It will also reduce the weight of the planes which translates into lower fuel costs. Other airlines are reporting that the in-flight phones are not heavily used now that passengers can make calls until the cabin doors are shut. You can buy and sell frequent flier miles and upgrade coupons on e-Bay these days so if you don't have enough points to earn upgrades or want to sit in the front of the bus check it out. This week's offerings showed upgrade coupons from United, US Airways, America West and Alaska. The airlines say selling the upgrades is against their policies and sellers could be kicked out of their programs and buyers could be denied the upgrades.
Some airlines are aggressive in policing e-Bay.
American says it scans the site looking for offenders. Delta hurt by higher costs and a downturn in business travel, will retire nine B-737s in 2002. Avis, the car rental company , hopes to make it much easier for travelers to drive in Europe. The company is publishing a free European driving guide that shows the differences between driving in Europe and in the US, covering everything from road signs and license requirements to basic expressions in various languages. United Kingdom New Security Test UK Immigration Service is pre-clearing passengers to take place in a trail of their newest security system.