Word: twa
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...plenty of company in its quest to become the third U.S. airline (after Northwest and Pan Am) to span the Pacific. Eastern, Western and Continental have made similar applications to the CAB. United, which already flies to Hawaii, intends to ask for an extension to Tokyo. Delta and TWA will probably also put in bids...
...pavilion. There, visibly exhausted, the Pope stared blankly for a while at Michelangelo's Pietd in its unaccustomed setting,* gave his blessing to the modest crowd that braved the night air for a final glimpse of the Pontiff. Then he was hurried back to Kennedy Airport for the TWA flight home-14 hours after his arrival in New York...
Dogs go everywhere. They take cars, boats, trains and planes. They find special accommodations in some hotels and special menus in some restaurants. TWA reports that it carried several hundred more pounds of pets this year than last. U.S. Lines has found a sharp increase in dog passengers. Airport animal shelters in San Francisco and New York have doubled their business in five years...
...eliminate one of the most complained-about airline practices, American Airlines and United recently filed plans with the Civil Aeronautics Board to scrap the 40-lb. baggage weight limit (the big new jets make the limit practically academic) and substitute a piece limit regardless of weight; last week TWA joined the trend by asking the CAB to approve its own more liberal system. In addition to the rapid growth of in-flight entertainment and the prevalence of "gourmet" meals on longer flights, the lines are going out of their way to make the cabin more like home. Western provides portable...
Lonely Businessman. United Air Lines last week moved to lower some first-class fares on a scale ranging up to 15%, and other lines have made fare cuts in recent weeks. TWA has introduced a family plan under which wives can fly for two-thirds of the coach fare and children for one-third, has been copied by several other lines. With American Express, airlines are stressing "lonely businessman" packages under which businessmen's wives can come along for half-fare. Foreign visitors get special rates: $150 on Braniff for 30-day coach-class privileges...