ASSOCIATED PRESS: U.S. airline companies are making billions from bag and reservation-change charges.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: U.S. airline companies are making billions from bag and reservation-change charges.
The Department of Transportation said Monday that airlines collected $3.5 billion in bag fees last year, a 5 percent increase over 2013, and $3 billion in reservation-change fees, a 6 percent hike.
Fees began escalating in 2008, when airlines were losing money and facing a sharp rise in fuel prices. Today, they make up a growing share of airline revenue.
