A handful of U.S. airlines pulled in $12.4 billion from seat fees over the last six years, a Senate subcommittee said today. Why it matters: A Senate investigations panel is taking a hard look at these fees,

Key Takeaways Airlines are facing scrutiny from lawmakers, as a new Senate panel report found that the companies generate billions of dollars in "junk fees" for seats and baggage.The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said Tuesday that it will hold a hearing next week on the fees,

A US Senate investigative panel blasted airlines for increasingly charging so-called “junk fees” to help boost their bottom lines, saying the practice has increased costs and complexity for consumers.

The report comes ahead of one of the country's most popular travel periods, where many families travel across the U.S. for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

A Senate subcommittee released a report that outlined how much revenue airlines have collected from seating and baggage fees.

A new Senate panel report highly critical of "junk fees" used by major airlines to charge passengers has lawmakers ready to question airline executives at a hearing in Washington, D.C., next month.

A report released on Tuesday, November 26th shows that airlines have generated billions of dollars from so-called "junk fees."

A Senate report was found that from 2018 to 2023, five U.S. airlines made more than $12 billion on seat selection fees alone.

A Senate report reveals U.S. airlines collected $12.4 billion in seat fees, sparking scrutiny over transparency and consumer fairness.

Fees to select seats or to sit in rows with a few extra inches of legroom have become big business for airlines, according to a Senate subcommittee report.

If you’ve been annoyed over the last few years that you had to pay to get an assigned seat on a flight, so is the government. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, in one of its last acts before a more business-friendly Republican majority takes over next year,