It's official. The airlines are making money, lots of money. For everyone who is outraged at feeling nickle-and-dimed there is the cold comfort that that change adds up to big numbers for the airline world. America's airlines during the 2nd quarter of this year made $3.09 billion in profits. Not surprisingly, $2.1 billion came from airline fees gone wild.

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