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JetBlue again raises checked-bag fees

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp has added another $5 to its fees for checking a first and second bag, setting a new benchmark that other major US airlines will probably follow. The airline has hiked the cost of checking a first bag to $35 from $30, and to $45 from $40 for the second bag. The price for checking a third ...

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US tests passengers for deadly Chinese virus at three airports

Bloomberg Passengers flying into three of the busiest US airports from Wuhan, China, or via connecting flights were screened for a new virus that has sickened dozens in China and already spread in Southeast Asia. US health and immigration officials started screening passengers on direct flights from Wuhan for symptoms such as coughs and fever at New York’s John F ...

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S African Airways director resigns amid cash crunch

Bloomberg Martin Kingston resigned as a director of South African Airways as the state-owned airline’s administrator scrambles for cash to keep it going. “There is no need for me to be on the board given the appointment of the Business Rescue Practioners,” Kingston, the executive chairman of Rothschild & Cos South African unit, said. The loss-making carrier has been under ...

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