Major U.S. airlines impose peak travel fees on most summer flights
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 23:01
in Mathematics & Economics
Passengers will have to pay surcharges of $10 to $30 per seat on 74 of the 98 days from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Low-cost carriers such as Southwest and Alaska don't plan to follow suit. Cashing in on an expected increase in summer air travel, the nation's largest airlines are charging passengers a "peak travel surcharge" of up to $30 per seat...