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.

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.

The Senate’s Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in a new report is slamming airlines for relying on “junk fees,” saying carriers are extracting large amounts of money from the flying public and,

(CNN)– Lawmakers say airlines are raking in billions of dollars in so called ‘junk fees’. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, a U.S. Senate Subcommittee published a report about all those extra charges you pay when you fly, like checking bags or choosing your seat.

A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday criticized rising airline fees for seat assignments and luggage and will call air carrier executives to testify on Dec. 4. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations,

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,

A Senate report slammed airline "junk fees" as Thanksgiving travel already made difficult by winter weather in some states.