LATEST: American isn’t changing fare-publishing
American Airlines’ roll-out of a new bundled fare structure this week has created some confusion among frequent fliers about what the change means to the way they book tickets. They have nothing to worry about — at least for now. American is not changing the decades-long practice of how fares are published on an airline tariff, and fears of a lack of…
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2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
NOV 06: Swiss Air overplays ‘mistake fare’ excuse
AUG 31: ‘Gardening’ your airline reservation
JUL 03: How airlines could make more money
JUN 19: Is the airline market really not working?
MAY 22: How to recognize and fight airline tricks
MAY 15: Why airline alliances are good for fliers
APR 30: American tries to entice top United fliers
APR 17: Rare airport luxury, almost wasted
MAR 27: Diplomats decry new United pet policy
MAR 07: Did United choose the best rez system?
FEB 15: Round the world in a week, without pain
JAN 17: Rethinking government air travel costs
JAN 09: DOT keeps false ‘each-way’ airfare ads
2011
DEC 20: Fighting airlines’ attempts to overcharge
DEC 14: FareCompare guts airfare search tools
DEC 07: Airlines still think customers are stupid
NOV 22: Questioning conventional airfare wisdom
NOV 11: India tries to blackmail Star Alliance
NOV 02: Carriers lose appetite for Tokyo Haneda
OCT 26: Airlines neglect non-flying experience
OCT 18: U.S. fares now filed four times a day
OCT 05: The benefits of non-airline credit cards
SEP 19: Consider options before giving up airline seat
SEP 14: How much slack do the airlines deserve?
SEP 06: Is the travel-agency model sustainable?
AUG 23: Is media coverage of air travel helpful?
AUG 08: Air India had no chance with Star Alliance
AUG 02: United steps up fake ‘direct’ flights
JUL 26: 17 hours of tax-free airline tickets
JUL 13: ExpertFlyer boosts airfare transparency
JUL 05: British Air, Iberia’s dysfunctional merger
JUN 21: My book ‘Decoding Air Travel’ is out
JUN 08: DOT cracks down on airfare advertising
MAY 25: Should airline booking codes be secret?
MAY 18: British Air loses bags on $12,000 ticket
MAY 04: American’s antiquated ticketing process
APR 27: Airlines, want better GDS model? Unite!
APR 19: Singapore Air’s inept agents, dark side
APR 14: What are your hotel pet peeves?
APR 07: American wins first battle in data war
MAR 30: Proper airfare advertising comes to U.S.
MAR 23: Hilton tries hard to lose my business
MAR 16: Kralev International launches website
FEB 24: Delta SkyMiles needs new leadership
FEB 14: US Airways denies StarNet blocking
FEB 10: GDS travel-booking model faces change
FEB 01: Wyndham today, Sheraton tomorrow
JAN 12: The risks of third-party airline bookings
JAN 04: When airfares jump on you for no reason
Nicholas Kralev is an author and expert on diplomacy, global affairs and air travel. A former Financial Times and Washington Times correspondent, he has traveled around the world with four U.S. secretaries of state — Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright. He has flown over 2 million miles and visited 83 countries.
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