Word: airlinese
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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This week's cover story, written by Associate Editor David B. Tinnin and researched by Sue Raffety and Sandye Wilson, shows clearly that the industry has made flying easier-so easy, in fact, that this summer many jets are flying at full capacity and airports are overcrowded. The airlines...
The McDonnell's, Kambara's and Ray's are typical of countless families throughout the U.S. and many from foreign lands who are hopping aboard bargain flights across the Atlantic and within America. Millions of people are making that extra trip they otherwise would not have made, and many are...
So far this year, U.S. airlines have carried 180 million passengers, a 16% increase over last year and the largest gain in airline history. Two weeks ago Eastern reached 78% of capacity, meaning that all aircraft flying on major routes at peak periods were totally jammed. Last month there were...
Like all upheavals, this one is rich in uncertainties, anxieties and discomfort. Neither the airlines nor the airports are prepared to cope with the passenger flood. Delays, snafu's and frustration are the daily fare of today's traveler. "No one saw it coming," concedes Richard Ferris, president of United...
Veterans and neophytes alike need to be tough because they must face "the ground barrier." The ordeal begins when the passenger tries to telephone the reservations center. Either the line is busy or a recorded voice says reassuringly, "Your call is being automatically held..." And held and held. Waits of...