More Airlines Adding $10 Holiday Surcharges

Delta/Northwest and US Airways joined United Airlines in matching a move initiated by American Airlines earlier this week that will add a $10 "miscellaneous" surcharge to three specific travel dates. Those dates are Nov. 29 -- the Sunday after Thanksgiving -- and Jan. 2 and 3. All three dates are peak holiday travel days; the Sunday after Thanksgiving competes with the Wednesday before the holiday for the title, "busiest air travel day of the year.” Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare, the airfare monitoring website, said that the new surcharge brings sorely needed revenue to the airlines in the current financial doldrums. He said that passengers traveling on those three dates are already paying a premium price for their airfare and may consider the additional $10 an inconsequential sum. Seaney said that last year procrastinators were rewarded with lower fares during the holiday period, but he does not expect that to happen this year. For more information and a chart about least-expensive times to travel, visit www.farecompare.com.

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