{"id":3254,"date":"2009-12-30T08:22:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T14:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2016-12-16T22:47:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T04:47:49","slug":"no-cash-new-baggage-fees-and-other-flight-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/no-cash-new-baggage-fees-and-other-flight-news\/","title":{"rendered":"No cash, new baggage fees and other flight news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1155\" title=\"continental\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/continental-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"flights\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/continental-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/continental-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/continental.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEED TO KNOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-the-road intelligence to help you travel smarter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Continental Airlines on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-Continental-airlines\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Continental Airlines<\/strong><\/a> has temporarily shut down its fledgling service that offers live TV service on seatback monitors. The system, the same owned by and offered on all JetBlue Airways <a title=\"Cheap flights, cheap tickets on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>flights<\/strong><\/a>, still has a few installation glitches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Air France<\/strong> is now using an Airbus A380 configured with 538 seats on its Paris\/CDG-New York\/JFK route. The flights are AF 007 (JFK-CDG) and AF 008 (CDG-JFK).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Business-class passengers on <strong><a title=\"United Airlines on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-united-airlines\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines<\/a> p.s. service flights between San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York<\/strong> are now given lounge access as part of the ticket purchase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Continental Airlines switched to a <strong>cashless cabin<\/strong> this month, meaning all in-flight purchases must now be made with a credit or debit card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Air Canada<\/strong> is joining British Airways and the U.S. legacy carriers in <strong>charging for a second bag<\/strong> in coach on international service, including U.S. cross-border flights. The price is C$30 for a second bag on flights to the United States and C$50 on flights to Europe and Israel. Full-fare coach and business-class passengers and elite Air Canada frequent flier members are exempt from the fees, which kick in on January 19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cathay Pacific<\/strong> is now selling exit-row seats in coach to all comers. The price on long-haul flights is $100 or 20,000 Marco Polo miles. Previously, only elite Marco Polo club members could book the seats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Business travel on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=roadwarrior&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Business travel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cheap flights, cheap tickets on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Flights<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joesentme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JoeSentMe.com<\/a>, a  non-commercial Web site for business travelers. Copyright 2009 by Joe  Brancatelli. 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