Frontier Airlines eliminates 'Covid recovery fee' it has been charging since May after backlash

Frontier Airlines is discontinuing its "Covid Recovery Charge."
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Frontier Airlines had been charging flyers an extra "Covid recovery fee" on tickets booked since May.
The $1.59 fee was levied for each passenger and flight segment on new bookings.This is Frontier's second attempt at raising revenues under the guise of the pandemic.See more stories on Insider's business page.
Frontier Airlines has abandoned yet another plan to increase revenues by charging flyers extra fees und