DHS Seeks Hike in Airline Passenger Fees
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The Department of Homeland Security is seeking money and employees to secure U.S. borders under President Bush's budget, while hiking airline passenger fees, as a Senate panel endorsed a new leader for the agency.
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TORONTO (CP) - An online travel agency is advising consumers that some Canadian tour operators and airlines are increasing their fuel charges by &#36;25 effective Monday in response to higher crude oil prices.
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Passengers charged to check from next month as part of airline's latest ruse for slashing costs.
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The Bush administration will announce an increase today in immigration application fees of more than 80 percent, federal officials said yesterday.
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Congested airports nationwide could charge landing fees based on the time flights arrive and traffic volume instead of on the plane's weight, according to a federal policy proposed yesterday.
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Airline's planned overhaul of its fare structure could trigger the biggest shift in ticket pricing since Congress deregulated the industry in 1978.
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The U.S. government wants airlines  to turn over information on the millions of people who traveled  in June to test a new system for identifying passengers who may  pose a security risk, officials said on Tuesday.
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Southwest Airlines Co., the leading U.S. discount carrier, said on Monday it raised fares by up to $10 each way, sparking ticket increases by other carriers.
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UAL Corp's United Airlines said on Monday it will charge some passengers a fee to check more than one bag, a move that could generate $100 million annually as the carrier attempts to offset soaring fuel costs.
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Continental Airlines Inc., the No. 4 U.S. carrier, said on Tuesday that domestic air fares are coming under pressure even as demand strengthens.
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Airlines are bilking passengers and the government out of more than $50 million a year by keeping fees and taxes that they should be refunding, alleges a Framingham attorney who hopes to press a class-action lawsuit against 15 airlines.
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The Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that it will charge $28 a year to process background checks on each airline passenger who joins a privately run traveler registry.
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Qantas Airways has raised its fuel surcharge on domestic and international tickets by $4 and $7, respectively, because of the high price of oil.
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Struggling United Airlines is adding a $10 fee to tickets purchased at airport counters and a $5 fee for tickets purchased at reservations offices.
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The Transportation Department said Monday that airports could manipulate landing fees to encourage airlines to fly fewer planes, among other things.
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US-bound air passengers may have to board their planes an hour before takeoff to allow for more rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined yesterday by a senior US official.
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Complaints by US airline passengers about lost and mishandled luggage jumped 39 percent last year, fueled in large part by an increase in checked bags following last summer's ban on carry-on liquids.