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Rick Seaney

Rick Seaney, co-founder of FareCompare.com - is a world-class air travel expert.

FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe.

And all of Rick's data is updated continuously - in real-time.

No wonder he's the media's go-to guy for all things air travel. He's got the answers. And he loves to share his knowledge.

That's why Rick and the team created FareCompare.com - to help everyone become an air travel expert, and get the best deals first -- every time they fly.

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Now, Everyone’s Getting Into the Act with Bag Fees

January 21, 2010 | Posted in: Airline News | 8 comments

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Okay, I couldn’t resist. This doesn’t have anything to do with air travel, but – it might make the beleaguered folks who pay those annoying checked-bag fees know that, you’re not alone.

It seems the civic leaders of Sandwich – a lovely town on Cape Cod – are looking at the idea of charging a per bag fee for residents’ trash.

Yep, trash. $2.20 per bag. They think it could make some money for the town, and maybe even boost recycling.

What’s next – a fee on women’s purses, Ziplocs, sleeping bags? Okay, I’ll stop now.

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Plane Diverted Because Religious Item is Mistaken for Bomb

January 21, 2010 | Posted in: Passengers,Security,Travel Safety,US Airways | 0 comments

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“Paranoia runs deep. Into your life it will creep.” - Buffalo Springfield, 1967

This latest “diverted plane” incident does seem like a dip into paranoia. Big time.

It occurred this morning when a passenger aboard a US Airways flight from New York to Louisville mistook a religious item worn by a Jewish passenger for a bomb. The plane was diverted to Philadelphia and everyone was taken off the plane.

The item in question was actually phylacteries or teffilin in Hebrew, which are as Reuters notes, “two small black boxes with black straps attached to them. Observant Jewish men are required to place one box on their head and tie the other one on their arm each weekday morning.”

Clearly no one wants to take any chances after the notorious Underwear Bomber incident, but – religious items? Really?

Well, I guess people are worried about the consequences of ignoring anything, possibly because of what Buffalo Springfield sang about (as continued from above):

“Step out of line, the Man comes, and takes you away.”

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Southwest Makes 4Q Profit, Tells Competitors to Raise Bag Fees

January 21, 2010 | Posted in: Airline News,Southwest | 4 comments

Southwest Airlines posted a $116 million profit in the 4th quarter of 2009, despite what Dow Jones described as a “dramatic decline in demand”.

And fliers will note that this is the airline that does not charge for a first or second checked-bag; Kelly believes that brought the airline more customers (more on that below).

Southwest is not out of the woods yet, of course, because like all the airlines, they face the possibility of ever-increasing fuel costs, and, continued concerns over demand and capacity; as Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said on CNBC this morning, “We’re keeping our fleet flat” for now.

The money quote? When Kelly tweaks the competition – the legacy carriers – who all raised bag fees in the past few days. Again. See the following quote on the video below at about 2:35 into the tape:

“The credit that we”re getting from customers for not charging for bags is huge, so I just cheer on our competitors, I hope they charge a hundred bucks a bag, we’ll take all the customers they want to give us.” -Gary Kelly, CEO Southwest


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First Domestic Airfare Hike of 2010

January 21, 2010 | Posted in: Airfare News,Airline News | 0 comments

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This past Tuesday, Jan. 19 – at 8pm eastern – the FareCompare.com proprietary airfare tracking system detected unusual system wide domestic airfare hike activity initiated by American Airlines.

Airfares for 9,000 American Airlines city-pairs were increased by $16, $10 and $6 roundtrip ($8, $5 and $3 each-way). This increase covered the bulk of American’s domestic route system, and most of these hikes were at the $16 roundtrip level.

On Wed., Jan. 20, matching has occurred throughout the day by Continental, Alaska and Delta/Northwest – leaving only United and US Airways on the sidelines for the moment.

Let me note that this increase did not affect a variety of legacy airline matching sale fares in the marketplace (for example, on the Southwest-initiated 3-day late spring sale that was launched on Tuesday).

Keep reading for more on this new airfare hike…

First Domestic Airfare Hike of 2010

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Two Southwest Planes Hit by Lightning Over Southern California

January 20, 2010 | Posted in: Southwest,Storms,Weather | 0 comments

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Kind of scary situation this morning.

Two Southwest planes (Boeing 737s, naturally) were hit by lightning as they were making their way from Sacramento and Oakland – both were heading to Burbank, and both made it safely.

None of the passengers were hurt (there were about 150 of them on the two planes) but one flight attendant complained of pain in her arm, and she was taken to a local hospital.

Just so you know, planes get hit by lightning all the time, but modern aircraft come with very good built-in safety systems, so it’s really not something to worry about – but pilots avoid storms, partly because of the turbulence which can knock you around.

One of my employees was in the greater Los Angeles area this morning, and she said she not only saw the lightning but felt it – and then it knocked out her computer and all the lights. Briefly.

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What is the Best Day to Buy Cheap Airfare? Ten Airfare Secrets

January 20, 2010 | Posted in: ABC Column,Airfare News,Deals | 0 comments

The best day to buy cheap airfare is just one of the topics covered in my latest weekly column for ABCNews.com called “10 Things You Should Know to Get the Best Flight Deals”.

I begin the column this way:

“Flying is a pain. We all know that. The insane security demands, those preposterous bag fees. It’s gotten out of control. So the least the airlines can do is let us fly for cheap, right? And many times they do.” -Rick Seaney, ABCNews.com

Best day to buy? Usually Tuesday.

“Airfare sales usually begin with a single airline announcing new deals Monday evening. By Tuesday at lunchtime, the other airlines have matched those prices, meaning Tuesday afternoons are often the best days to buy. This is how it usually works, although sales have been announced on other weekdays.” -Rick Seaney, ABCNews.com

Best time to fly? At dawn or first flight out; at lunch time or the dinner hour; and overnights (red-eyes). More tips in the column.

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What’s the Difference Between Bill Gates and Rick Seaney?

January 20, 2010 | Posted in: Airfare News,Twitter | 0 comments

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If your answer is, many billions of dollars, you would be correct. However, there is another difference:

According to one of my favorite sites – Mashable – Bill Gates is only just now joining the world of Twitter, whereas I’m an old hand at this social media stuff. And by old hand, I mean I’ve been tweeting since last March!

Sure, you could follow Mr. Microsoft and perhaps learn the secrets of the universe – but if you follow me, or follow FareCompare deals from your home airport, you’ll learn the secrets of getting the cheapest flights every time. The choice is yours (actually, that’s the beauty of Twitter – you don’t have to choose – follow us all).

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Watch Out for Walkout by Irish Air Traffic Controllers NOW

January 20, 2010 | Posted in: Delays,Europe,Travel Safety | 0 comments

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I reported this yesterday, but it might bear repeating: if you’re flying into Dublin, Shannon or Cork today, you could face delays and/or cancellations – right now.

The Irish air traffic controllers there are supposed to be in the midst of a job action over wages as I write this – and 100+ flights have been canceled.

Airlines that fly into the Irish airports in question include Aer Lingus, British Airways, Continental, and Ryanair.

Have your travel plans been affected?

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