american airlines must need more money
 

or just trying to get more money out of customers..












Thank you for your business. To help us continue to offer high value and effectively compete in a fiercely competitive marketplace, American Airlines and American Eagle(R) will implement a $5 service fee for those tickets purchased via our U.S. reservations centers and a $10 fee for tickets purchased at U.S. airport locations. There is no booking fee for self-booking and ticketing on AA.com(R).

Effective Monday, September 6, 2004, the non-refundable fee will apply per ticket, whether it is one-way or roundtrip, and also will apply to tickets redeemed as AAdvantage(R) program awards.

These steps are necessary to ensure that we can compete effectively in a marketplace where charging fees for personalized, value-added services is becoming a common practice. Low-cost carriers often charge a fee on tickets issued with the help of their reservations center or airport staff.

We appreciate your business and your continuing loyalty to American Airlines.


Sincerely,

Dan Garton
Executive Vice President - Marketing

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as if 911 fees werent enough:1orglaugh

These steps are necessary to ensure that we can compete effectively in a marketplace where charging fees for personalized

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the easiest solution: don't fly in any AA flights!