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Final Note

Major U.S. airlines raise fees by three dollars

Kai Ryssdal Jan 5, 2016
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Final Note

Major U.S. airlines raise fees by three dollars

Kai Ryssdal Jan 5, 2016
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I’m just gonna read you some wire copy, you draw your own conclusions, alright?

Reuters 10:45 this morning Los Angeles time.

Here’s the entire item:

United, Delta, Jet Blue each separately raised one-way airfares by three dollars, attributed to company spokesmen.

Like, they all three came up with the idea all by their lonesomes, right?

It’s worth a mention here, and entirely relevant, that the Justice Department is looking into whether airlines are working together to illegally keep fares high.

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