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Jul 21, 2012 | 1:11 pm

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Originally Posted by hfly

1) TA's in the United States have NOT made money in such a way for more than a decade, they make their money from ticketing fees and possibly through volume based bonuses.
2) It all has to do with Corporate discounts as YQ's are not ppart of any discount.
3)

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Originally Posted by davetravels

Have the airlines reinstated TA commissions? I thought they went bye-bye YEARS ago!

One time I got handed an agent coupon at a TA instead of my ticket.
It said at the bottom
TICKET 8382857XXXXXX
COMM 7.00
This means 7% commission, right?

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