NWA tacks on $80 charge to tickets
Northwest Airlines Corp. on Wednesday increased fares for some of its round-trip tickets by up to $80.
The airline confirmed today it instituted fuel surcharges on more than 4,000 city pairs for travel beginning Jan. 10, 2009.
Ticket monitoring Web site farecompare.com broke news of the price increase this morning.
Kristin Baur, a spokeswoman for Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest (NYSE: NWA), said the charge was needed to offset the high price of fuel. She also noted that similar increases were made by United Airlines and US Airways pay day loans.
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal