The other good news, temporary though it may be, is that analysts agree that those price hikes not only won't hit this summer, but airlines are likely to have sales. Secondly, the economic slowdown has cut into corporate demand. But once things begin turning around, look out. But once the economy turns around, consumers are most likely to see some fare increases. Delta pilots will vote within 30 to 90 days whether to approve a tentative contract agreement.
Northwest mechanics are at a similar tentative-agreement stage.
That leaves United and American, which are trying to work out differences with flight attendants, in the strike-prone zone. The number of reported new infections has dropped to near zero, canals and historic houses have reopened, and the country's aggressive efforts to woo travelers back to the British countryside seemed to be gaining traction. If the incidents are confirmed, tourism officials will have an even bigger job winning over already skittish tourists, however minor the flulike symptoms and minuscule the chances. Ga. His firm was already experiencing a record low year for bookings to Britain, and he expects the latest news to further depress sales. It's just going to reinforce people's ideas that they should avoid Britain this year.