Fortune shared a list of the most admired airlines, as measured by a survey of industry peers, in which Delta Airlines secured the top spot. This list has a lot of familiar faces but only two US airline carriers – Delta at #1 and Southwest at #3. I bet the list would look a lot […]
Entries from March 2011
Fortune: Most Admired Airlines
March 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fortune: Most Admired Airlines
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Revenue Breakdown of an Airline Ticket
March 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Revenue Breakdown of an Airline Ticket
Everyone enjoys an interactive chart right? Here’s one breaking down an airline ticket price into its constituent expenses. From the average ticket price of $506.62 for a flight from Los Angeles, CA to New York City, NY, the airline only books about $33.45 in profits. That’s a mere 6.5% profit margin, one that can get […]
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Eight Airports Added to List That Allow Flights to Cuba
March 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Before today, the only way you could fly to Cuba was out of Los Angeles, Miami, and New York. You had to be a student on an educational trip or a religious group. Announced today, the Customers and Border Protection agency has added Baltimore, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Atlanta, and San Juan, Puerto […]
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Frommer’s Top 10 Airport Restaurants
March 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment
I usually try to avoid eating at airports because the usual options are not that great for you. Between the McDonald’s and the random Chinese food place, there are few healthy options outside of a Subway when it comes to airport fare. In some airports there are some healthier options, but in general waiting to […]
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