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Air Canada launch seasonal nonstop service between Orlando and Halifax

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 by Shrish Pandey

Look for Air Canada to launch seasonal nonstop service between Orlando and Halifax early next year. The scenic East Coast nonstop is scheduled to run from February 6 through May 10, 2009, and Air Canada will use a full-size A319 twinjet on the route.

Those A319s are fitted with both Economy and Executive Class eats. Every seat comes with personal in-flight audio-video.

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Airtran Starts new Upgrade Option

by Shrish Pandey

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that discount airline AirTran is selling Business Class upgrades after flyers board.The seats sell for between $49 and $99, andyou’ll need a credit card. Flight attendants have hand-held portable card readers to accommodate.

AirTran continues to sell upgrades when you book, at the ticket counter, and at the gate, but this, as far as Cheapflights knows, is an absolutely new way to get a seat up front. It could work wondrously well if you’re at the end of a long day on an otherwise chockablock flight, and want some room and a couple of “free” drinks.

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Low-cost carrier business model - Encyclopedia

by Shrish Pandey

A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. The concept originated in the United States before spreading to Europe in the early 1990s and subsequently to much of the rest of the world.

Typical low-cost carrier business model include:
* a single passenger class.
* a single type of reducing training and servicing costs.
* a minimum set of optional equipment on the aeroplane.
* a simple fare scheme one-way tickets half that of round-trips.
* unreserved seating encouraging passengers to board early.
* flying to cheaper, less congested secondary airports
* fast turnaround times allowing maximum use of aircraft
* use of direct flights reduce luggage transferred Cost.
* emphasis on direct sales of tickets especially over the Internet.
* employees working in multiple roles (limiting personnel costs)
* Aggressive fuel hedging programs

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