You're charging me for what?! Airline fees way up since January 1

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Maybe this will offset some of the new baggage increases:

Most major airlines lowered round-trip ticket prices by $20 Monday despite high fuel prices, a move that could signal softer demand for travel.

American, United, Continental, Delta and US Airways all reduced fares on thousands of flights, according to Graeme Wallace of FareCompare.com, a Dallas firm that tracks airline-ticket prices. The airlines had raised prices by $20 over the weekend, hoping to offset mounting fuel costs.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/690856.html

Ok, so they raised prices by $20 over the weekend, and now they lowered them by $20----so they are back to the 'regular' price it was before the weekend. Doesn't seem like much of an offset.