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Airlines are making billions in seat fees and lawmakers are unhappy

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Airlines are making billions in seat fees and lawmakers are unhappy

A U.S. Senate panel criticized rising airline seat and baggage fees on Tuesday and will call airline executives to testify on Dec. 4. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will convene a hearing entitled “The Sky’s the Limit – New Revelations About Airline Fees,” at which executives from American Airlines, United […]

Senate report criticizes airlines for billions of dollars in seat fees

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Senate report criticizes airlines for billions of dollars in seat fees

A Delta Air Lines cabin. Leslie Josephs/CNBC A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday criticized U.S. airlines large and small over fees they charge to select seats on flights. Between 2018 and 2023 American, delta, Unitedspirit and Border According to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report, seat fees generated $12.4 billion, including for seats with extra […]