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United Airlines Doubles Second Bag Fee

United Airlines Filghts Baggage Fee Increase By David Benoit The Wall Street Journal [From MSN.Com] UAL Corp.’s United Airlines is doubling the fee it now charges for passengers who check a second bag on domestic flights as major carriers look …

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Flights To St. Kitts – Nevis Are Harder To Find

St. Kitts - Nevis Excel Flights

St. Kitts – Nevis Excel Airways Flights

Charlestown, Nevis
September 15, 2008
By Steve Thomas
Observer Nevis Editor

It is getting tougher to reach St. Kitts and Nevis by air.

High fuel prices may force a second airline out of the Caribbean market less than two months prior to the onset of the traditional tourism season, which could have a major and unwelcome impact on the number of visitors reaching the Federation.  Carib Aviation officials have publicly said the company will cease flight operations on Sept. 30 and close down altogether on Oct. 5, but sources in the firm say the decisions are not final.

Other company officials, who refused to allow their names to be used, also said the situation remains flexible.

Should Carib Aviation shut down, it will severe the air link between Antigua and St. Kitts and Nevis. This has been a traditional route used by tourists from the United Kingdom and Europe.

Carib currently flies as a subcontractor for LIAT in the Federation. No one at LIAT was available to discuss future plans if the Carib closure goes forward.

Carib’s announcement comes just two weeks after XL Airways announced that it was ceasing flights between six Caribbean destinations and London. XL carried about 7,000 passengers to St. Kitts each year.

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UK’s Excel Airways Cancel St. Kitts Flights

Excel (XL) Airways Jet

Excel (XL) Airways Jet

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 26, 2008

Excel Airways has announced that they will cease operations on all of their six Caribbean routes for this coming winter due to adverse market conditions. XL currently provides airlift services to St Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada and Tobago from London. The weekly flight from Gatwick will fly for the last time on Monday November 3rd 2009.

XL.com Managing Director Martin Lock said “The Caribbean routes’ lack of profitability has been a challenge for XL Airways over recent months.

The main factors causing this are the extremely high fuel prices which result in long haul routes bearing very high costs compared to 6 months ago.

There has also been a serious downturn in the UK economy leading to lower demand for flights and holidays and again, because of their higher prices, the long haul routes from the UK are seeing even more of a softening of demand than short haul.

This weaker demand has lead to XL Airways having to keep our prices competitive as we try and attract more customers.

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Delta Airlines Doubles Second-bag Fee To $50.00

Delta Flights To St. Kitts

Delta Flights To St. Kitts – Nevis

ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s third-largest carrier, will double its charge for checking a second bag on a domestic flight as part of a set of fee increases to help offset the high cost of fuel.

The Atlanta-based carrier said Tuesday that the changes will apply to customers who purchase a ticket on or after Thursday for travel on or after Aug. 5.

Fee changes include an increase from $25 to $50 to check a second bag for domestic travel. Fees for specialty items that require special handling, such as surfboards or ski equipment, will increase on domestic and international flights, Delta said.

First Class, BusinessElite and Medallion customers will still be able to check up to three bags at no charge, the airline said.

Delta said that as fuel costs remain high, it believes revising its fee structure for excess bags and specialty items is essential to generate the necessary revenues to offset its higher costs.

Delta currently does not charge passengers for checking a first bag on domestic flights. It has said it is studying a decision by several other major carriers to impose that fee.

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American Airlines Flight To St. Kitts Loses Baggage

The Plane Is Here..Where Is The Luggage? Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis July 31, 2008 (CUOPM) Scores of passengers on American Airlines flight from New York’s JFK Airport to St. Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport …

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