In a new trend this year, several major airlines are adding a fee to the basic price of airfare for the most sought-after flight dates, including both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
And the relatively new addition of luggage-checking fees just adds to the high cost of flying these days.
Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and other commercial airlines recently raised the prices of round-trip domestic flights by about $10 - the sixth industrywide price increase of the year, according to industry watcher This story has expired!
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