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Buyers Voice Frustration Over Rising Air Surcharges
SOURCE: BTN, 4/20

The increase in jet fuel prices since the start of the Iran incursion on Feb. 28 has led to higher airfares and checked-baggage fees. But some airlines have added "carrier-imposed surcharges" instead of raising base fares, frustrating some corporate travel managers.

What irks those buyers is that their corporate discounts do not apply to these fees, thereby lowering their net effective discounts. They're also skeptical, given history, they'll come back down when the international crisis ends. 

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