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Strike Hits Six Norwegian Airports
May 16, 2008
Ground staff at six Norwegian airports began an indefinite strike over pay on Friday, stranding up to 20,000 passengers before Norway's biggest holiday weekend, civil aviation authority Avinor said.
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Air One Adds United States To Routes
May 16, 2008
Italian airline Air One will launch new flights from Milan to Boston and Chicago in June and is also considering services to other US cities including New York, Washington and Miami.
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WestJet Adds Fuel Surcharge
May 12, 2008
WestJet Airlines said on Monday it will add a ticket surcharge of up to CAD$45 per flight to cope with high fuel prices, joining larger rival Air Canada, which last week also added a levy on its tickets because of surging crude costs.
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Air Canada Adds Domestic Fuel Surcharge
May 10, 2008
Air Canada has added fuel surcharges on to fares for domestic flights and US routes to help cope with crude prices that rose above $126 a barrel on Friday, the carrier said.
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Lufthansa Raises Fuel Surcharges
May 9, 2008
Lufthansa plans to raise the surcharges it imposes on customers to offset the price of fuel as a result of rising oil prices, it said on Thursday.
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Strike To Affect 1-in-10 Schiphol Flights
May 8, 2008
One in 10 flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will be affected on Friday when workers at a ground handling company plan to go on strike, the airport said on Wednesday.
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Aer Lingus Raises Fuel Surcharges On US Routes
May 8, 2008
Irish carrier Aer Lingus will increase its fuel surcharges on routes to the United States from next week due to the surge in the price of oil, it said on Wednesday.
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SAS Adds Fuel Surcharge To Cover Rising Costs
May 8, 2008
Scandinavian airline SAS said on Wednesday it was adding a surcharge to domestic and European flights to mitigate rising fuel costs.
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Singapore Airlines Increases Fuel Surcharge
May 7, 2008
Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday that it will raise fuel surcharges from May 12 due to the sharp increase in jet fuel prices.
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Travelers May Soon Rebel Against Higher Fares
May 7, 2008
The march of oil prices to record highs is causing unrelenting pain for US airlines, whose attempts to balance their fuel bills through fare increases may soon meet stubborn resistance from customers.
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Air NZ To Lift Domestic Fares By 3 Percent
April 30, 2008
Air New Zealand said on Wednesday it will lift domestic fares by an average 3 percent due to record high fuel prices.
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British Airways Raises Fuel Surcharges
April 29, 2008
British Airways said on Tuesday it was increasing fuel surcharges on all tickets issued from Friday, May 2, due to continuing high oil prices.
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Virgin Blue Increases Fares On Fuel Cost
April 29, 2008
Virgin Blue, Australia's second-biggest airline, said on Tuesday it will raise fares because of surging fuel prices, following a similar move by larger rival Qantas Airways.
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American Airlines To Charge For Second Bag
April 29, 2008
American Airlines said on Monday that it will begin charging most domestic passengers USD$25 to check a second bag next month, as it looks to offset the rising price of fuel.
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Ryanair To Raise Baggage, Check-In Charges
April 29, 2008
Ryanair said on Monday it would increase charges for passengers checking in bags in a bid to encourage more people to travel with hand luggage only.
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Delays And Fares Frustrate Argentina Visitors
April 24, 2008
Frustrations over travel delays and flight cancellations, plus the fact that foreigners pay double what locals do to fly, could dent a tourism boom in Argentina, a consumer rights group said.
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El Al To Increase Fares Again
April 21, 2008
El Al Israel Airlines said on Monday it will raise its fares and fuel surcharges from May 1 due to the sharp increase in the price of jet fuel.
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United To Raise Ticket Change Fee
April 21, 2008
United Airlines said on Sunday it was increasing the fee it charges passengers to change tickets from USD$100 to USD$150 in an effort to combat high fuel costs.
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British Airways Delays T5 Long-Haul Switch
April 11, 2008
British Airways said on Friday it would delay moving around 120 flights to the airline's new problem-plagued Terminal 5 at Heathrow in an effort to make sure it can handle the extra passengers and baggage involved.
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United Raises US Fares Up To USD$30 Round-Trip
April 10, 2008
United Airlines has raised US domestic fares by up to USD$30 round-trip, the company said on Thursday.
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