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TWT: AGs Demand Government Hold Airlines Accountable

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As airline passengers and travel planners take a collective breath and wish upon a star that the aviation chaos that occurred this summer will end after Labor Day, a group of very disgruntled Attorneys General have banded together and asked the Senate to make airlines accountable to state authorities.

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TWT: Spirit Shareholders Approve JetBlue Bid, Airlines Report Rebound, Marriott Acquires Mexican Hotel Group

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Spirit Airlines announced today that its stockholders have approved a merger with JetBlue Airways. We look forward to continuing our ongoing discussions with regulators as we work toward completing the transaction and delivering value to team members, guests and stockholders.” billion cash offer for the airline.

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This Week in Travel: What Will Frontier-Spirit Airline Merger Mean for Future of Budget Travel?

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This week, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced a proposed merger, which would make the new airline the fifth largest in the United States. On a call announcing the deal on Monday, Spirit’s CEO Ted Christie touted both airlines’ “commitment to affordable travel.”. And there is a place for such an airline.

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Oneworld Airlines Pledge Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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The 14 member airlines of the Oneworld Alliance have pledged their support for the ambition statement of World Economic Forum Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition to commit to a 10 percent use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. Each airline will chart its own course to achieving the 10 percent goal. oneworld.com. “We

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IATA: Court decision to halt Schiphol Airport flight cuts is ‘reprieve’ for passengers, airlines, and the Dutch economy

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THE HAGUE – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacted positively to the decision by the Dutch court to uphold the legal challenges lodged by IATA, KLM and other airlines against the Dutch government’s ‘experimental regulation’ to cut Schiphol airport ’s flight limit to 460,000 from November 2023.

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Delta Urges Other Airlines to Share ‘No-Fly’ Lists

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With a troubling number of incidents involving unruly passenger behavior aboard US airlines and at airports, carriers have banned hundreds of passengers since the start of the pandemic. Now the airline wants other airlines to share their lists well, in a bid to create a national database of banned travelers. “A

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Singapore Airlines Drops General Mask Mandate

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Singapore Airlines is joining a growing number of international carriers that are dropping the requirement for all passengers to wear face masks. As of Monday, August 29, only passengers traveling to or from destinations that require face masks on flights will need to wear one, according to an announcement from the airline.