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We received many questions about the possible consequences of the sequestration due to a lack of decision-making in Congress. Visitors of our web site wonder whether it will affect their air travel.
The sequestration would shrink the federal budget by $85 billion (€65 billion) through September. 30, 2013. As a result, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) faces a budget cut of $1 billion (€770 million) of which $600 million (€460 million) will hit the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Are you a member of a oneworld or SkyTeam member airline's frequent flyer program?
Then United Airlines - a member of the Star Alliance - will match your current status until March 31, 2013 if you join United's MileagePlus program now.
Carriers that are members of the same airline alliance do not compete with each other, so Star Alliance silver or gold customers are excluded from this offer.
Others will get silver, gold or platinum status based on the level they hold in their current frequent flyer program, at least for 90 days.
To keep this...
The number of US carriers has decreased, which has diminished the degree of competition. Therefore, pricing power will likely continue to shift to the airlines.
A number of US carriers merged in recent years including America West and US Airways, Delta Air Lines and Northwest, AirTran and Southwest Airlines, Continental and United Airlines.
Although Europe saw only 1 major merger (
Miracles regularly occur at US airports. A passenger requests a wheelchair and gets pushed to the front of the security line.
After the screening he jumps up out of the chair, grasps his carry-ons and rushes off into the terminal.
Airlines are legally required to provide free wheelchair service to any passenger who requests it and without description or documentation.
Lie-flat seats are now common in business class, at least on long-haul routes. However, the services vary widely across carriers.
Although companies pay for the vast majority of first and business class tickets, airlines stress in particular the entertainment options (dining, drinking, Spa, TV, etc.) and they rarely specify their business facilities.
Magazine Worth features in its February/March 2013 issue the top-10 airlines based on their business class. Surprisingly, only 3
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