neil: that depends where the tattoos are. i do. and american airlines is sorry. that was really. that was sassy. and quit while you re he ahead on this. neil: i meant nothing and what ben might have been inferring, go ahead. and where was i. neil: you find it offensive. i find it offensive. neil: the fees not the tattoos. mine says mom on it. right here, mom. show it to me. neil: the industry makes a lot of money and charles payne you pointed out last week, the industry makes a ton of money off of it. i guess the way they go about it shall the airlines haven t figured out a way to make money since 1980 s and gone into the senseless air fare wars. i think it s a disingenuous way to do business.
they also charge for an overhead bin as we said. the items, the boarding pass? no thanks i don t want to pay 5 bucks for boarding pass. pound for pound most profitable. surprise other airlines haven t taken this same tact to do it. here is what the airlines ceo has to say about it. if a corporation is buying your ticket, you are not going to fly with us. we are okay with that more people eat at mcdonald s than at morton s. a lot of americans who just want to get from point a to point b and they don t need extra leg room which is one of the big slaps against spirit airlines there is no leg room. least leg room. if you do want to consider it like a bus with wings. and pay a little amount it works. they consider gray howneld a greyhound a competitor. is this working for you? will it continue? are they seeing repeat customers or is it one and done? let us know at ff weekend on twitter. let s get to the reps of your headlines right now.
medical officials say hamas troops may be buried in the rubble. three french aid workers kidnaped more than five months ago in yemen have been freed by al qaeda militants. the french news agency quotes nicolas sarkozy and officials as confirming the release. no word yet on their condition. mr. sarkozy thanked the authorities for their help. an inquiry prompting by the phone hacking scandal brought down by the british tabloid gets under way in london today. investigators will look at the culture, practices and ethics of the british news media. a separate police probe of the scannedle is ongoing. those are the top stories from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain vergee and world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stephens. you re watching world business today. our top stories this morning, the 14th of november. president obama wants asia to keep on growing but tells c
ceiling debate diminishing confidence in their customers. shepard: thank you michael. most of the airlines cashing in after a government foul up this is a doozy. your congress failed to pass legislation friday to keep the faa cooperating. so the airlines haven t had to collect taxes on tickets. that meant they had a choice give the savings back to the customers or pocket it? imagine, alaska, frontier, spirit, virgin america are passing on the savings. here s the list of the airlines which raised ticket prices: the u.s. government is losing 200 million a week in tax revenue. could congress once again, a huge congratulations and thank you for all you do. details on the amy winehouse police investigation and autopsy is plus, friends and family attending a private funeral a
earning statement saying debt ceiling debate diminishing confidence in their customers. shepard: thank you michael. most of the airlines cashing in after a government foul up this is a doozy. your congress failed to pass legislation friday to keep the faa cooperating. so the airlines haven t had to collect taxes on tickets. that meant they had a choice give the savings back to the customers or pocket it? imagine, alaska, frontier, spirit, virgin america are passing on the savings. here s the list of the airlines which raised ticket prices: the u.s. government is losing 200 million a week in tax revenue. could congress once again, a huge congratulations and thank you for all you do. details on the amy