KSIS Radio 1050 AM, News-Sports-Weather » Airlines http://ksisradio.com KSIS Radio 1050 AM, News-Sports-Weather KSIS-AM Sat, 25 May 2013 06:00:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Airline Introduces Radical New Policy — Charging Passengers By Weight http://ksisradio.com/airline-introduces-radical-policy-charging-passengers-by-weight/ http://ksisradio.com/airline-introduces-radical-policy-charging-passengers-by-weight/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:16:38 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159191 With only two planes to its name, you may think Samoa Air is a fly-by-night operation, but it’s proving to be a fly-by-weight one.

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]]> http://ksisradio.com/airline-introduces-radical-policy-charging-passengers-by-weight/feed/ 0 Hemera FDA Finds Mice, Roaches and Gnats in Your Airline Food http://ksisradio.com/fda-finds-mice-roaches-and-gnats-in-your-airline-food/ http://ksisradio.com/fda-finds-mice-roaches-and-gnats-in-your-airline-food/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:52:32 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=150523 You might want to stick with the sealed bag of peanuts, after an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration recently discovered the presence of mice, ants and roaches in airline food.

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]]> http://ksisradio.com/fda-finds-mice-roaches-and-gnats-in-your-airline-food/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Half of All Airline Pilots Admit to Falling Asleep While Flying http://ksisradio.com/pilots-falling-asleep-while-flying/ http://ksisradio.com/pilots-falling-asleep-while-flying/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:05:54 +0000 Donald Deane http://guyspeed.com/?p=80918 Let's face it, we've all come pretty close to nodding off at work. However, there are certain professions -- say, airline pilot -- where taking a quick snooze just isn't acceptable.

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]]> http://ksisradio.com/pilots-falling-asleep-while-flying/feed/ 0 Carsten Koall/Getty Images Now It's a Trend: A Third Airline Slaps Passengers With Carry-On-Bag Fee http://ksisradio.com/now-its-a-trend-a-third-airline-slaps-passengers-with-carry-on-bag-fee/ http://ksisradio.com/now-its-a-trend-a-third-airline-slaps-passengers-with-carry-on-bag-fee/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:10:52 +0000 Donald Deane http://tsminteractive.com/?p=147916 On flights, it used to be that carry-on luggage was as free as a complimentary bag of peanuts, but that's all starting to change. In fact, a third small airline just added a fee for passengers who wish to bring a carry-on bag.

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]]> http://ksisradio.com/now-its-a-trend-a-third-airline-slaps-passengers-with-carry-on-bag-fee/feed/ 0 Wizz Air JetBlue to Make Flying Better By Offering Free Wi-Fi — Dollars and Sense http://ksisradio.com/jetblue-to-make-flying-better-by-offering-free-wi-fi-dollars-and-sense/ http://ksisradio.com/jetblue-to-make-flying-better-by-offering-free-wi-fi-dollars-and-sense/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:54:57 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142859 Frequent flyers who are sick to death of having to pay additional fees just so they can use the Internet might want to consider booking flights aboard JetBlue Airways next year.

That’s because starting in 2013, the budget-friendly airline plans to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi for its passengers.

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]]> http://ksisradio.com/jetblue-to-make-flying-better-by-offering-free-wi-fi-dollars-and-sense/feed/ 0 Allison Joyce, Getty Images United Raises Fee for Checking Second Bag on Transatlantic Flights to a Whopping $100 http://ksisradio.com/united-checking-second-bag/ http://ksisradio.com/united-checking-second-bag/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:26:07 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=110605 Airlines may be making less money on baggage fees now than in years past, but that doesn’t mean carriers aren’t trying. In fact, United Airlines just raised the price of checking a second bag on transatlantic flights.

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