Wall Street Journal Op Ed: Budget Fliers Should Love Airline Fees

Posted on March 30th, 2016 (0 Comments)

In the name of protecting consumers from being “gouged,” two Senators recently introduced a bill that will require airline add-on fees to be “fair and proportional” to their costs. What these Senators don’t understand is regulating add-on fees will actually harm consumers. Any regulation will result in the base price of airline tickets rising. 

For full insights – and reasons why this Senate bill makes no sense – please check out my Op Ed in today’s Wall Street Journal. The Journal has a paywall – so consider subscribing or stopping by your local newsstand for the full article.