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Consumer Traveler Today: Aug 28

08-28-2013

 

Consumer Traveler Today: Airline fees are not just for travelers — travel agents get dinged, too

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Airline fees are not just for travelers — travel agents get dinged, too

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT

We all know how airline fees are going straight up. It’s getting to be an axiom that if an airline can charge a fee, it will. Increasingly, in the “misery loves company department,” the fees are not just for travelers themselves anymore — they are spreading the pain. Airlines have always charged travel agents for [...]
        

What we’re reading: AA’s record profits — again, new cruise laws proposed, JetBlue goes upscale

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:00 AM PDT

American Airlines (yes, bankrupt American Airlines) just reported a second quarter of record profits underscoring the Department of Justice's claim that they can fly on their own without a merger. Rockefeller proposed new cruise line laws to protect passengers. JetBlue decided to add premium seats to its planes for transcontinental flights.