
CNN
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Solo travelers have long faced higher prices when it comes to group tours and it seems that the so-called “single supplement” is being applied to flights as well.
Three of the biggest US airlines have been charging higher fares for solo flyers on some domestic routes, according to a recent investigation by consumer travel website Thrifty Traveler.
Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines are all currently charging what some are describing as “a tax on single travelers” on certain routes, Thrifty Traveler’s analysis found, with a fare doubling in at least one instance.
Kyle Potter, executive editor of Thrifty…