In the last budget year, 10 U.S. airlines collected $7.8 billion in additional fees, congressional accountants say.
At hearings in Washington last week Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn. said the public will push back "and then Congress will act" if the industry does not show restraint with the fees. "That's not a threat," he said. "That's history."
Here's what the Airlines say - Fees benefit passengers because they allow airlines to keep ticket prices down and consumers pay only for services they use. "This is a deregulated industry and this is an industry that should be able to charge whatever it opts to charge for services," said David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents major airlines.
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