WHEN EXTRA FEES RUIN A TRIP

Southwest Airline launched a new promotional campaign last week. They were giving out gift cards to customers who complained about ancillary fees. Except Southwest doesn’t charge their passengers for luggage (up to two pieces) and they allow tickets to be changed without penalty.

Prime Minister David Cameron's office says he will investigate a lawmaker's claim that US officials prevented a British Muslim family from flying to Disneyland for a planned holiday.

An airplane cleaner at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport has died of injuries suffered Wednesday in an explosion aboard an aircraft, a Turkish news agency said. The cause of the blast, which also injured a second cleaner, was not clear.

A homeless woman accused of slamming a car carrying her 3-year-old daughter into a crowd of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip told authorities she was stressed out after being chased by security guards from parking lots where she had been trying to sleep before the crash, according to a police report obtained Monday.

Knowing that only one percent of the Japanese population is Christian helps this story make sense. Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan. But they do recognize the day with enthusiasm. It all started decades ago with a marketing campaign called “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” That’s when Kentucky Fried Chicken became a Christmas dinner ritual in Japan.

Just when the February doldrums are setting in, things get jumping at the Regina Mid-Winter Blues Festival. The festival takes place at venues across Saskatchewan's capital city from Feb. 22 to 27. There are free performances Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, as well as Saturday afternoon.

Traffic resumed Monday on passenger and freight trains beneath the English Channel after a broken rail delayed travel for thousands of people crossing between France and Britain.

Southwest Airlines agreed to pay US $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit by the federal government over fuselage repairs that a contractor performed on dozens of planes. The Justice Department said Monday that Southwest also agreed to pay up to $5.5 million in additional penalties if it fails to improve oversight of contractors it hires to perform maintenance work.

Sunwing Airlines has just signed up with airline software specialist Airpas Aviation to provide their cost management solution, airpas. Airpas Aviation is a crucial enabler for the optimization of DOC contract management, budgeting and forecasting, and is a key facilitator for improving corporate management.

A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September can resume operating a limited fleet of amphibious vehicles but must gain approval of a safety plan by the end of next month, or else risk being put out of business under a decision Monday by state regulators.

The Transportation Safety Board says a close call between two aircraft at Winnipeg's international airport last year was due to a faded line on a runway. The board says a WestJet de Havilland Dash 8 was taxiing for departure on Aug. 4, 2014, and was to hold short of the runway because a WestJet 737 jet was on final approach to land.

Changes to a US visa waiver programme that impose travel restrictions on those who visit Iran contradict the landmark nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday.