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Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the "Reservation Cancellation/Change Fee".  Air travel is an activity that comes with many disruptive factors, as anyone can testify.  The US airlines embraced a series of...

US airlines have announced record profits - load factors are at all time highs.  Fares are higher than you would think necessary with fuel prices down considerably.  Consolidation has been excellent news for the US airline industry. But what has this meant for the air...

Travelers hate them - fees for everything. Change your mind? That will be $50 please. Got bags? A fee. Spirit even charges for carry on bags. Is there no end to the nickle and diming?  The short answer is no. Using 2005 as the base year, take a look at how the airline...

It is the time of year for prognostication. In that tradition, AirInsight will boldly go where all pundits have gone before - but with better accuracy. With our psychic powers in full swing, here are our fearless predictions for 2012: 1. The world will not end - the...