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This month, the news of American Airlines bumping its baggage fees is just the latest in a series of increases hitting North American consumers as they plan their travels for the year ahead. #TravelTips #BaggageFees #PlanAhead With the recent fee hikes and potential for more on the horizon, here's a breakdown of what travelers might expect to pay for checked baggage on some major North American carriers: https://ow.ly/pVyO50QJnOr

The airlines / travel. As a guy who lives out of a suitcase and is sadly diamond status on Delta Air Lines (that's not a good thing - shows I'm on the road too much) - this article is important to me. Recently, I've also picked up American Airlines due to flight limitations out of Memphis. I've seen their service improve over the last few years, which seems to be shown in this analysis as well. For those road warriors out there, here's to you. "Major U.S. airlines sharply reduced cancellations and improved on-time arrivals" "Anyone who boarded a flight likely felt a sense of order not seen since 2019" "Delta Air Lines has led the pack in getting operations back on track. The airline took the crown—again—in The Wall Street Journal's 16th annual airline scorecard. It is Delta's third consecutive win and sixth in the past seven years" "We rank nine major U.S. airlines on seven equally weighted operations metrics: on-time arrivals, flight cancellations, extreme delays, baggage handling, tarmac delays, involuntary bumping and complaints." "Delta didn't fly away with the crown, but shined in a few areas and placed no worse than fifth in any category. It posted the industry's best on-time arrival rate, at 83%. That was up from 81.7% in 2022 but down slightly from 2019" "Delta also reduced its flight cancellation rate to 1.2% of flights, from nearly 2%" "Other airlines showed more dramatic improvement on cancellations" #travel #airlines #delta https://lnkd.in/gxicWyDj

The Best and Worst Airlines of 2023 In 2023, major U.S. airlines significantly improved their performance, reducing cancellations and enhancing on-time arrivals compared to the travel troubles faced in 2021 and 2022. Despite improvements, issues with baggage handling and tarmac delays persisted, and passenger complaints remained high. Delta Air Lines emerged as the top performer, winning The Wall Street Journal’s annual airline scorecard for the third consecutive year and sixth time in seven years, mainly due to its high on-time arrival rate and low complaint rate. Alaska Airlines followed closely, excelling in low cancellation rates and extreme delays, while Allegiant Air rose to third place, notably for reducing cancellations. Conversely, JetBlue Airways struggled, ranking last due to issues with on-time arrivals, cancellations, and delays, largely attributed to challenges at its New York City hub. The rankings were based on various metrics including on-time arrivals, cancellations, delays, baggage handling, and customer complaints. The industry's overall improvement reflects efforts to streamline operations amidst challenges like air-traffic control, airport congestion, and weather disruptions. https://lnkd.in/ejFhj4p4

American Airlines is increasing checked baggage fees. Here's how other airlines stack up

Another Airline Baggage Fee Increase. I just came across a CNN article discussing the new bag fees introduced by American and United Airlines. The article highlights the potential impact of these fees on both travelers and the airline industry. As someone who travels often, I believe airlines should maintain a balance between generating revenue and providing a satisfactory customer experience. The increased fees could lead to overcrowding in the overhead bins and potential delays during boarding as more passengers may choose to carry their bags onto the plane. Furthermore, if other airlines follow suit, this could lead to an industry-wide trend of charging more for checked bags. What are your thoughts on this topic? Please share your opinions in the comments below! ✈️🧳 #AirlineIndustry #TravelNews #CustomerExperience" Click the link below to read the article. https://lnkd.in/e_TwdNKn

The Headline is provocative (sorry it's behind a paywall). BUT - do we agree? The challenge is that the airlines do not need to make more money. They are providing a public service and it seems that there are so many times that their managements forget that obligation. It is time that the process of awarding licenses to operate an airline is not grandfathered automatically. What do you think? https://lnkd.in/gBmJpCRE #publicservice #airlines #Regulation

Why do airlines appoint a GSA? There are several reasons why they do it, the financial reason has high weightage, which is about a variable cost (Override Commission on Flown Revenue) versus fixed costs. Secondly, the local market knowledge, language, relationships with the travel trade, followed by the fact that a well-oiled and hard-working GSA is paramount to the success of any airline... writes James Foster, Chairman, AirlinePros International, in his exclusive AirWaves column 'Why AirlinePros.' Subscribe to our newsletters for aviation articles, expert insights, pioneer interviews and inspiring stories: https://lnkd.in/dWFqYwYp #AirWaves #newsletters #column #WhyAirlinePros #aviationhistory #leadingGSA #aviationinsights #airlineindustry #quickreads #insightsindustry #jamesfoster

Here's how major U.S. airlines serving St. Louis Lambert International Airport fared in the first quarter when it came to on-time performance, cancellations, mishandled baggage and bumps from flights.

I'll be interested to see how other #airlines stack up against United Airlines, United Cargo when it comes to Q1 revenue growth for cargo. . . https://lnkd.in/gyWjbRJf #aviation #supplychain #aircargo

"If you were planning on jetting off to Europe or other destinations this fall, your options for getting there just became fewer. That’s because American Airlines has said that it will reduce service on some long-haul international flights to certain cities beginning in August. The reason for the route eliminations? Boeing’s production problems. "In addition to a safety crisis, Boeing is also experiencing production problems, which has led to the company slowing down its manufacturing and delivery of certain planes, in this case, the 787 Dreamliners that airlines use for long-haul international flights. As CNBC reported, American Airlines was expecting to receive six Dreamliners this year, but now says it only expects to receive three. "The result? AA needs to reduce some popular international flights later this year because it won’t have the planes to make the journey." #airlines