Continental and American scrap base commission in US - TravelMole


Continental and American scrap base commission in US

Tuesday, 19 Mar, 2002 0

Continental Airlines and American Airlines have followed Delta by announcing they will no longer pay base commission to agents in the US and Canada, with immediate effect.

Both carriers will no longer pay base commission for tickets issued by travel agents in the US (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) and Canada. Commission outside these countries remains unchanged.

The move was widely expected following Delta’s initial announcement late last week. However unlike Delta, neither American or Continental have said they will continue to pay key travel agents individually negotiated incentive commissions.

In contrast to the situation in the UK, there was no debate between the agents and airlines before the cuts were imposed. All three US carriers have said they will make “no further comment” on the matter.

See our previous stories:

11 Sep 2001 ASTA president says two hour strike was just the beginning
24 Aug 2001 US agents to close for two hours in commission cap protest
23 Aug 2001United, Delta join domestic capping on US agent commission
20 Aug 2001 Agents in US slam American Airlines’ latest move
22 Aug 2001Radius joins American Airlines commission row



 



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