Word: airlinese
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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At Park Square, a woman was waiting for an Ashmont car with what looked like a stewardess outfit folded neatly over her arm. She said her name was Pat and she was not a stewardess, but a guard for American Airlines. The insignia on her uniform said SECURITY '76.
As they try to sort out the bewildering tangle of air fares, vacationers planning summer trips to Europe can be sure of one thing: it will cost more. Last week 86 airlines belonging to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) agreed on a 6% fare increase on North Atlantic routes...
Initially, there had been hopes that the fare increases, which are still subject to approval by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board and foreign regulatory agencies, would be accompanied by a simplification of the crazy-quilt system of airline rates that now leaves passengers and travel agents alike confused. On the...
Different Rates. The airlines insist that in principle they favor simplified fares, but they also find the differing rates an effective way of attracting new passengers. While cut-rate fares are of less consideration to business travelers, who must fly where and when the job dictates, they appeal to vacationers...
Within the U.S., fares are also going up. Last week the CAB approved a 2% fare increase, following a 1% increase only a month earlier. The higher prices are intended to reduce the huge losses suffered last year by most of the nation's major airlines (TWA alone lost...