The airline told the union it would need to fill about 1,080 positions, roughly 3,100 fewer than members held before the strike.

Jack is in turmoil since the airline lost his father's coffin and tells Locke this story.

Hotels, travel agencies and airlines were telling employees to take annual vacations immediately.

Most airlines will not tell relatives whether an individual had a reservation until the airline is certain that the person boarded.

Some airlines will tell you to come back a week later on the day of your departure.

"What the world's airlines are telling us is that economics are very important," he said.

The airlines don't tell us how many seats are available on any given flight or if more will become available later.

Since Sept. 11, airlines have told their passengers to show up two hours early.

Agency officials say the airlines have told them they will not resist a uniform order.

The airline can tell callers whether a given company has such an arrangement, according to the bureau.