Maclean’s: The price of airline comforts

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Posted March 12, 2015 12:00 am.

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Experts say people are scoring record deals on airline travel but comforts come at a price. CityNews reporter Roger Petersen speaks with Maclean’s magazine senior writer Chris Sorensen about the real cost of flying.

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