Make reservations on line. Southwest Airlines Southwest, which had one of the first airline Web sites, has added online booking with a clean and functional interface. The airline claims a booking should only take about as long as the average six to eight minute phone reservation, so set your stopwatch. Online booking of electronic tickets are confirmed with an instant fax. TWA TWA has added an agent-only section to its Web site with commission and group sales data, but you need a valid Airlines Reporting Corp. or International Air Transport Association number to see it.
Registered users can get E-mail about special offers directly from the carrier.
Still no online booking, however. Low-cost U.S. carrier based in Georgia. Virgin Atlantic Airways Schedule and fare information as well as a big photo of Richard Branson. The airline that turns its planes into flying billboards is on the Web using the latest Java technology. If you're ever in Watsonville, Calif., take an antique, open-cockpit biplane ride.