Travel News 110107
United to offer non-stop London flights from Denver starting March 08. From the Rocky Mountain News:
The carrier, which has eluded to the possibility of a Denver-London flight for several years, is offering introductory one-way fares starting at $319, not including some taxes and fees. United will use a Boeing 777 plane with 12 first-class seats and 49 business-class seats.
$640 is doesn’t strike me as that incredible for a round trip to Europe, and that’s BEFORE taxes. It’s an average price, but nothing outstanding. However it’s excellent that UAL is adding to Denver’s international roster. British Airways also flies this route non-stop.
Coming this January Denver International Airport will have separate lines for users of the “Registered Travel Program.” From KUSA
“When you come to the airport then you have your own special information, security information, a line you can go into. Then you walk up to a station, put your card in and it reads your biometrics to say you are who you are,” said Heck.
If approved a member of the RT program will be able to bypass the normal TSA line and enter a separate and presumably shorter line for registered travelers. Members will still have to go through regular screening steps, such as removing shoes and unloading liquids.
Uh, I’ll pass. Thankfully I’m not a frequent business flyer, and most of my flights occur at off peak times such as Saturday mornings and Tuesday afternoons. I’m not a privacy nut. I’m sure the government and the TSA can find anything that want on me whenever they want. But I’d STILL rather slowly shuffle through the maze for 45 minutes with my nose in a good book than submit my iris scan and fingerprint.
Here’s more on the Registered Traveler Progam from TSA.gov Not for me thanks. James Van Dellen
A $640 inaugural DEN-LON roundrip is actually pretty good these days. If you wanted the lowest fare on British Airways’ existing non-stop with departure and return on Mondays (the cheapest day of the week to fly that route) two weeks apart in April, the fare is currently quoted “from $383″ each way. Of course, it could go down, but in these days of high fuel costs, I doubt it. And, of course, taxes and various fees are applied to all airline tickets.
Claire @ http://travel-babel.blogspot.com
Thanks Claire. Have I been pinching too many pennies lately :)
I’m happy to hear of any new int’l added. Also I’d think with the amount of connecting traffic UAL has in Denver and the airport’s low congestion factor compared to LAX or Chicago we’ll hopefully see UAL or other airlines taking advantage of that for future long haul potential.
Have a great weekend!