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.
Senators critical of U.S. airlines for raking in billions in so-called junk fees
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.
‘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
Senate Targets Airlines Over $12.4 Billion Seat Fees Amid Mounting Scrutiny
A Senate report reveals U.S. airlines collected $12.4 billion in seat fees, sparking scrutiny over transparency and consumer fairness.
Senate Report Criticizes Airlines’ Junk Fee Practices
A Senate subcommittee released a report that outlined how much revenue airlines have collected from seating and baggage fees.
Senate panel rips airlines over rising ‘junk’ fees
The Senate’s Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in a new report is slamming airlines for relying on “junk fees,” saying carriers are extracting large amounts of money from the flying public and,
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.
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.
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,
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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 ...
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Major US airlines use extra fees to increase profits, PSI report finds
Major US airlines have increasingly used extra “junk” fees to boost profits, a new Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ...