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4 Nov, 2013

6 Ways the Out-of-Control Airline Industry Is Ripping Off America | Alternet

High-fives are happening on Wall Street. Airlines are making giant profits again, record-breaking profits! The days of bankruptcies, which peaked between 2001 and 2008, may soon be a memory.

Have bold thinking, dramatic innovation and better service turned things around? Not exactly.

Sky-high profits are coming at the expense of the taxpayers, airline workers, and the traveling public, particularly in North America, where carriers like Spirit Airlines have been adding fees in a nickel-and-diming rampage. It’s ugly up there, and it’s likely to get uglier.

Let’s take a look at what is turning into a nightmare in the sky.

Read the rest: Skyway Robbery: 6 Ways the Out-of-Control Airline Industry Is Ripping Off America | Alternet.