British Airways, the flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, will charge passengers who wish to choose their seats prior to their travel. The new system will come into effect on October 7, 2009.

Southwest Airlines, the low-fare airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has announced that the members of its Rapid Rewards programme can earn double credits on flights between September 17, 2009, and October 31, 2009.

Airline customer satisfaction in the North America region dropped in 2009 for the third consecutive year.

Delhi International Airport has given special passes to health workers, to enter the airport, in order to enhance surveillance against any entry of swine flu in the Capital.

Premium-class air travel has dropped worldwide for the 9th successive month in February 2009 – by 21.1% – as more and more passengers are going for economy-class seats.

Israeli airline passengers more 'tolerant' than Europeans, a survey by British Airways shows.

The number of travellers passing through airports in the United Kingdom dropped by 1.9% in 2008 compared to the year before. This was the first annual decline since 1991.

The government of the United Kingdom is planning to revoke the restrictions on liquids that airline passengers can carry in their cabin baggage as they fly in and out of Britain.

The government of the United Kingdom is planning to update the regulations of airports in the country with steps aimed at ensuring better convenience and comforts for airline passengers.

American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, has announced that it will begin, from the summer of 2009, transition to “cashless cabins” onboard flights within the United States and to and from Canada. Receipts will be given to passengers on request.

Buy the Power Nap Sack for $ 7 if you need a blanket or pillow on US Airways!

Dubai International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has posted a 9.01% increase in passenger traffic and a 9.38% increase in freight traffic year-on-year traffic in 2008, despite the worldwide economic slump and a slowdown in global travel demand.

Three major airlines of Canada – Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz Air and WestJet Airlines – have adopted a policy that would reaquire a disabled passenger or an obese passenger seeking a second seat free of charge to produce a doctor’s note in order to obtain the concession.

Canada’s highest court has upheld a ruling that obese and disabled people have the right to two seats for the price of one seat on domestic flights.

Airlines in India will be penalised if they delay paying compensation to passengers who have been denied boarding because of overbooking or flight cancellation.

The chances of air passengers in the United States being bumped from an overbooked flight are likely to increase in the autumn of 2008 as more and more airlines are trimming down services in their efforts to get rid of unprofitable flights and inefficient planes.