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EXPIRING AFFINITY MILES BOOST AIRLINE BOTTOM LINES

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United expects to add more than $255 million in revenue

this year from expiring frequent flyer miles. The airline has redefined how it estimates the number of affinity miles to remove from future inventories and make available for sale in today’s market. Delta accounts for frequent flyer miles in a similar manner. (ETurbonews.com, April 25

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PAPERLESS BOARDING TAKES OFF AT UNITED

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More air travelers may soon be scanning their smartphones instead of paper slips at airport gates. United has become the latest airline to offer mobile boarding passes for customers equipped with Web-enabled mobile phones or devices. United passengers traveling within the United States, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands can now log on to mobile.united.com to check in for their flights via their smartphones. Those departing from eight U.S. airports, including Chicago’s O’Hare International and Dallas-Fort Worth International, can also receive an e-mail with an encrypted two-dimensional barcode that stores their flight, seat assignment and gate information. Once at the airport, passengers can scan the barcode, which is displayed on the screen of the mobile device, at security and during boarding. (CNN.com, Mar. 16)

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AIRLINE UPDATES

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Continental Airlines now flies non-stop flights between L.A. and Maui and Orange County and Maui. The carrier also will add more flights to Honolulu from both L.A. and Orange County. (Eturbonews.com, March 5) . . . United begins daily non-stop service from Washington, Dulles to Accra, Ghana on June 2. (USAToday.com, March 5) . . . JetBlue has cut its new aircraft acquisitions from 8 to 5 for 2011, in efforts to control expenses. (Eturbonews.com, Mar. 11)

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PERKS

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In this highly competitive atmosphere many business travelers have been successful in negotiating free, in-room Internet access at upscale hotels. Opportunity abounds in the current market. Ask and maybe you’ll receive . . . Effective March 1, you will no longer be able to earn frequent flier miles by grocery shopping with an airline affinity credit card. Alaska, American, Continental and United will be the first to discontinue this means of mileage accrual

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Special Offers

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Emirates is enticing passengers to try its morning flights from JFK to selected international destinations with special airfares that must be purchased by Jan. 15. If you are looking to travel to South Africa, the Middle East or India at a discount call Omega now to check availability at 800 756-6342 . . . United and Southwest are engaged in competing 2 for 1 sales promotions originating from the Denver International Airport. Tickets must be purchased by Feb. 14. For details on qualifying fares and destinations call your Omega travel agent.

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