Sentence examples for change penalties from inspiring English sources

But change penalties are big revenue producers for airlines, which collected $2.4 billion in such penalties in 2011.

Last Friday, for example, it had more comprehensive information on its Web site than its competitors did about flight disruptions and the airlines' policies for temporarily waiving change penalties for passengers affected by delays.

A very rough estimate of the size of that revenue can be made from data compiled by the Transportation Department, which show that airlines collected $6 billion in fees for checked bags and reservation change penalties in 2012, compared with $1.3 billion in 2007.

Besides bag check charges and reservations change penalties, the revenue comes from a large and growing array of services and products as airlines devise ever more strategies to become "more active retailers of travel," according to Jay Sorensen, the president of IdeaWorksCompany.

For a 9 a.m. flight departing from Kennedy Airport, a customer could choose (all one-way tickets) the Economy Super Saver fare for $344, pay $754 for a refundable Economy Saver ticket with no change penalties, or buy a $1,316 Economy Flexible ticket including the ability to upgrade by spending 500 frequent-flier miles.

We define a "climate change penalty" as the additional emission controls necessary to meet a given ozone air quality target.

Another option, Choice Plus, costs $88 extra and adds penalty-free same-day standby change options, while also eliminating the change penalty.

Emission controls reduce the magnitude of this climate change penalty and can even turn it into a climate benefit in some regions.

The change penalty and any extra charge for higher fares is waived, provided a passenger rebooks and begins the new trip by Nov. 7.

The treasurer, Joe Hockey, said he did not envisage legislation to change penalty rates, but called on business to "be more proactive in their engagement with the Fair Work Commission".

Some workers grumble the law discourages employers from offering extra shifts on short notice, because they would have to pay the last-minute schedule change penalty — even if workers would be happy for the chance to pick up more hours.