Senate Report Blasts Airlines Over ‘Junk’ Fees: What to Know
In a 55-page report, the majority staff of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released on Tuesday its findings after a year-long inquiry into five U.S. airlines’ ancillary fees, which the report said have led to higher costs and worse experiences for consumers and, in some cases, tax avoidance by the airlines.
Airlines under pressure from Senate after raking in $12.4 billion in seat fees
A handful of U.S. airlines pulled in $12.4 billion from seat fees over the last six years, a Senate subcommittee said today. Why it matters: A Senate investigations panel is taking a hard look at these fees,
Senate panel slams US airlines for 'junk' fees, execs called to testify
Executives at five major U.S. air carriers are being requested to testify in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) next week regarding "junk" fees.
Senate Panel Slams Airlines for ‘Junk Fees’ in Latest Probe
A US Senate investigative panel blasted airlines for increasingly charging so-called “junk fees” to help boost their bottom lines, saying the practice has increased costs and complexity for consumers.
Senate panel critical of U.S. airlines for raking in billions in 'junk fees' ahead of December hearing
A new Senate panel report highly critical of "junk fees" used by major airlines to charge passengers has lawmakers ready to question airline executives at a hearing in Washington, D.C., next month.
Airline executives called to testify in Senate subcommittee hearing about ‘junk fees’
A new report shows the top airlines took in $12.4 billion in seating fees since 2018. In 2023, United earned more from seating fees than from checked back fees.
Senate subcommittee slams airlines for raking in billions on seat upgrades
The report comes ahead of one of the country's most popular travel periods, where many families travel across the U.S. for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Blumenthal's Senate panel slams airlines for billions in 'junk fees'
Five airlines that serve Connecticut's Bradley International Airport were cited in a U.S. Senate subcommittee report for extra seat and baggage charges.
‘Airlines exploiting passengers with sky high junk fees,’ CT senator’s investigation finds
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s report detailed how five airlines profit through these fees, alleging they do so at the expense of travelers
Airlines Have Earned Billions From Junk Fees, US Senate Says
A report released on Tuesday, November 26th shows that airlines have generated billions of dollars from so-called "junk fees."
Senate report slams airlines for raking in billions in seat fees
A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday slammed U.S. airlines large and small over fees to pick seats on flights. Between 2018 and 2023 American, Delta, United, Spirit and Frontier brought in $12.4 billion in seating fees,
This is how much airlines made by charging you to sit together
It shows that five U.S. airlines — the “big three” along with Spirit Airlines ( SAVE) and Frontier ( FRON) — earned a total ...
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Senate probes airlines' seat-selection revenue
A study reveals that Spirit, Frontier, American, United and Delta brought in $12.4 billion in seat-selection revenue between ...