June 27, 2008And there's no free lunch anymore, eitherFrequent-flier hassle No. 5 billion, 800 million, 799 thousand ... well, you get the point. "In the latest fee to hit the airline industry, Delta Air Lines said Friday that it planned to begin charging a fuel surcharge of up to $50 for booking frequent-flier tickets under its awards program. "Delta is not the first airline to charge a fee for previously free tickets, but it is specifically attributing the step to the soaring cost of jet fuel." At least this time I can feel their pain. |
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June 27, 2008
And there's no free lunch anymore, either
Frequent-flier hassle No. 5 billion, 800 million, 799 thousand ... well, you get the point.
"In the latest fee to hit the airline industry, Delta Air Lines said Friday that it planned to begin charging a fuel surcharge of up to $50 for booking frequent-flier tickets under its awards program.
"Delta is not the first airline to charge a fee for previously free tickets, but it is specifically attributing the step to the soaring cost of jet fuel."
At least this time I can feel their pain.
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[June 27, 2008 6:17 PM]
JimMcCain wants to open up offshore drilling - Obama just wants to steal oil companies profits. The Democrats oppose all forms of increasing oil production and therefore will make us pay more at the pump...a lot more.