Southwest Airlines Offers Nationwide Fare Sale for Fall Travel
Fall is on the way and travelers are itchin’ to plan exciting getaways! Southwest Airlines is here to help by offering Customers nationwide airfares starting as low as $49 one-way to select destinations. Take advantage of these super low fares on southwest.com and start planning your fall and winter vacation today! Fares are available for travel Tuesdays and Wednesdays between Sept. 7 and Dec. 14, 2010, excluding Nov. 24, 2010. Fares must be purchased by Aug. 5, 2010. These fares are available only on southwest.com. To get these special online fares, click here. Examples of fares include :
- $49 one-way between Philadelphia and the Boston Area
- $89 one-way between Denver and Minneapolis
- $99 one-way between Nashville and Raleigh Durham
- $129 one-way between Phoenix and Seattle
After 39 years of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low fare carriers—offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the nation’s largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded; now serving 69 cities in 35 states.
Southwest also is one of the most honored airlines in the world known for its commitment to the triple bottom line of Performance, People, and Planet. To read more about how Southwest is doing its part to be a good citizen, visit southwest.com/cares to read the Southwest One Report™. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,300 flights a day and has nearly 35,000 Employees systemwide.
Additional Fare Rules
Fares are available only on www.southwest.com. Southwest Airlines fare sales are available for purchase July 20, 2010, through Aug. 5, 2010, 11:59 p.m. PDT, and travel must take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between Sept. 7, 2010, and Dec. 14, 2010. Sale excludes travel on Nov. 24, 2010. Fares do not include a federal segment tax of $3.70 per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9.00 and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of up to $5.00 one-way. Travel to/from Washington, D.C. (Dulles), not included in the sale. Seats are limited. Fares are available for one-way travel. Fares may be combined with other combinable fares. Fares are not combinable with Senior Fares. When combining fares, all rules and restrictions apply. Fares are nonrefundable but may be applied toward future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in the itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the Anytime fare. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Fares are valid on published, scheduled service only.
source : www.southwest.com
Asia to carry air cargo industry amid tough times
While the general consensus is that the international air cargo industry is set for tough times in the near future, many are banking on Asia to soften the blow.
At the recently concluded Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Kuala Lumpur last week, Asia, in particular China, was the highlight of many discussions on hope for the cargo industry.
Both airlines and aircraft manufacturers expect much of its demand to come from Asia during the current economic crisis, as air cargo traffic shifts to the Asian region.
“I am not saying that worldwide growth will not be impacted by the economic crisis, but that Asia is in a better position to handle it,” Airbus freighter aircraft head of marketing Didier Lenormand told Business Times last week.
The Asian market remains strong because of intra-Asia traffic especially between the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia.
“The underlying factor would be its large population. Asia is full of highly populated countries with a rising number of middle class people that have much purchasing power.
“So, you (Asia) are not only the producers (of consumer goods) but you are also the consumers,” Lenormand said.
He said the air cargo industry in Asia is structurally different from Europe and the US, which is a business to consumer market.
“The volume of freight going through Asia will continue to be high due to its business-to-business market, with many Asian countries transporting unfinished products for completion elsewhere in the region,” Lenormand said.
He also said that resources available in Asia are also much higher here than in Europe, considering the high savings rate in Asia.
Aircraft manufacturer irbus expects most of its demand for new aircraft to come from Asia in the future.
Rival Boeing concurs, with it forecasting that Asia will lead in terms of the value of planes it orders at US$1.2 billion (RM4.26 billion), between 2007 and 2027.
Asia-related markets will experience growth in excess of the global average.
Airlines such as Emirates SkyCargo are also optimistic on Asia, expecting the region’s air cargo traffic to stabilise and grow as governments step in to help bolster economies.
“China’s move to increase export rebates is a clear example of the government coming in to stem the downward trend in exports,” Emirates Airline cargo divisional senior vice-president Ram C. Menen told a press conference last Thursday.
TNT regional managing director for Southeast Asia, Onno Boots, said while the air cargo market is experiencing difficulties, there opportunities for growth.
ExpressJet Apologizes For Hours-Long Flight Delay
ExpressJet Holdings Inc. (XJT) apologized for a delay that left passengers stuck on a Minnesota tarmac for hours last weekend and said it would report the results of its review to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
“We apologize to the customers for the extended delay of Flight 2816, which did not meet Continental’s service standards,” said a statement from ExpressJet.
On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he had asked his department’s general counsel to conduct a review of whether Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL) or ExpressJet violated any laws in connection with the delay.
The incident involved a Continental Express flight from Houston to Minneapolis. It was diverted to nearby Rochester, where 47 passengers waited six hours before getting off as the airport security staff had departed for the night.
The flight reawakened the debate over a long-mooted “passenger bill of rights” in the U.S. The incident also marks a blow for ExpressJet, which operates most of Continental’s regional services under a tougher contract after almost losing its franchise a year ago.
ExpressJet’s shares recently traded at $1.45, up 3.6%, while Continental’s rose 1.2% to $12.40.
U.S. Merger Not Expected to Impact Air Canada Or Westjet
The proposed merger between United and Continental airlines is unlikely to have any impact on Canada’s two dominant carriers, industry observers said Monday.
Since both U.S. airlines are members in the Star Alliance along with Air Canada, the union creating the world’s largest airline shouldn’t have any material operational impact on the Canadian carrier, said Cameron Doerksen of Versant Partners.
The U.S. carriers says there isn’t much overlap in their networks.
So there shouldn’t be any significant impact on Air Canada’s schedule since the partner are already co-ordinating their activities.
Doerksen also doesn’t see how the merger would affect Calgary-based WestJet in any way.
Air Canada said Monday that it would be premature to comment on the merger since it still requires various approvals.
WestJet said none of its plans is altered by the merger.
But Hugh Dunleavy, vice-president strategy and planning, said the airline will monitor the consolidation and update its business plans if any opportunities arise.
Mokulele Airlines Start Jet Service Flight To Maui’s Kahului Airport
Mokulele Airlines says it will start offering jet service to Maui’s Kahului Airport from Lihue and Honolulu on Feb. 1, a month earlier than previously announced.
Bill Boyer, Mokulele’s president and CEO, says the response for service to Kahului has been very positive, so the company moved up the start date.
Mokulele has been serving Maui with its Honolulu-Kapalua route, which will continue, with Cessna propeller aircraft. The carrier will start using Embraer jets on its Kahului route. Tickets were being sold starting Tuesday.
Mokulele is the newest interisland jet carrier, joining Hawaiian Airlines and Mesa Air Group’s go!
