Transportation

Trench coats, vacuum bags and other clever ways to avoid airline baggage fees

WestJet agent Demetri Humphrey checks in baggage for Sarah Bonnett and her son, Braxton, 2, at McCarran International Airport as Bonnett's father, Danny Sanders, helps with the luggage.

Let’s face it: Those dreaded airline fees are now as much a part of the traveling experience as long security lines. But that does not necessarily mean that passengers always have to pay them.

6 February 2012
By Janet Morrissey, The New York Times

Standoff near St. George ends after closing I-15 for nine hours

Law enforcement officers from a number of different agencies, including the Utah Highway Patrol, Washington County Sheriff's Department, the Hurricane Police Department and the Washington City Police Department, keep their weapons trained on a maroon colored Scion, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at mile marker 17 near Hurricane, Utah.

A stretch of Interstate 15 has been closed to both north and southbound traffic north of St. George, Utah, as authorities are responding to a standoff with a driver believed to be armed.

6 February 2012
By Gregan Wingert

Las Vegas air tour company moving headquarters to Henderson airport

Maverick Aviation Group has opened a new terminal at Henderson Executive Airport that will become a base for the company's air tour operations, the company announced Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. This photo shows the interior of the new terminal.

Maverick Aviation Group has opened a new terminal at Henderson Executive Airport that will become a base for the company's air tour operations.

6 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Construction to slow traffic this weekend near U.S. 95 and Rainbow

A U.S. Highway 95 construction project might cause a few delays this weekend.

2 February 2012
By Gregan Wingert

Allegiant sustains profitability despite rising fuel costs

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent company of Allegiant Air, recorded its 36th straight profitable quarter Wednesday, but earnings continued to decline as a result of higher fuel costs.

1 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Spirit Airlines says DOT ignoring cost impact to customers, adds 'unintended consequences' fee

A Spirit Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

The battle between discount air carrier Spirit Airlines and the U.S. Department of Transportation escalated today with the airline — the fastest growing carrier at McCarran International Airport last year — adding a new $2 fee to ticket prices to cover costs associated with new consumer regulations that took effect last week.

31 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest-AirTran merger looking like a blessing for Las Vegans

Las Vegas Strip casinos are viewed from the window of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet as it takes off from McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.

a recent announcement by Southwest Airlines regarding progress in its merger with AirTran gives reason for optimism that Las Vegas not only would get additional seats to the market but a new list of cities with nonstop or direct service by the Dallas-based carrier, the busiest at McCarran.

30 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest marks 30 years in Las Vegas with celebration, Twitter contest

A United Airlines passenger jet is shown on the ground as a Southwest jet takes off at McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.

Southwest Airlines commemorated 30 years of service in Las Vegas with a celebration Wednesday at McCarran and the kickoff of a contest on Twitter.

25 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Panamanian airline establishes route to Las Vegas

A US Airways jet is seen during a rainstorm at McCarran International Airport on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

Copa Airlines, Panama’s leading air carrier, will begin nonstop flights between Panama City and Las Vegas in June, the city’s first international service to Central America and the first new air carrier in McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 3 era.

25 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Lucky Cab ordered to rehire 6 workers, allow new union vote

A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge has ruled that a Las Vegas taxi company must allow a new union representation vote and ordered the company to rehire six employees it terminated for union activities.

24 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Public input sought on new express bus service, route cuts

The Regional Transportation Commission is seeking public input on a series of proposed changes that would add faster, more convenient bus service to parts of the valley while eliminating routes in other areas.The agency plans to bolster its offerings along Sahara Avenue with the addition of express service and dedicated bus lanes stretching along the thoroughfare from Red Rock Resort near the Las Vegas Beltway to east of Boulder Highway.

24 January 2012
By Conor Shine

2011 a banner year for Las Vegas cab companies

A taxi cab drives down the Strip Thursday, April 28, 2011.

The local taxi industry was running on all cylinders in 2011 with a double-digit increase in revenue for the 16 companies operating in Clark County, according to statistics released today by the Nevada Taxicab Authority. Eight other categories monitored by the authority also showed gains for the year.

24 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Extra cabs OK'd for Super Bowl, fashion convention

Cabs wait in line to pick up passengers coming into McCarran Airport Monday, November 8, 2010.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority is finding that it’s getting more difficult to gauge just how many additional taxis it needs to allocate for special events as the economy improves. The board approved more cabs for the Super Bowl and Magic Marketplace fashion convention.

24 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air to offer flights to Bay area

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air will establish a new operations base in Oakland, Calif., and begin offering flights to the Bay area in late April.

24 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Airlines fear new disclosure rule will give passengers wrong impression

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

McDonald’s doesn’t have to disclose how much a consumer must pay, taxes included, to buy a Big Mac. And if you buy a brand new car at a local dealership, you won’t see ads that break down taxes or the cost of dealer prep, whatever that is. But the U.S. Department of Transportation is forcing airlines to fully disclose the total price of an airline ticket in rules that take effect Thursday.

23 January 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
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