Senate moving ahead with airline fee rules despite Trump’s opposition

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Despite fierce opposition from U.S. airlines and the Trump administration, the Senate plans to advance legislation that would regulate extra fees charged to passengers, an increasingly popular practice in the industry.

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that his panel’s version of a bill reauthorizing funding for the Federal Aviation Administration — which includes the fee provision — wouldn’t be changed before reaching the Senate floor.

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