WORLD TRAVEL’S INDUSTRY UPDATE
May 2,
2003
Featured Articles In This Issue
SARS Update
World Travel Offers 48 Hour Non-Refundable Notification
American Airlines News - Paper Ticket Fee Increases /
E-ticket Conversion Ends
US Airways News - Web Check-in / Ireland Service Begins
Federal Aviation Administration Predicts Modest Air Travel
for 2003
Transportation Security Administration to Reduce Number of
Screeners
SARS Update -
The World Health Organization is lifting its travel warning
for Toronto as the number of SARS cases in the Canadian city has
decreased.
Leaders of South East Asian countries are expected to confirm
plans to introduce screening at all major airports in the region
as part of the fight against the SARS virus.
Vietnam is the first country to successfully control SARS
since the outbreak began. There have not been any new cases of
the virus since April 8. According to the World Health
Organization if there are not any new cases for 20 days then the
disease is considered controlled.
The latest World Health Organization figures shows the number
of cases globally is now over 5000 and the death toll has risen
to 321.
World Travel Offers 48 Hour Non-Refundable Notification
Within the next few weeks World Travel will begin notifying all
clients, via email, 48 hours prior to your departure date when
flying on a nonrefundable ticket. This notification will be a
reminder of your scheduled flight allowing you to make any flight
changes necessary prior to your departure time. Remember
non-refundable tickets can be changed prior to the scheduled
departure subject to certain restrictions and fees. After the
scheduled departure tickets have no value. This service is
generated through Travel Advisor at no cost to you.
3. American Airlines News - Paper Ticket Fee Increases /
E-ticket Conversions End
Effective May 1, 2003 American Airlines paper ticket fee
increases from $25 to $50 for travel agents in the United
States.
Effective immediately American Airlines will no longer issue
paper tickets for e-ticket eligible domestic itineraries through
its reservations, airport ticket counters, travel centers and
AA.com. Also, effective May 12, American will discontinue
agents’ ability to convert e-tickets to paper.
4. US Airways News - Web Check-in / Ireland Service Begins
Customers can now check-in between 24 hours and 90 minutes
prior to departure through Usairways.com. Customers with
e-ticketed, domestic itineraries can use this product regardless
of where reservation purchase originated. Bypass ticket counter
lines and go straight to security. Use curbside or airport
check-in to check bags. Customers can select or change seats.
Enhanced Dividend Miles functionality: Dividend Miles members
have the ability to add there account number to the reservation
and have their tier status pre-printed on the boarding pass for
priority boarding.
Separate non-stop service begins May 4 to Dublin and May 5 to
Shannon departing daily at 8:05pm out of Philadelphia arriving
7:45am in Shannon and 7:55am in Dublin the following day. US
Airways will operate the seasonal summer service through the end
of October using 199-seat Boeing 767 aircraft.
Transportation Security Administration to Reduce Number of
Screeners
The number of screeners at US airports is to be reduced by 6000
in a cost-cutting move by the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA). The TSA, formed in response to the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001, has been criticized in some
political circles for growing too big. Its present screener work
force totals 55,600. The agency will cut 3,000 jobs by May 31 and
another 3,000 by the end of November.
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