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Loss-ravaged Delta adds checked bag fee for international passengers

by Ned Levi on April 21, 2009

Effective today, for international travel beginning July 1, Delta will charge customers a $50 fee to check a second bag, which the company expects to generate more than $100 million annually.

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Six cruise lines deep-six unpopular fuel surcharges

by Anne Campbell on December 5, 2008

Finally some good economic news: Carnival Corporation has announced that it will suspend fuel supplements for its six brands — Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, the Yachts of Seabourn and Costa Cruises — for all voyages departing on or after December 17, 2008.

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Oh, the irony! Airlines decry oil speculation — then lose money doing it

by Christopher Elliott on October 23, 2008

Oh, the irony! The domestic airlines, which only a few months ago were asking for your help in stopping oil speculation, are losing money — lots of money — because they speculated on the price of oil themselves.

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