Originally Posted by
xyzzy
I think they also paid some sort of commission. It was 10% years ago, but more recently is a certain amount per ticket. I've not kept up with the minutia, but I thought it was more than the $5/ticket being cited here.
I think everyone is different. My corporate TA with AAA has said multiple times that they get no cut for selling continental or any other airline. They do charge a $40 fee per ticket booked as the agency fee but that includes a lot more services for us than just booking....