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12/10/2024

Topic Reading-Vol.4613-12/10/2024

Dear MEL Topic Readers, 
Airlines make billions charging ‘junk fees,’ congressional report says
Junk fees are additional service charges for event tickets, such as service charges for event tickets, late payment fees for credit cards, and out-of-network ATM fees. Airlines also charge multiple service fees, such as advanced seat selection, family seating, checked baggage, or even paper boarding passes. They make money by charging once-included options to passengers who want more than their base fares. In some cases, airlines charge a hundred dollars or more just for an extra legroom seat. Since seat fees have become more expensive, some family members have no choice but to sit in the middle seats in different rows. Airlines say they try to keep airfares more affordable and treat the passengers fairly and equally. As air travel has become more crowded and expensive, passengers feel more stressed in many ways. Should such optional fees be regulated? Gone are the days when a passenger was asked for a window or aisle seat without a fee.
Read the article and learn what is not included in airfares nowadays.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/26/business/airlines-junk-fees/index.html

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