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US senators grill officers from 5 airways over charges for seats and checked baggage
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US senators grill officers from 5 airways over charges for seats and checked baggage

Last updated: December 4, 2024 9:04 pm
Editorial Board Published December 4, 2024
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By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airways Author

Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee took intention at airline executives Wednesday for utilizing an increasing menu of charges to cost prospects for early boarding, higher seats and different comforts that was once a part of the ticket worth.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., mentioned he thinks the federal authorities ought to evaluation and maybe superb the airways for his or her use of what he referred to as junk charges.

Blumenthal, the chairman of the Senate Everlasting Subcommittee on Investigations, mentioned seat charges have been pure revenue for the airways as a result of they don’t need to create new seats or incur different bills by permitting prospects to choose the place to take a seat.

Some senators expressed frustration throughout Wednesday’s listening to when airline executives couldn’t clarify how they set the quantity of assorted charges. They mentioned the vagaries of airline pricing make it laborious for customers to price range for journeys.

“We’re all captives on your airplanes at a certain point. You just say, ‘You want to pick seat? We’re just going to charge you some random amount more,’” Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., mentioned. “It would be good if you guys could be transparent about what you do and why.”

The charges don’t appear to be discouraging anyone. People are flying greater than ever.

The Transportation Safety Administration reported screening practically 3.1 million vacationers at airports across the nation on Sunday, a brand new single-day report. The 15 busiest days in TSA historical past have all occurred this 12 months, with visitors at airport checkpoints up 5% over 2023.

Airline executives bristle on the time period “junk fees,” and argue they’re merely giving customers what they need: selections.

“Our customers who prioritize affordability have the option to choose a lower-fare product and, in doing so, opt out of paying for additional services that they do not want,” Andrew Nocella, the chief industrial officer of United Airways, mentioned in testimony ready for the panel’s listening to. “But we also have customers who seek more services, and they retain the ability to choose the services they value, for an incremental fee, like a seat with extra legroom or checked bags.”

As visitors passes by within the foreground, a United Airways jetliner activates the tarmac to go away the A Concourse and head to a runway at Denver Worldwide Airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photograph/David Zalubowski)

Nocella agreed with critics who say charges shouldn’t come as a shock to passengers however have to be clear and described clearly through the ticket-buying course of.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., criticized Frontier Airways and Spirit Airways for paying staff $26 million in bonuses for recognizing prospects whose carry-on baggage have been too large, forcing the purchasers to pay one other payment. Spirit fees between $15 and $77 for a carry-on bag that gained’t match beneath a seat.

U.S. airways raised greater than $7 billion from charges on checked baggage final 12 months, with American Airways and United Airways main the pack. They scooped up one other $1 billion in ticket-change and cancellation charges, though that was about one-third of what they raised earlier than the coronavirus pandemic, when the most important airways dropped change charges.

Actual figures on different sorts of charges are laborious to find out, however the Senate panel reported final week that United, American, Delta Air Strains, Frontier and Spirit collected a mixed whole of greater than $12 billion in seat charges between 2018 and 2023. That included fees for issues comparable to extra legroom or an aisle seat close to the entrance of the airplane.

The panel was scheduled to listen to Wednesday from Nocella, American chief technique officer Steve Johnson, Delta chief exterior affairs officer Peter Carter, and the chief industrial officers of Frontier and Spirit.

Airline charges have been a frequent goal of criticism by the Biden administration, all the best way as much as President Joe Biden.

A Transportation Division rule that took impact in October requires airways to make computerized money refunds for tickets and costs when flights are canceled. The airline business is suing to dam one other regulation requiring extra distinguished disclosure of bags and cancellation charges. An appeals courtroom has blocked that rule, and its destiny is unsure beneath President-elect Donald Trump.

The airline business and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are persevering with their struggle over charges and different laws, even after the November election.

Initially Printed: December 4, 2024 at 12:52 PM EST

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