Delta to hit travelers with new fees

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Delta Airlines is adding fees for booking tickets by phone, traveling with your dog and sending your kid on a trip alone. Alisa Roth looks into why such fees makes more sense than raising ticket prices.

A worker helps guide a Delta Air Lines plane. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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