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Rival Airline Offering Free Bags, Taunting Southwest: 'We've Always Had Heart' Rival Airline Offering Free Bags, Taunting Southwest: 'We've Always Had Heart'
Rival Airline Offering Free Bags, Taunting Southwest: 'We've Always Had Heart' As Southwest Airlines scraps its well-known "Bags Fly Free" policy, Frontier Airlines is hoping to capitalize. Frontier will give customers a free economy bundle for all nonstop bookings made by Sunday, Mar. 24, the airline said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 18. The promotion will apply to most flights between Wednesday, May 28 and Monday, Aug. 18. The economy bundle includes a carry-on bag, free seat selection, and free flight changes. One-way fares start as low as $39 and travelers can check a bag for free using the promo code FREEBAG.  The move came less than a week …
Record Travel Expected This Thanksgiving: Here Are Best, Worst Times To Hit Road Record Travel Expected This Thanksgiving: Here Are Best, Worst Times To Hit Road
Record Travel Expected This Thanksgiving: Here Are Best, Worst Times To Hit Road Expect plenty of company on the roads as you head to grandma’s house. A record 79.9 million travelers are expected to head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, AAA forecasts. That’s up 1.7 million over last year. Broken down by mode of transportation, a record 71.7 million people will travel by car, up 1.3 million over last year, while a record 5.84 million people will fly domestically, an increase of 2 percent compared to last year. Nearly 2.3 million people are expected to travel by other modes, including buses, trains, and cruises – a jump of almost 9 …