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Airline bag and other fees we love to hate

2015-07-01 19:58:17| Airlines - Topix.net

Now that JetBlue started charging for bags on Tuesday, Southwest Airlines will be the only major U.S. airline not tacking on additional luggage fees. All told, the major U.S. airlines made more than $2.6 billion in baggage fees in 2014, according to federal government figures.

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Cut-price fares loom as new China airline ramps up flights

2015-06-30 09:02:18| Airlines - Topix.net

There is a mixed impact on major tourism players from a big lift in the popularity of New Zealand as a tourist destination for middle to high-income Chinese. Photo / Thinkstock China Eastern will start year-round Auckland to Shanghai services at the end of September with return fares starting at under $600.

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Tips for finding adjacent airline seats without paying extra

2015-06-29 12:55:44| Airlines - Topix.net

NEW YORK - On top of the bag fees and other charges, families traveling this summer may have to pay extra just to sit next to one another. Airlines are reserving a growing number of seats for elite customers or those willing to shell out more money.

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Hong Kong rejects Jetstar budget airline bid

2015-06-25 14:42:14| Airlines - Topix.net

Hong Kong regulators on Thursday rejected an application for a budget airline joint venture involving Australia's Qantas and China Eastern Airlines, saying it could not be considered a local carrier. Two years after Jetstar Hong Kong applied for the airline license, the southern Chinese city's Air Transport Licensing Authority denied the startup's application, saying its majority foreign ownership meant its main place of business was not in Hong Kong.

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