Report recommends rules on airline fees
WASHINGTON – The government should crack down on airline fees for things such as seat reservations, checked baggage and ticket changes or cancellations, which are often unfair or hidden from consumers, according to a Senate report released Thursday.
The report, which is based on an investigation by the Democratic staff of the Senate commerce committee, says there appears to be no connection between the price of checked-bag fees and the costs incurred by the airlines that impose them.
New group claims Saudi suicide attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – An allegedly new Islamic State affiliate in Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for Thursday’s suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound in the country’s southwest that killed at least 15 people, most of them members of the kingdom’s special forces.
It was the deadliest attack against Saudi security personnel in years and one that is likely to pull the kingdom deeper into the regional war with IS extremists.
Associated Press
