Senators on Wednesday slammed increasing airline fees for baggage and seat assignments, saying carriers are looking for new ways to extract more money from passengers. saw Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, attack the carriers in a hearing with executives from American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines and Frontier. … Read more
Budget carrier Frontier Airlines said Tuesday it will offer first-class seats to attract passengers willing to spend more. Frontier previously added more seats with extra legroom and business fares targeted at small companies. Other budget carriers have also targeted higher fares. In August, Spirit Airlines began offering intra-European-style business class seats with a guaranteed blocked … Read more
If you feel like you’re getting slapped with extra card fees more and more – you’re not imagining it. As businesses face rising costs, a growing number are charging their customers an extra fee when they pay by card to cover the cost of processing that transaction. And while it may seem like an insignificant … Read more