Travel Stories and News for 4/23/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/23/2009

Delta adds new bag fee in wake of $794M loss – via USAToday
Delta Air Lines reported a new loss of $794 million during the first quarter, saying that the weak economy and bad bets on fuel hedges weighed down its results. And, in the wake of the loss, the carrier moved quickly to add a new source of revenue. “The Atlanta-based company said it would immediately institute a $50 fee for most passengers to check a second bag on an international flight for travel beginning July 1. The company expects to generate more than $100 million annually from the new fee. Delta already charges fees for the first and second checked bags on domestic flights,” The Associated Press writes. Elite-level frequent fliers and active military will be exempt from the fee.

A Plan to See Every Country on Earth by the Age of 35 – via NY Times
But a strange thing happened. At about country No. 50, I had another eureka moment: “Why stop at 100?” I’m 30 years old now, and my new goal is to visit each country on this planet before I’m 35 years old. Some of my friends think I’m nuts.

New Pet Airways lets dogs embark and keeps cats out of the reeear | Gadling.com
I’ve been saying it sarcastically for years: Pets need their own airline. Finally, Pet Airways of Delray Beach, Florida, has answered my fake prayers.

Dare to dream: American and Delta want to charge money for access to their schedule info | Upgrade: Travel Better
American Airlines’ CEO Gerard Arpey dared to dream. He slipped a comment into their recent earnings call which seemed rather off the wall, until Delta CEO Richard Anderson effectively repeated the idea. The proposal? Instead of paying commissions to agencies and websites that sell their fares, airlines would charge those agencies a fee for the right to display and sell their fares.

High Speed Glass Bottom Boats
Amazing new high speed glass bottom jet boat – really pretty amazing

photo courtesy paritetboat.com

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