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Consumer Traveler Today: Sept 22

09-22-2010

 

Consumer Traveler Today: Airlines take in $2.1 billion from fees gone wild 
 

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Airlines take in $2.1 billion from fees gone wild

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:18 AM PDT

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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What we’re reading: Rocky Mountain snowstorm, US Airways gets 10 percent of Mesa Air, Plane with a view

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:00 AM PDT

US Airways gets 10 percent of Mesa Air, Airbus plans see-through planes, ski the Big 3 in Canada