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It's bad enough that air fares and extra fees have been rising as fast as a plane taking off -- now, travelers must wonder if aircraft have been properly inspected. Are the costs, pains and risks of flying reaching the point where frequent fliers should reconsider their transportation choices?
Savings Experiment: Fly Around Pesky Airline Fees
10:00AM 4/05/2011
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What seems like a...
While Airlines Are Profiting Again, Fliers Are Suffering
11:15AM 1/26/2011
Of all the industries that have achieved record profits recently, none have posted more remarkable results than the airline industry. For the first time in a decade, the industry is on a glide path to profitability -- but it's getting there by squeezing its customers.
At Least These Extra Airline Fees Come With Little Luxuries
9:00AM 1/22/2011
Those irritating fees aren't going away, but over the next few years, some of them will be attached to new a la carte services that travelers may be happier to pay for. Think personal concierge services, intercity rail ticket sales -- and even in-flight spa treatments.
At Last, New Protections for Air Travelers Will Land in 2011
9:00AM 1/01/2011
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is raising the bar for the treatment of airline passengers this spring. You'll see more transparency in ticket pricing, better deals for bumped passengers, and reimbursement of luggage fees when checked bags are lost or delayed.
The airlines are profitable, so let's end the pity party
12:30PM 10/22/2010
The third quarter results are rolling in from the major airlines. Your wallet already knew what they tell: They are doing just fine. For the past two years, the major carriers have foisted their extra fees on the public by trotting out a series of sob songs that cajoled the weaker among us into...
Since airlines began adding on fees faster than passengers, we've wondered how long it would take consumers to revolt against carry-on fees. The revolution, it turns out, may not be televised, but rather worn. Delta is so protective of its multi-million dollar baggage fee business that the Delta...
Carry-on baggage fees are one of the most outrageous fees that traveler's get hit with these days. It's no surprise then that a number of work-arounds to this fee have been developed, including shipping your luggage or wearing your carry-on in the form of a ScotteVest jacket.
Speaking of the...
World's largest hotel group promises to pay checked baggage fees
1:00PM 8/26/2010
"Overpack. There's plenty of room for the maybes and why nots. We're paying"
So urged InterContinental Hotels Group recently in an all-out push to win back customers to its properties this fall with an unusual promotion in which it's offering to pay for guests' baggage fees.
There's plenty of...
The new fees, which went into effect on Sunday, aim to cut delays by discouraging customers from stuffing overhead compartments on planes. Spirit is the first airline in the industry to introduce such a fee.
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