Archives: 2008 March

Did you know that knowing how to be an air courier can save you hundreds of dollars on most of your flights, especially international flights?

That you can fly anywhere in the world you like, at huge discounts on normal fares, sometimes FREE of Charge, simply by working as a courier for one of hundreds of companies needing people to accompany their packages abroad?

Go to New York, Australia, Hong Kong, or Hawaii.

Go anywhere you like, in fact. Courier companies worldwide are desperate for people like you to help them maintain their reputation for speedy, reliable delivery of products and packages to all corners of the world.

Whatever your age, whatever your status, no matter where you live, there’s every chance for you to travel abroad free of charge (or at uniquely low cost) several times a year, or even spend the majority of your time travelling to exciting locations, and even earn a living as you go! (More about this later!)

How come you haven’t heard of this fantastic opportunity before? Could it be because the opportunity is so good, so easily available, that until now the existence of free air courier travel has been a closely guarded secret known only to a handful of lucky travellers? Or perhaps you’ve thought it was just too good to be true ….. so ….. it must be a scam! Not so, it’s very much above board and now the secret is open to you.

With crude oil on a surge above $110 a barrel you had best pack light for flights or expect to pay more when checking that extra bag. Airlines are reeling under the added expense of record prices for jet fuel and must seek ways to recover some of the costs.

I always advise travelers to pack light when traveling as it just makes moving about so much easier. On one of my trips to Thailand I saw three American girls really struggling with an enormous amount of luggage. It was so over the top that it made the young women, probably college students on Summer break, look really foolish. All of their stuff could barely fit into their taxi.

If anyone packs that much today to take on an airline flight it will cost them. United Airlines has just started charging a flat $25 for a second checked bag. All airlines are now watching weight limits more closely. Someone checking in two or three over sized bags will likely be hit with additional charges that could be as much as their ticket.

To have an easier time of it when traveling pack light. Now only does it make traveling a lot easier but if you are traveling on a commercial airline you will save a bunch of money.

With crude oil zooming to over $110 a barrel record fuel expenses pressure airlines operating margins. After labor cost fuel expenses are the single largest airline expense.

A real challenge for the airlines is recovering extra fuel expense by further increasing fuel surcharges to passengers. With the US economy already in a recession, or very close to being in one, people are becoming more resistance to price increases.

Most airlines are already hurting from high fuel costs. Unfortunately, over the course of this year fuel expenses will probably become even worse. Airlines in an already weakened position will have a hard time avoiding bankruptcy or a merger with a financially stronger airline.

======= Atlanta Journal Article Follows ======

By Russell Grantham
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Possible credit outlook downgrade could hurt Delta

Published on: 03/12/08

Zooming jet fuel prices —- which hit records Tuesday —- are once again dimming the prospects for Delta and other airlines.

The spot price of fuel rose another 5 cents to $3.17 a gallon, eclipsing the record levels in 2005 that helped push Delta and Northwest Airlines into bankruptcy. Both carriers emerged from Chapter 11 last year.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said Tuesday that the high fuel prices and adverse economic trends are prompting it to review the outlooks on the 10 airlines it follows.