Canadians help Buffalo land its first non stop to Los Angeles
JetBlue announced non stop Buffalo Los Angeles service starting in June with Canada as a key customer base. Buffalo/Niagara International Airport draws Bang for cheaper fares as Canadians drive over for lower prices and convenient departures. Airports along the border report rising Canadian passenger counts boosting cross border routes.
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Buffalo
California
JetBlue
Los Angeles
West Coast
Jet- Blue
Buffalo/Niagara International
Toronto
Robin Hayes
Chuck Schumer
D-Ny
Schumer
Canada
Douglas Hartmayer
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Niagara
Niagara Falls International
L.A
Seth Kaplan
Airline Weekly
Kaplan
Southwest
Bellingham
Wash
Bangor
Maine
Hawaii
Las Vegas
Palm Springs
Canadian travelers drive U S border flights amid cheap fares
Bellingham Washington and Plattsburgh New York serve as strong gateways for Canadian flyers. Allegiant operates nine border-city routes with significant Canadian passenger shares. Plattsburgh markets itself as Montreal’s U S airport while Bellingham notes many customers come from Canada for low fares and parking.
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Vancouver
Canada
Bellingham International
Sunil Harman
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh International
Montreal
U.S
Fort Lauderdale
Myrtle Beach
S.C
St. Petersburg
Fla
Allegiant
Lukas Johnson
Bellingham
Why exiting an airliner takes time after landing
Flight crew explain the sequence from engine shutdown and seat belt sign off to ground crew docking the jet bridge, door disarming, and door opening. Ground personnel ensure slides are inactive and assist in fully opening and locking the door before passengers exit.
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Fred Coale
Cincinnati
Travel pricing tricks keep travelers booking under pressure
Derrick Lawson tried to book a Atlanta to Bangkok air fare, only to see prices vanish or spike. Analysts say yield management and decoy pricing drive urgency, with tactics like limited availability, drip pricing, and decoys pressuring decisions while the industry profits from perishability and consumer bias.
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Mariah Menendez
Travglobe.com
Federal Trade Commission
Dalakas
Lawson
Bang
How to Avoid Paying Too Much Pricing Tricks and FTC Note
A guide warns consumers to scrutinize price quotes for hidden taxes and fees. It explains charm pricing with nines represented by examples like 199 versus 200 dollars and advises walking away from suspicious offers. It also urges reporting deceptive pricing to the FTC and cites Elliott, a consumer advocate and National Geographic Traveler editor at large, as supporting context.
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Tim Brady
Mondo Mediaworks
FTC
Ftccomplaintassistant.gov
Elliott
National Geographic Traveler
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Usatoday.com
Derrick Lawson
Atlanta
Bangkok
James Filsinger
Yapta
Vassilis Dalakas
Cal State San Marcos
Aleksei Udachny
Aihint
Christopher Elliott
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