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In this issue. A not-so-typical ticket problem on Expedia. Plus, should Southwest start charging luggage fees? And whatever happened to Prime Travel Protection?
New posts
• “This was not typical of the way schedule changes are routinely handled here”
• If fuel costs are under control, then why are airlines stalling?
• Are baggage fees turning us all into Southwest passengers?
• Sky-high government fines against United, US Airways for safety violations
• Prime Travel Protection insurance cases linger, but they’re getting resolved
• An extra $14 for “A Concession Fee Recovery” on an all-inclusive price? What’s with that?
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