"In this week's air travel news, United Airlines is developing new premium-heavy "Coastliner" Airbus jets to deploy on high-revenue transcontinental routes out of California; a federal appeals court knocks down a Transportation Department rule that would have required airlines to be more transparent in displaying their ancillary fees to passengers before booking; a Minnesota resident who was stopped by immigration enforcement officers said her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck trusted traveler memberships were revoked a few days later;"
"The airline expects to have about 175 single-aisle A321neos in its fleet eventually, according to BoardingArea.com, most of them in a two-class configuration with a total of 200 first- and economy-class seats. But a few dozen of those new planes will get special treatment to handle the premium-heavy traffic on those transcontinental routes. They'll be designated A321LFs and will carry the name "Coastliner" on their liveries. Instead of 200 seats, they'll have just 161, Boarding Area said,"
United is developing a premium-heavy subfleet of Airbus A321neos designated A321LF "Coastliner" aircraft for high-revenue transcontinental routes from California. About 175 single-aisle A321neos are planned, mostly in a two-class 200-seat layout, while Coastliners will have 161 seats: 20 lie-flat Polaris business seats, 12 premium economy, and 129 economy including 36 Economy Plus. A federal appeals court invalidated a Transportation Department rule that would have required clearer prebooking display of ancillary fees. A Minnesota resident who was stopped by immigration officers had Global Entry and TSA PreCheck revoked days later. San Francisco gains a Central American nonstop; American plans flights to Venezuela. A study finds four of the eight busiest U.S. routes involve California airports. Capital One and American Express tightened airport lounge entry rules.
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