Discount carrier US Airways is the fifth largest airline in the country. It flies to 240 destinations across North and Central America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Europe. In 2005, the airline merged with America West; the new airline retains the name US Airways, but incorporates all flights and aircraft from both previous airlines.
www.usairways.com
Online check-in is available from 24 hours until 90 minutes before the scheduled flight departure. For airport check-in, desks close 30 minutes before departure for domestic travel and 60 minutes before departure for international travel. Exceptions are when departing from the following airports, when passengers with bags must complete check-in hours before the departure time: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Maui, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Washington (Dulles).
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Carry-on: One item plus one personal item which includes a purse, briefcase, laptop, or diaper bag. Items must fit in the overhead compartment or under your seat and cannot exceed linear dimensions of 51 in (length + height + width), or 45in on express flights.
Checked: Two items that cannot exceed 50lbs each or a total linear dimension of 62in.
Excess: Items with linear dimensions between 62in and 80in are charged $80 per bag. Bags weighing between 51lbs and 70lbs are charged $50 per bag. Those weighing 71lbs-100 lbs are charged $80 per bag.
Can be booked online or at check-in.
Changes can be made online. No administrative fee is due if the original ticket was an unrestricted fare. Non-refundable tickets can be altered for the first 24 hours after booking. After that, penalty fees will apply. Name changes cannot be made, but the ticket can be altered for a standby flight on the same day for $25. Tickets can also be cancelled any time before or on the day of travel. The cost of the ticket can be used to book another non-refundable ticket with a departure date within a year, but an administrative fee of $100 will be charged.
Dividend Miles, the frequent flyer program for US Airways allows you to earn miles when you fly with US Airways, members of the Star Alliance, as well other partners: Bahamas Air, Caribbean Star Airlines, Caribbean Sun Airlines and Qantas.
There’s nothing like heading up in the skies to work up an appetite. Check out the airline’s menu before you fly so you can decide if you need to bring any extras. A sample menu of food that can be bought from the cafe is available at US Airways' Web site; or see photographs taken by fellow flyers of meals they’ve been served and read reviews at AirlineMeals.net.
Moby Dick, War and Peace, Leaves of Grass… Do you need to pack a weighty tome or will the in-flight magazine keep you happily occupied for the duration of the flight? US Airways Magazine is published monthly and is available on every flight. The magazine features celebrity interviews and destination information along with an in-flight guide. Read a preview online.
US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance.
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