Northwest Airlines is Laying Off Employees and increasing Fees

The signs of the current times are that airlines are cutting services, laying off employees and increasing fees.

Northwest is the latest airlines that has announced that it is going to increase passengers' fees. At the same time, less flights will be available. Layover will eat away more of your time. Passengers may have to spend more time at airports.

These days, passengers are mad at the numer of hours they have to spend in airports. With all the cuts and the grounding of airplanes due the high gas prices, the coming holiday season is not going to help that much either.

Northwest joins many other airlines in cutting services and increasing fees. What sense does it make to pay $100 for an extra bag on American Airlines?

All airlines are increasing fees.

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Airlines That Declare Bankruptcy: Frontier Airlines and....

There are lots of problems in the sky. Airlines are declaring bankruptcy. So far, some of the airlines that have not done fare well are the following: Frontier Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection. It is the fourth U.S. carrier to do so in less than a month. Aloha, Skybus and ATA have already shut down. But Frontier says it will keep operating — and paying its workers.

Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines Become One Through Global Merger

High-cost fuel, consumers'complaints or dissatisfaction, the economy's downturn and other factors cause the two companies to seek merger.

DELTA Airlines and Northwest Airlines have approved a merger deal to create the world's largest airline by traffic.

The combined airline will be led by Delta.

The alliance will create “America's premier global airline”, Delta said, if the $US17.7 billion deal passed regulatory approval.

The deal comes at the same time as skyrocketing fuel costs, a suffering economy and increasing dissatisfaction among travellers, which have together put a chokehold on the airline industry.