Will Congress Save You From the Airline Fees?
A long-shot Senate bill would limit carriers’ hefty charges for bags, ticket changes and cancellations.
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Outraged by the $200 fee the airline charged you to change your ticket, or the $100 for that second suitcase to Europe? Two senators are out to stanch the avalanche of fees with the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act.
The bill, nicknamed FAIR, would ban “fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred.” It was introduced Wednesday by Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.