US senators are set to grill officials from 5 airlines over fees for seats and checked bags
A U.S. Senate panel is taking aim at airlines and their growing use of fees for things like early boarding and better seats.
Senator Blasts Airlines, Saying They See Passengers as ‘Walking Piggy Banks’
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) ripped the five largest airlines for collecting $12.4 billion in seat fees between 2018 and ...
US senators blast airline fees, say customers regarded as 'piggy banks'
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators harshly criticized rising airline fees for luggage and seat assignments on Wednesday, ...
DC Bureau: Airline junk fees Senate hearing
Sen. Richard Blumenthal/D-CT - :26 Steve Johnson/Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer, American Airlines - 1:13 Peter Carter ...
US senator blasts airlines for viewing passengers as 'walking piggy banks'
The head of a U.S. Senate panel harshly criticized rising airline fees for luggage and seat assignments, saying carriers are ...
Senator blast airlines at oversight hearing over rising fees
Senators on Wednesday harshly criticized rising airline fees for luggage and seat assignments, saying carriers are looking ...
Senate to hear testimony from airline executives on $12.4 billion in 'junk' seating fees
Executives from United, Delta, American Spirit and Frontier airlines will testify Wednesday to defend billions of dollars in ...
Airline execs grilled on 'junk fees' in testy Senate hearing: 'Travelers are quite simply fed up'
Airline executives defended their business practices in heated exchanges with lawmakers over ancillary travel fees.
Airline execs grilled over rising fees that make passengers ‘walking piggy banks to be shaken down’
The nation’s top airlines executives were grilled on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for larding on fees for checked luggage, assigned seats and other perks to extract more money from ...