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In fact, 2012 was a record year for extra-fee revenues: U.S. airlines raked in a staggering $6.03 billion in baggage and reservation-change fees, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Profits after tax rose 13% to 569m euros on revenues of 4.88bn euros for the year to 31 March.

In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, a United Airlines Boeing 787 is parked at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo.

An employee of China Eastern Airlines attempts to throw a steel chair at a group of passengers angry about delayed flight from Beijing in March.

Q: I lost my receipt after paying my annual Koru Club membership and asked Air New Zealand for another copy.

Singapore Airlines said net profit in the year ending March was up 12.8 percent, boosted by surplus from the sale of aircraft, spares and spare engines, but warned the outlook remained bleak.

Graduates and family and friends met on the UH football and soccer practice field after the ceremony.

As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights.

There's everything from hula dancing and cuddles with Mickey to fire dance displays and beach fun on Oahu.

An annual rite of spring in Seattle - the arrival of the first planeload of Copper River salmon from Alaska - is scheduled Friday morning at Sea-Tac Airport.

Macy's, Inc. announced that Bloomingdale's plans to enter the Hawaii market for the first time in fall 2015 with a 167,000-square-foot, three-level store to be built in Ala Moana Center in Honolulu on the Island of Oahu.

Firefighters sprayed foam on Piedmont Airlines Flight 4560, operating for US Airways, after it made an emergency belly landing around 1 a.m. at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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The 2,100-passenger Pride of America is the last Norwegian Cruise Line ship offering inter-island tours in Hawaii.

Air New Zealand revealed last week in court that it had agreed to settle with the competition watchdog before Christmas, admitting breaches of the Commerce Act in relation to price fixing for cargo services.

An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.

Thai shares gained on Friday, led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singapore retreated as Singapore Airlines fell after posting weak results.

Community activists and an interfaith group want Philadelphia City Council to amend a lease agreement between the city and US Airways Group to boost the salary of 1,500 low-wage airport workers and require future hiring for ground-service jobs to come from neighborhoods around Philadelphia International Airport.

A deal has been struck with Irish firm Independent Digital, which owns and manages 18 online publishing websites, such as news site Independent.ie together with classified and dating sites.

The inaugural flight of low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines rolls under a water canon as it departs the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Friday May 17, 2013.