Senators critical of U.S. airlines for raking in billions in so-called junk fees

Petru Mazilu

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A new Senate panel report highly critical of "junk fees" used by major airlines to charge passengers has lawmakers ready to question airline executives at a hearing in Washington, D.C., next month. "Our investigation has exposed new details about airlines exploiting passengers with sky high junk fees," Sen. Richard Blumenthal , D-Conn., chair of the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said Tuesday in a statement . Advertisement It discovered American, Delta,

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