Released: November 18, 2009
3 airlines extend, raise surcharges for busy days
Source: Dan Reed, USA Today
The $10 and $20 surcharges that air travelers are paying this Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s are generating so much extra money that three airlines are extending them – and increasing them up to $50 – all the way to Memorial Day.
A fourth airline, US Airways (LCC), is imposing a different new surcharge equal to 5% of the fare price on all domestic flights starting May 8.
United (UAUA) began the new round of surcharges, and Delta (DAL) and its subsidiary, Northwest, have matched them.
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