New Northwest Fees Will Raise Costs For Business Travel
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A few days after Northwest Airlines Corp. imposed charges on travel agents and independent Web sites that sell tickets on its flights, business travelers are being left to sort out the impact.
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BIG FARE INCREASES After United Airlines raised domestic fares across the board by $50 a round trip on Friday, most major carriers quickly followed with similar increases on many routes, according to FareCompare.com. The reason was sharply higher fuel costs. Delta Air Lines raised its round-trip fares by $50 immediately after Unitedâs move. American Airlines also posted $50 round-trip increases on 55 percent of its route system, though "conspicuously absent" are increases on its routes that overlap with many Southwest Airlines routes, said Rick Seaney, the chief executive of FareCompare.com. Then on Monday, Northwest Airlines also joined in the $50 increase on most of its routes. Continental Airlines, which initially raised fares by $50 on some routes on Friday, withdrew the increases Monday morning, but Mr. Seaney said it was unclear whether Continental might reverse course again soon. This was the second broad fare increase in 2008, and the 10th since last Labor Day, Mr. Seaney said, adding: "It seems the legacy airlines, United in particular, are forgoing the nickel-and-dime strategy of increases every few weeks and are going for the whole enchilada at one time.".
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Travel: Â· Passengers could pay Â£50 more, says watchdog Â· Airline aims to price bags out of aircraft holds
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Car-users should be charged to use roads to help pay for upgrades, a business organisation claims.
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Trans-Atlantic business-class fares are about to become even more complicated as competition grows and demand holds up.
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U.S. airlines raised fares by up to  $10 one-way for tickets geared at business travelers, taking  advantage of robust demand at the tail end of the peak summer  travel season.
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The cost of insurance is set to rise as new rules governing the industry come into force on Friday.
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I was traveling on Southwest Airlines a couple of days ago.  It  was kind of weird.  Seemingly, they have implemented a new corporate  policy.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Pilots for Northwest Airlines Corp. said Thursday that negotiators have agreed to $265 million in concessions. As part of the tentative agreement, Northwest managers agreed to $35 million in concessions of their own.
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CHICAGO : Controversial new Northwest Airlines fees for tickets booked by telephone or in person at airport counters went into force.
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By Chris Markham, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Jan. 30--Chandler plans to increase system development fees -- charged to builders on each new home built and used to pay for growth-related improvements such as police and fire stations -- by 44 percent.
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Business & money: Risk of fares rising above cost of running services.
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Continental Airlines said Wednesday that it was joining other US carriers in imposing new fees on tickets bought at US airport counters and reservation centers.
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Alaska Airlines , whose routes include service from Logan International Airport to Seattle and -- starting Sept. 9 -- Portland, Ore., has begun phasing in credit and debit card payment for on-board food and beverage purchases and entertainment-player rentals as an alternative to cash.
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New pay-as-you-go pricing for Breeze Live service is meant to attract small businesses.
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A fee charged to airline travelers to help pay for airport security would more than double under President Bush's spending proposal for the Homeland Security Department.
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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.