Southwest is now the most valuable airline in the U.S. and the biggest carrier by passenger count.
After the war, the ship was again refitted and resumed passenger service until 1967 when it was done in by passenger airlines.
The National Passenger Survey by Passenger Focus asked 31, 626 travellers, while the Which? survey was compiled from responses from 7, 500 regular rail users.
Of those, fewer than 10, 000 are commercial flights by passenger airlines.
Assuming it gets the go-ahead from competition regulators, the new company, to be called United Continental Holdings, will be the world's largest airline by passenger numbers.
That will provoke howls of protest, and reinforce the impression (which surveys by Passenger Focus, a travellers' watchdog, show are widespread) that railways are a rip-off for those who use them.
Through April of 2010, commercial vehicle sales were up 55% over last year, a bit less than the 66% growth in sales achieved by passenger cars, but still a healthy increase.
Anthony Smith, of consumer group Passenger Focus, said passengers would be pleased to see Network Rail and the train companies "planning together to keep investing to meet key passenger priorities as shown by Passenger Focus research".
Europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers, declined 5.2%.
Earl Attlee said a recent survey by Passenger Focus had reviewed UK rail fares and, although the "overall picture was mixed", the country compared favourably with other European countries "in respect of many ticket types, particularly on longer distance tickets purchased in advance".
However, the effect of higher non-fuel costs and lower passenger traffic was offset by higher passenger fares.
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The massive bays are owned by a passenger jet repair company called Aeroman.
The collection of 24 fossilized eggs from several dinosaurs was brought in by a passenger at Washington Dulles International Airport.
Mr Buback and his two aides were shot dead by a passenger on a motorcycle as their car was waiting at traffic lights.
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But the relative proportion of total fuel use can be extrapolated by comparing passenger kilometers traveled versus tonne-kilometers for freight on the top 10 carriers.
Its most notable feature is video on demand, with 300 hours of films and television shows that can be called up by any passenger at any time.
Running mostly on Blaugas, occasionally on gasoline, the airship circled the Earth in 1929, stopping only twice to refuel-the first transit of the globe by a passenger aircraft.
Running mostly on Blaugas, occasionally on gasoline, the airship circled the Earth in 1929, stopping only twice to refuel--the first transit of the globe by a passenger aircraft.
However, a Gatwick service operated by both Flybe and EasyJet, boosted airport passenger numbers by 16, 000 towards the end of the year.
Prestwick Airport, which has been put up for sale by owners Infratil, has seen passenger numbers fall by a third over the past year.
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It must have the federal screeners in place by November 19 and must screen all passenger checked baggage by December 31.
Getting to Nong Khiaw from Luang Prabang is an adventure on its own, with most people travelling three hours by songthaew (a pick-up truck converted to a passenger vehicle by adding a couple of benches along its side, allowing some 25 people to squeeze into its small frame).
His body was spotted 10 days later in the sea by a ferry passenger.
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Local commuter networks, yes, but I must admit to being very unconvinced by long distance passenger rail travel.
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The accident prompted the FAA to increase the estimated weight per passenger by 10 pounds, including 20 pounds of carry-on luggage.
By comparison, passenger jets cruise at an altitude of about six miles.
That's equivalent to the emissions generated by 1 million passenger cars each year, with nearly all of that impact coming from the transportation of the wine, not the production of it.
This legendary train leaves Euston Station each night and, via a series of carriage shuffles unnoticed by the snoozing passenger, reaches Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen, Fort William and points in between.
The EC plan has been criticized by consumer groups as a watering down of passenger protections and by airlines as an unnecessary burden in compensation and rerouting.
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Long hailed as one of the safest car producers in the world, Volvo hopes to retain that reputation by introducing vehicles that can avoid passenger injuries on their own by the year 2020.
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