs are high and competition is still cut-throat.
• US-Australia Flights Hit New High
• Will Hurricane Katrina Push Fuel Costs Through The Roof
  
  Oil prices are already up, and now Cyclone Katrina has been called the biggest disaster the US has ever faced. What happens to our fuel costs now?
• Fare Increase Backdown for US Airlines
  
  One airline reversed their decision, and four others dropped their plans to follow. Here are the details...
• US Air Fares Up Again
  
  Here we go again. US fares are up again, but this time it looks more concrete.
• US Airways Bids $8 Billion for Delta Air
  
  More moves in the US air travel industry. Can Delta Air Lines fend off the take-over?