- Lufthansa (OTCQX:DLAKF, OTCQX:DLAKY) is taking the dramatic move to charge passengers an extra fee for booking travel through third-party sites.
- Though many airlines are reducing the number of flight options they show on travel sites, Lufthansa is one of the first major carriers to charge for booking outside its network.
- The fee from the German airline for outside bookings will begin in September and average $18 per ticket.
- The trend could pick up warn some industry watchers.
- “Consumers are going to go to the price-comparison sites and thinking they’re comparing prices, but they’re not,” said Yale professor Fiona Scott Morton.
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