DayJet, which discontinued its on-demand passenger service Friday without notice, said it worked unsuccessfully through Thursday to secure financing. ...more

September 23, 2008

Domestic airfares are rising, but Tampa International Airport travelers appear to enjoy bargains compared with those at most other airports, a report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation shows. ...more

July 24, 2008

CLEARWATER - DayJet, which operates on-demand business and other flights throughout the Southeast aboard three-passenger "very light jets," announced today that St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport would become its 14th departure location. The Pinellas airport joins Sarasota-Bradenton International and Lakeland Linder Regional Airport as airports where travelers can book flights to more than 50 airports, many of them airfields in small towns with no commercial airline service. ...more

July 9, 2008

Rising jet fuel prices are being cited by airlines as the reason for canceling service to smaller U.S. cities, but an increasingly broken air travel system is as much to blame, according to a new book by a former high-level Federal Aviation Administration official. ...more

July 7, 2008

Hangar Hang-Ups This letter is in reference to your article May 20, "Zephyrhills Airport Hits Fire Safety Cost Snag." ...more

May 28, 2008

Regarding "Airport Satisfaction Rises" (Business, May 20): I had to laugh at the JD Powers report. Philadelphia is first in large airports? Have any of these people actually flown into or out of Philadelphia? It is a matter of "no choice" or "escape," and it isn't unusual to wait for baggage for 45 minutes. ...more

May 23, 2008

I have concluded that the old mighty government is fooling no one but itself. ...more

May 22, 2008

Dear Lyn: My husband is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. His memory isn't good and he gets confused. Our only grandchild's wedding is in June. I'm looking forward to it and he's still social enough to enjoy the celebration. It's just that we have to fly and I'm worried about the stress of crowded airports and possibly losing him. Any suggestions you have that could help make traveling with him easier for both of us would be greatly appreciated. – Mildred ...more

February 15, 2008

This letter is a response to Ted Rall's "Liberal Point of View" in Friday's paper. I figured I was in for an opposing view when I started to read the article, titled "Puffing Up John McCain." Whether you agree with McCain's politics, this bleeding heart liberal has no right to disparage McCain's war record. ...more

February 9, 2008

After taking off their shoes, emptying their pockets and passing through the security checkpoint, travelers at some major U.S. airports now can roll up a sleeve and get a flu shot. ...more

December 6, 2007