Twa May Eliminate Cap On Commissions

TWA, one of the airline industry’s weakest carriers, may break ranks with rivals and scrap a three-month-old policy of limiting travel agent commissions.

Such a move could benefit TWA by making travel agents funnel clients to TWA flights, and would cost the carrier relatively little since its share of the market is small compared with healthier rivals.

If TWA abandoned the limits, it could undermine the airline industry’s move to reduce costs by limiting the amount of money paid to travel agents.