UNITED INCREASES
BUSINESS-TRAVEL FARES & TICKET-CHANGE FEES United Airlines is now requiring Saturday-night stays
in about 65 percent of markets it serves. This means higher fares for business
travelers who don’t spend weekends on the road. The carrier is also
upping ticket-change fees to $150 from $100. Last week, United boosted its fuel
surcharge by $20 round trip in markets that already had a fuel fee. A $10
surcharge was added in markets where no fee had been in effect. “The Saturday-night stay requirement is
harkening back to a period when airlines really squeezed business travelers,
and the change fee will spread its pain to all travelers,” said David
Stempler, president of the Air Travelers Association. Carolyn Wooley Travel Coordinator 541-346-3158 ph 541-346-2393 fax |