The number of air travelers over the Thanksgiving holiday will be down this year, which means shorter lines and fewer airport hassles, but passengers may keep grumbling.

The number of air travelers over the Thanksgiving holiday will be down this year, which means shorter lines and fewer airport hassles, but full planes and new fees may keep passengers grumbling.

Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren't going at all.

Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday.

Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way.

Codeshare partners United Airlines and Continental Airlines said Tuesday that starting next year they will allow members of each carrier's frequent flier program who have earned elite status to receive unlimited free upgrades on flights operated by both airlines when space is available.

Codeshare partners United Airlines and Continental Airlines said Tuesday that starting next year they will allow members of each carrier's frequent flier program who have earned elite status to receive unlimited free upgrades on flights operated by both airlines when space is available.

Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way.

United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said Tuesday it priced $810 million in notes that it will use partly to pay off old debt.

UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, is giving some business to regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines that is currently handled by other partner carriers.

In a story of Nov. 11, The Associated Press quoted Barry Sweedler, a former official of the National Transportation Safety Board. The story should have specified that Sweedler's comments were made Sept. 23. He died on Oct. 27.

Business air traffic is starting to stabilize, said Larry Kellner, CEO of Continental.

United Airlines said on Tuesday that it's seeing early signs of a recovery in business travel as it reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss.

Airlines shouldn't be too cheap when it comes to helping customers whose bags are lost.

Lengthy airline delays are twice as common now as in 1990 and will get worse as the economy recovers, according to a Brookings Institution report released Thursday.