Travel News: Week of November 6, 2013

Top Travel News

• United ups mileage needed for many frequent-flier tickets
• Spirit Airlines mulls tying fees to flight demand
• Britney Spears songs are actually being used to fight Somali pirates
• Alaska updates minimum check in policy to 40 minutes
• Southwest to offer tablet rentals on select routes
• Delta to launch 757s with flat-bed seats in business class
• Yellowstone Super Volcano Threatens Two Thirds of USA
• Tokyo-SFO Delta jet makes emergency stop in remote Alaska outpost; complicates Customs process
• Small alligator found under escalator at Chicago airport 

More Travel News: Chicago Tribune | L.A. Times | N.Y. Times | USA Today | CNN

GOOD TO KNOW TRAVEL NEWS

• How to pack like the pros
• How airlines are nickel and diming their way to record revenue
• Why some air travelers are pulling a “no show”
• Video: Airline fares more affordable now than 50 years ago
• With Mediator, American’s Merger Chances Improve
• Will airlines use customization for good or evil?
• Arming TSA officials not the answer
• Flying stinks, and other explanations for stagnant air-travel stats
• This Is The Most Embarrassing Plane-Pooping Story Ever (funny)

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