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...proprietor Leslie Chen, is an eye-pleasing mix of sharp lines and warm velvet. Chen herself is a fixture most afternoons and evenings: you'll find her perched on the same barstool and invariably tapping away at a laptop, perhaps creating a new menu, or organizing another poetry jam, cheap Belgian-beer night, free movie screening in the basement cinema or appearances by guest speakers in the fields of design, interiors, graphics and publishing...
...year, New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri proved he was a daredevil: he knocked down Dallas Cowboys kick returner Herschel Walker, saving a touchdown. Before a returner starts prancing towards the end zone, he usually sprints past the poor little kicker, making him crumble to the ground like a cheap cookie. But Vinatieri wasn?t scared to pound one of the NFL?s strongest players, and his coach, Bill Parcells, singled him out in the locker room after the game. ?That day he told everybody that I was a football player, more than just a kicker,? Vinatieri says. ?That meant...
Though Southwest actually created the no-frills, low-fare business model 30 years ago, the new-generation carriers have transformed the perception of cheap airlines. Price clearly still matters: airfares are on average 50% lower than they were 25 years ago, allowing for inflation, according to AirlineForecasts, an industry research firm. But passengers also expect better service--even if they do have to bring their own food. JetBlue, which started flying four years ago from its New York base, was the game changer. Its spanking new Airbus jets, live satellite TV and consumer-friendly policy of never bumping a passenger...
...clear victor in this battle is the airline passenger. "There has never been a better time to be looking for a cheap ticket," says Frontier's CFO Paul Tate. Stephen Kulakowski couldn't agree more--he happily flew home from Florida on JetBlue...
...Cheap Seats With Ted and Song, United and Delta hope to beat the thriving low-fare airlines at their own game...