Gadling

It bothers me that people think that airline prices are reasonable. I will admit that for many popular routes prices have remained competitive. The problem is for those of us who don't live on popular routes. I live in Grand Forks, ND and Northwest is the only airline that flies to our airport. They do not hesitate to charge whatever they want to their customers who have no other option. I would like Northwest to explain to me why a 2.5 hour flight from orlando to minneapolis is $200 while a 45 min. flight from Minneapolis to Grand Forks is well over $400. That right there shows that they don't care about their customers. Airlines will charge you for anything that they can get away with, including premium seats, etc. And since when did the first 15 rows of a 25 row aircraft become premium? If airlines are going to have the gaul to charge you $5 for a sandwich on a 6 hour flight they should at least be set up to give change. You would never go into a restaurant and have them tell you that you need to use exact change. If you are going to charge at least be set up to do it.

I guess what I am trying to say (even if it did turn into a rant) is: don't just assume that because your ticket prices haven't changed that they aren't making up for it somewhere else. They are making up for it with all the people that don't have a choice of airlines.

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