Corporate Business Travel

I am not surprised at all. The government had one chance to get a little control under the airlines when they has legal action going against the American Air-USAIR merger. Then they backed off and allowed the merger. Since then let me count the ways the consumers are getting whomped;

1- Airlines seats by all airlines have been reduced since they completely control all inventories.

2- Unprofitable cities have been eliminated by certain airlines either in part..and a few cities have lost all service.

3- There have been non stop countless increases of 10.00 or 15.00 so airfares have now gone through the roof. Airfares are up dramatically.

4- Now they are charging for premium seats which on some airlin3es include, windows and aisles.

5- Airlines are contemplating charging for overhead storage bins. Now they have reduced the size of what is allowed toi be stored up there.

6- Airline profits through the roof. SHOCKING.

I still believe the possibility exists of pay toilets could be coming. They have been testing that theory in parts of Europe. 

Maybe you can travel like the wealthy if you want to. Another option for business.

This is one reason you see fares that are not available to book. These fares are stored in a database for faster delivery, Only updated Daily but sold out hourly. Fares change as fast as they can load them into the systems, You need to search current inventory to get accurate fares, and to do that it takes a little patience. GDS systems like the ones travel agents use display real live inventory and are much faster at it than a web site can ever be. You want quick? Call your Travel Agency! 

Airport and Airline Security? Some countries have it right. It takes a front seat to your civil rights as a citizen and unlike the USA they do Profile to weed out potential threats.

Travelers must be ready for anything. The rules change, and are at the discretion of the airlines. If you argue with them you may find yourself in more hot water since they can deny you boarding. Baggage fees have created so much revenue for the airline that i would not doubt that this is another attempt by them to force you to check in your luggage and pay the fees.