1.   Almost all U.S.-based carriers offer electronic ticketing.

2.   As carriers offer multiple services over integrated pipes, they save on network and marketing costs, creating the opportunity for further discounting for consumers.

3.   Alaska Airlines is the only carrier with such a system, although several carriers offer reservations via services available to subscribers of some on-line services.

4.   But beyond price, you have to consider what carrier offers the best coverage for your needs.

5.   Business travelers primarily use walk-up fares or those purchased just a few days before travel, and here the discount carriers often offer substantial savings.

6.   But this year some carriers are also offering bargains to sunny spots in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America.

7.   But the reform package stipulates that the local carriers can offer long-distance in outside regions immediately.

8.   But, weighed against the volume of flights the carrier offers in the region, those cutbacks were negligible.

9.   Deep discounts are being offered by carriers anxious to hang onto their customers in what had been one of the sleepiest corners of the health care system.

10.   Currently, no U.S. carriers offer direct service between Philadelphia and London.