Fees Help U.S. Carriers Log Four Consecutive Profitable Years
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Credit: Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the last carrier in the U.S. that allows passengers to check their baggage for free, a differentiator that the carrier has highlighted in many ad campaigns. The hint that it may start charging—though not until 2015 at the earliest—shows just how lucrative baggage fees and other...
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