The Onion: ‘American Airlines Now Charging Fees to Non-Passengers’

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 12.01.08 | 1:11 PM ET

“Tough times unfortunately mean tough measures,” the airline’s president told America’s finest news source.

Jim Benning is the cofounder and coeditor of World Hum.

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Zach 12.01.08 | 9:33 PM ET

The Onion should’ve singled out United—it’s a lot worse than American with the fees.

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