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WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Baggage fees charged by U.S. airlines reaped $566.3 million for the carriers in the first quarter of 2009, transportation department officials said.
Statistics released Monday by the U.S. Department of Transportation showed the fee collections were up 362 percent from the year-earlier quarter, the last period before airlines were allowed to charge for the first and second bags checked by passengers, The Tulsa (Okla.) World reported.
Airlines collected $498.6 million in baggage fees in the last quarter of 2008, the department said.
The newspaper reported that American Airlines collected $108.1 million in baggage fees in the first quarter, the most of any U.S. carrier, followed by Delta Air Lines at $102.8 million; US Airways at $94.2 million; Northwest Airlines at $59.8 million; and United Airlines at $59.1 million.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank.
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MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Greek workers went on strike Friday, the second time this week they walked off their jobs to protest the country's new austerity programs.
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