Airlines Fight Push to Regulate Ticket-Change Fees

Draft legislation in Congress would bring new oversight to $3 billion annual revenue stream for U.S. carriers

U.S. airlines are fighting to keep control of the nearly $3 billion that passengers pay annually to change their flights.

House and Senate lawmakers are negotiating a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s operations ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. Within it, some lawmakers want to include a provision that could limit fees passengers pay to change flight reservations.

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