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Southwest Airlines, once known for its free bags perk, hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs

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Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran war. Customers checking one bag will pay $45 starting on Thursday, while a second will now cost $55, … Read more

Delta hikes bag check fee by up to $50 as jet fuel prices soar

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Delta Air Lines is hiking its bag-check fees, the latest U.S. carrier to increase the charge to fly hands-free as jet fuel costs rise due to the Iran war.  Delta cited “evolving global conditions and industry dynamics” in announcing the change, which takes effect Wednesday. Fees for travelers’ first and second checked bags will rise … Read more

JetBlue hikes bag fees to offset higher fuel costs. Here’s what travelers will now pay.

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JetBlue has raised checked bag fees to offset the impact of higher jet fuel prices amid the Iran war. Passengers must now pay at least $39 to check a bag, up $4 per bag from the previous $35 fee. Checking a second bag now costs at least $59, up from $50. Those rates apply to … Read more

Mamdani’s rent freeze, tax hikes a ‘one-two wealth destruction punch,’ economists warn

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Yorkers could be facing a “one-two wealth destruction punch” if Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze and tax hikes take effect, economists warn. Mamdani’s housing plan, a campaign promise aimed at addressing affordability, includes an immediate freeze on roughly 2 million rent-stabilized apartments. Separately, his broader $127 billion … Read more

Wealthy universities, facing steep endowment tax hikes, cut PhDs and libraries

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Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber lobbied members of Congress repeatedly to deter an increase in the endowment tax on colleges and universities. Instead, when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last summer, Princeton became one of a handful of schools whose endowment tax ballooned. Now, President Eisgruber is preparing his institution for change as … Read more