Down-to-earth ways sought to cut airlines' soaring costs
CALGARY - Did that recent flight feel a little longer than usual? Chances are, it was.
As the price of fuel continues to rise, airlines are responding by trying new measures aimed at making flights more fuel efficient - everything from flying slower to reducing weight to using the planes' engines less.
"With fuel the way it is right now, we have been flying slower," WestJet Airlines Ltd. spokesperson Richard Bartrem said.