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Airlines ponder how far to push customers

                   
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May 22, 2008
        
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An AvFlight employee, right, pulls a fuel hose up to a plane on the tarmac at Harrisburg International Airport to fuel it before its next flight in Middletown, Pa., in this file photo. Airlines were already charging $25 to check a second piece of luggage, but American will break new ground next... [read full story]                    

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Travel woes could grow

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Travel woes could grow

baltimoresun.com
May 24, 2008
        

'Nightmare' is foreseen if luggage charges spread By Laura McCandlish | Sun reporter Passengers will jockey for storage space in cramped overhead bins. "It's not just American; all the airlines have the problem with everyone traveling with those roll-aboard bags. American, the country's biggest...

                   

Travel woes could grow by bagful

baltimoresun.com
May 24, 2008
        

'Nightmare' is foreseen if luggage charges spread Passengers will jockey for storage space in cramped overhead bins. Flight attendants will have to step in to referee and demand that those stuffed suitcases be checked. Ground crews will scramble to load excess oversized carry-ons into cargo holds...

Three largest airlines increase prices ... again

sun-sentinel.com
May 24, 2008
        

By Tom Stieghorst | South Florida Sun-Sentinel Air travel will cost up to $60 more to many places served by the three biggest airlines, which on Friday raised fares again to cover the soaring cost of fuel. A major discount competitor to Delta, Orlando-based AirTran Airways, went halfway in its...

                   

Luggage charges could make travel woes grow by bagful

baltimoresun.com
May 24, 2008
        

'Nightmare' is foreseen if luggage charges spread Passengers will jockey for storage space in cramped overhead bins. Flight attendants will have to step in to referee and demand that those stuffed suitcases be checked. Ground crews will scramble to load excess oversized carry-ons into cargo holds...

                   

Airline industry not designed for $130 oil

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May 23, 2008
        

By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News tmaxon@dallasnews.com AP File photo An aviation ground crew member pumps fuel into an airliner at Los Angeles International Airport. American Airlines was already complaining loudly about oil prices in its third-quarter earnings statement last October –...

                   
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Airlines ponder how far they can push customers

2news.tv
May 23, 2008
        

An aviation ground crew member pumps fuel into an airliner at Los Angeles International Airport. Airlines were already charging $25 to check a second piece of luggage, but American will break new ground next month by charging $15 for the first bag. But American's estimated fuel bill for 2008 has...

                   

Fuel Cost Buries Airline Profits

aviationweek.com
May 23, 2008
        

It's turning into carnage. To grasp the magnitude of the impact high oil prices are having on the airline industry, consider two numbers: $3.8 billion and $18 billion. The first figure is the collective profit turned by U.S. carriers in 2007. The second is the increased fuel bill those airlines...

                   

Airlines in a Tailspin

businessweek.com
May 23, 2008
        

As oil prices soar, some airlines are waiting for better times and hoping that rivals go bust first. Others are raising fares and slashing routes The black cloud hanging over the airline industry became even darker yesterday as Air France and Qantas became the latest carriers to add to the chorus...

Midwest Airlines Announces Fee for Second Checked Bag

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May 23, 2008
        

MILWAUKEE, May 23 WI-Midwest-Air-Fee MILWAUKEE, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Airlines today announced that it will charge a $20 fee for customers choosing to check a second bag. This practice is in line with many other domestic carriers and is in response to the impact of record-high fuel...

Midwest Airlines Announces Fee for Second Checked Bag

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May 23, 2008
        

MILWAUKEE, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Airlines today announced that it will charge a $20 fee for customers choosing to check a second bag. This practice is in line with many other domestic carriers and is in response to the impact of record-high fuel prices on the cost of operations. The new...

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