CSBJ Daily

Frontier Airlines’ announcement to seek bankruptcy protection today is expected to have no effect on service to Colorado Springs.
“As we understand it there is going to be no impact on the airport or service here,” Springs Airport Aviation Director Mark Earl said.
Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., the low-fare carrier’s parent company, […]

Airline promotions often include bonus frequent flier miles or limited-time-only fare discounts, but Las Vegas show tickets?
Evidently the marketing folks at Allegiant Air, LLC have decided to partner with the popular Blue Man Group show that appears regularly at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas to offer air, hotel and show ticket […]

Midwest Airlines announced today that it will discontinue service between Colorado Springs and Kansas City on April 5.
Midwest said its withdrawal from Colorado Springs is because of rising fuel prices and competition with other carriers.
Midwest has provided two daily flights using 50-seat regional jets since July 2007.
The flights […]

The Colorado Springs Airport saw a 0.4 percent decrease in the cost of average domestic airfare between third quarter 2006 and third quarter 2007.
The Pikes Peak region’s average fares, based on the latest statistics released this week by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, decreased slightly to $390.25, down […]

People are moving out of the Great Lakes region and into the southern and western United States.
That’s according to findings from United Van Lines’ 2007 “migration” study that tracks where its customers moved from and to the most popular destinations.
The South emerged as a top migration spot in 2007. The list was headed by number […]

Increased prices for gas, airfares, hotels and rental cars won’t dissuade travelers from hitting the roads this holiday season.
AAA Colorado projects that 65.2 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles away from home, a 0.7 percent increase from last year’s 64.7 million.
Travelers, it seems, have become resilient to the challenges, said Sandra Barnes, the […]

If you rather have fun in the sun rather than head home for the holiday season, you’d better finalize your travel plans soon.
National polling results released this month indicate that nearly half of travel agency clients had begun booking holiday travel during July or earlier.
All-inclusive resorts packages are the destination of choice this year, according […]

As lost baggage claims skyrocket, a veteran of the airline industry has written a book to reduce the risk of losing luggage at the airport.
Scott Mueller, author of The Empty Carousel: A Consumer’s Guide to Checked and Carry-on Luggage, said his book offers tips to stop what he says is a growing problem.
More than 10,000 […]

Million Air is bringing their luxury service to private jets.
The red carpet treatment will soon be available for those flying private aircraft into Colorado Springs.
A Houston-based company owned by Scott Monroe has chosen the city for its newest fixed base operation franchise. The $3 million facility will be located on the west side of the […]