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U.S. fliers spent $3.36 billion in baggage fees in 2011
Monday, May 21, 2012
And that's down from 2010.
The fight over international flights from Houston
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
United Airlines hopes to reroute plans by Southwest, and stop a new international terminal from being built at Hobby Airport.
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Spirit Airlines to charge $100 for late carry-on bags
Friday, May 4, 2012
Spirit's new fee made us dig into the archives to see what else airlines can charge us for.
Delta buying oil refinery to help reduce costs
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
In a first for an airline, Delta plans to pay $150 million for an oil refinery in Pennsylvania in a effort to bring some order to its fuel prices. But even if Delta's oil refinery deal works out well, fares are probably not going to drop.
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FAA to reconsider e-book policy
Monday, March 19, 2012
Currently e-books are banned from planes during taxi, take-off and landing. But as New York Times reporter Nick Bilton discovered, the FAA has recently decided to take a "fresh look" at its digital reader policy.
Many pushing back against EU carbon tax
Monday, March 12, 2012
Europe's biggest airlines say a new European tax on the carbon dioxide coming out their jet engines is a bad idea.
Airfares to remain high throughout this decade
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting that there will be more air travelers chasing fewer flights, pushing prices up.
Airline KLM launches program to match up passengers
Friday, February 24, 2012
The Dutch airline KLM has launched a new seating program. And no -- this isn't another story about paying for your aisle seat. KLM is going to let flyers choose who to sit next to based on their online profiles.
Airlines pass higher fuel costs to passengers
Monday, February 20, 2012
Consumers are not only feeling the pinch of higher gas prices at the pump. They are also getting hit with higher plane tickets as airlines pass rising jet fuel costs to passengers.
Mid-day Extra: In-flight wi-fi isn't so popular
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Only a small percent of airline passengers log on to the internet in-flight despite a growing number of airlines and private services
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