Hate Airline Fees? Well, The Dot Is Dropping Effort To Make Them More Transparent

USA TODAY, Tallahassee Democrat
Fri, 12/08/2017 - 10:47am

The Transportation Department has abandoned two proposals that aimed to provide travelers with more information about airline fees.

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