Why Airlines Like High Credit Card Fees and What Their Elimination Could Mean For Your Free Travel
Fact checked by Peter Gratton d3sign/Getty Images Proposed legislation threatens to cap the potential rewards of credit card mileage programs. Swipe-fee charges—the 1.5%-to-3% “interchange” that merchants pay every time you swipe a rewards card—may feel invisible to travelers, yet they power a major profit engine in commercial aviation. U.S. banks hand over billions of dollars…