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Home Airlines Airports Destinations Fidelity Programs Travel Health Travel Tech Travel Tips Aircraft Air Safety Air Security NEWS News Center Events FLIGHTS Flight Status Airport Status Flight Schedules AIRGUIDE Subscribe Advertising Marketing Content Info Services About Us Contact Us Site Map	AIRLINES Airlines Adding Checked-Baggage Charges. Emboldened by the revenue success of checked-bag fees, several carriers this week said they are implementing new charges, including Alaska Airlines' plan to follow legacy carriers in implementing a first-checked-bag fee, US Airways' plan to add a $5 surcharge for customers paying to check bags at the airport and Delta Air Lines' intention to bring its second-bag fee to international markets. US Airways said economy customers traveling on or after July 9 would have to pay an additional $5 if they elect to settle checked-bag charges at the airport. The carrier, like all of its domestic legacy carrier competitors, already levies a $15 fee for the first bag and $25 for the second. The carrier today began enabling customers to prepay first- and second-bag fees as they check in online through its Web site. British Airways and Spain's Iberia is delaying and could even ground the carriers' plans to merge due to the global financial uncertainty, sources close to the deal and analysts have said. Analysts say that volatile markets have made it almost impossible to value the two airlines, both are more focused on fighting the worst sector downturn in a generation, and a power struggle for control of Iberia's biggest shareholder has put the deal in jeopardy. The Spanish airline said on Thursday it was unlikely to make a profit this year and would propose scrapping its 2008 dividend in the light of weak demand from Spaniards, sliding business traffic and general price pressure. An official at Spain's UGT union said on Thursday the Spanish flag carrier made a EUR100 million euro operating loss in the first two months of 2009. Friday's edition of Spain's La Vanguardia newspaper cited sources close to Iberia as saying business was so uncertain at the moment that it made it practically impossible to move merger talks forward. A Spanish source familiar with the matter said that if a deal was done, it was unlikely to be struck before Spaniards returned from their summer breaks in September. "We are hearing that the merger could be delayed until after the summer," he said. A spokesman for Iberia said only that "merger talks are ongoing". Delta Air Lines. said Friday it will begin flights to and from Dallas Love Field this summer. The move will put Delta, the world's largest airline operator, head-to-head against Southwest Airlines, the dominant carrier at close-in Love Field. To meet with legal restrictions at Love Field, Delta will operate three daily nonstop flights between Dallas and Memphis, Tenn., with 50-seat regional jets. Federal law limits nonstop flights from Love Field to states far from Texas, including Tennessee, but there is an exception for planes with 56 or fewer seats. Atlanta-based Delta said the service would begin July 6 and be operated by Pinnacle Airlines under the Delta Connection name. Delta affiliates already offer three daily flights to Memphis from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. more airline news...	Airline News Airline Services & Information Airline Alliances Airline Clubs Airline Lounges Airline Fleets Airline Seating: The Best Seats in the Air Airline Seating & Comfort Airline In-flight Meal Service Airline In-flight Entertainment Airline Ratings Airline Reviews Flight Reviews Airline Food Reviews Airline Reservation Telephone Numbers Airline Web Sites Flight Status & Tracking Flight Schedules Live Airport Status Airport Flight Delays USA Airport Guides City Guides Currency Converter Weather Airline Frequent Flyer Programs Frequent Flyer Program News Frequent Flyer Promos Airline Frequent Flyer Programs Airline & Travel Surveys Subscribe
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