Travelers to Europe are often unaware of the many point-to-point bargain airlines that serve almost all major cities and many smaller cities. These airlines offer one-way tickets without the price penalties imposed by the major carriers. And, for North Americans going to Europe without a definite return date, only Aer Lingus offers low one-way fares from New York to Dublin. But, these low fare airlines, like Southwest, must be booked directly on company web sites. You will not learn about these low fares from your travel agent or online virtual travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity. Here's a good introduction to Europe's low fare airlines by SmarterTravel.com
-- Editor, PassengerNews.com
It's no secret that flying Europe's no-frills, low-fare airlines is a popular -- and cheap -- way to get around the Continent (and not just for the student crowd, either). The demand is such that more than 45 carriers have sprouted up to serve Europe. With the peak summer travel season just around the corner, now's a good time for a refresher on Europe's most popular low-fare carriers, and a look at what's new with each.
These are some surprising figures: The typical cruise ship carrying 2,000 passengers and 800 crew members
conservatively generated $190,476 in passenger and crew expenditures
during a single port-of-call visit. The typical port-of-call passenger
spends an average of $98.01 at each port visit, while average spending
per port of call by crew members is $74.56.
Joel Connelly, a columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has grown tired of the empty promises from the airlines. But, he does have some good words for jetBlue. 
Computers don't make mistakes. They do exactly what they're told. The problem with the New Jersey trains is a programming error, but we can't blame some programmer in a cubicle. The source of NJ Transit's problem is poor quality control and lack of testing, and these are signs of bad management. An inanimate machine should not be the scapegoat.
To understand the defining moment behind Kate Hanni's crusade for hapless airline passengers, you have to go back further than Dec. 29. That was the date when Hanni and her family left the San Francisco airport bound for Dallas and were stranded on the tarmac for more than nine hours, along with hundreds of other American Airlines passengers, because of violent thunderstorms sweeping across Texas.
NEW YORK -- JetBlue canceled 68 flights because of snow Monday, testing the airline's pledge to compensate customers for more than 1,000 canceled flights during the Valentine's Day storm two weeks earlier.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) handles more "origin and destination", plus connecting passengers,
than any other airport in the world. It is the world's fifth-busiest
airport by passenger traffic and sixth-busiest by cargo traffic,
serving some 60 million passengers and more than two million tons of
freight in 2004. And, it's going to get even busier in the next several
years
In a New York Times Q&A travel column, Pascal Hua says that after a flight from Paris to San Francisco, a passenger picked up his bag by mistake at the carousel. Air France told Hua that they are responsible for luggage only until scanned onto the belt, although they gave him a "delayed baggage" claim form. He finally got his bag back, but directly from the passenger who had taken it who was passing through Paris.
It is sad to think about how much the American public will tolerate. What would the public reaction be if TSA declared that starting tomorrow morning all airline passengers must wear open-butt hospital gowns and paper slippers? Truly depressing to realize that many Americans would say, "Well, OK, if it makes us safer."
Delta Air Lines has expanded its Buy and Transfer Miles programs,
enabling customers from around the world to purchase, gift and transfer
miles online at delta.com.
