Saturday, May 29, 2010

Main US Airlines Introduce "Peak Air Travel Surcharges"

The five largest U.S. airlines just added extra fees for travels during peak summer days. This covers every day when there is no school in most states.

American, Continental, Delta, United, and US Airways are adding 10 to $30 on top of the fares from June 10 to August 22 (an exception is July 4). The additional charge is figured into the final price and not registered separately.

"It´s part of what I consider to be rather clever marketing. Pushing a very low fare is one thing, [but] by the time you´ve paid for your ticket and arrived at your destination, it´s a very different picture," the senior editor of Travelzoo said.

http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=84241

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