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Airlines Adding Even More Extra Fees

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Jun. 20, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — As if charging $15 to check a bag weren't enough, two airlines are asking for $5 more beginning this summer if you pay at the check-in counter _ a fee on top of a fee. Of course, you could always pay your baggage fee from home. The airlines call it the "online...
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