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Nofsdad
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: American Airlines Now Charging Fees To Non-Passengers
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December 1, 2008
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ORT WORTH, TXCash-strapped American Airlines announced a new series of fees this week that will apply to all customers not currently flying, scheduled to fly, or even thinking about flying aboard the commercial carrier.
The fees, the latest introduced by American Airlines in a continuing effort to combat its financial woes, will take effect on Monday. According to company officials, these charges will include a $25 tax on citizens traveling with any other airline, as well as a mandatory $30 surcharge for passengers who decide to just stay home for the holidays instead.
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It eliminates the middle man by allowing AA to go directly into your pocket instead of having to wait for it's share of the bailouts.
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Arpey went on to note that some additional charges would also apply, including a $15 fee for every piece of luggage customers have inside their bedroom closet, and a one-time payment of $40 for any American whose name is Greg.
"We are confident that these new measures will not discourage customers from flying with American Airlines," vice president Margaret Wilkinson said. "However, we'd like to remind our customers that there is a 'discouraged-from-flying-with-American-Airlines' charge if they do in fact choose not to fly with us." |
More at the link.
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trueairspeed
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject:
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Always like those stories from The Onion... 
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Nofsdad
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:31 am Post subject:
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I do too. It's not a rare thing for them to male more sense than the real news. 
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trueairspeed
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:54 am Post subject:
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| Nofsdad wrote: |
| I do too. It's not a rare thing for them to make more sense than the real news. |
Kind of like NNTN (Not Necessarily the News). 
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