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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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TWT: AGs Demand Government Hold Airlines Accountable

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Attorney Generals stated that “the airline industry has failed their customers.”. More Than a Strongly Worded Letter.

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TWT: ‘Ka-Ching’ Say Airline Earnings Calls, Sully Warns of Inexperienced Pilots

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. United Airlines said that its third-quarter results, “solidly beat expectations.”.

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

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Spirit Airlines announced today that its stockholders have approved a merger with JetBlue Airways. billion cash offer for the airline. The airlines revenue rose to a record $13.46

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This Week in Travel: 5G Chaos?

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Keeping you and your groups up to speed with weekly travel updates. Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst. Will 5G Cause Travel Chaos? This week, the travel industry stopped talking about Covid-19 and started wondering if the advent of 5G in the US would cause chaos for air traffic. On Tuesday, Jan. On Tuesday, Jan.

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Safety Tips for Airline Staff in Peak Travel Seasons

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After years of travel being inaccessible, vacationers are making up for lost time. Airports are consistently swarmed with travelers, and it’s increasingly rare to find an empty seat on the plane. Airlines are usually able to cope with the massive numbers of passengers flying each day. In a recent survey of pilots, a shocking 78.6%

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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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