Airlines Making A ‘Killing’ Off Of Fees

Even though the number of people flying is down, the revenue of U.S. airlines is going up. During the first six months of 2009, the U.S. airlines have collected $3.8 billion (with a ‘B’) for fees and surcharges such as, pet carrying fees, cancellation fees, baggage check fees, etc. Checked baggage fees are doing especially [...]

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Hawaiian Airlines Joins the Checked Bag Fee Trend

Source: Associated Press Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it will begin charging a ten dollar ($10) fee for checked bags starting on Septermber 14th. This is an unfortunate, yet rapidly growing trend in the airline industry. Hawaiian’s complaints seem to be the same as other airlines; rising costs are not being completely met by airfare [...]

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