Sep 6th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Yes, you've heard about this all year, and you'll probably hear about it for a while to come. Airlines are still looking for ways to pull every dollar they can out of your wallets, but the reality is that they have no choice. Seven of the nine largest airlines in the United States had a rough time in August, making these measures more important than passengers might realize.
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Airline fees continue, necessary evil
Sep 6th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Yes, you've heard about this all year, and you'll probably hear about it for a while to come. Airlines are still looking for ways to pull every dollar they can out of your wallets, but the reality is that they have no choice. Seven of the nine largest airlines in the United States had a rough time in August, making these measures more important than passengers might realize.
The second bag, ...Irony alert - airlines not happy with new airport fee hikes
Jul 23rd, 2009 at 5:30PM: In what I can only describe as "you have to be kidding me", the Association of European Airlines (AEA) slammed European airports for increasing the fees they charge for the right to use their facilities. These fees are passed on to passengers in the form of "passenger facility charges". The airlines claim that increasing these fees is not fair in this current economic climate, and that the fees ...Ryanair: print your tickets at home or not, you pay
May 19th, 2009 at 1:00PM: We're all used to airline fees that punish inconvenient behavior. So, I was beyond impressed when Ryanair found a way to punish the helpful ... and punish the helpless. Starting on May 20, passengers will have to pay €10 if they print their own tickets. Essentially, taking matters into your own hands and saving time and expense at the airport will cost you somewhere between $10 and $15.
It ...Luton Airport charges a passenger drop-off fee
Apr 8th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Want to be a good sport and drop off a friend at London Luton? It's gonna cost you. Luton's really starting to nickel and dime passengers. First, there was the £1 trolley (cart) usage fee. That seems pretty reasonable; I've been running around checking cart coin slots for quarters since I was a kid. But they also charge £1 for clear plastic bags, should you need one to get your ...Travel resources start exposing airline fees
Mar 10th, 2009 at 12:30PM: We've covered sneaky airlines fees in the past, and as airlines learn the tricks to adding more and more fees to your trip, some online resources are starting to fight back. In the past, your ticket would consist of a base price, with some airport taxes, and a 9/11 security fee. Then airlines started whining about rising gas prices, so they added fuel surcharges. Then when gas prices went down ...The next hidden fee - Spirit Airlines to charge a fee for buying a ticket?
Mar 3rd, 2009 at 9:30AM: Nope - this is not an April fools post. Spirit Airlines, one of the cheapest of the US low cost carriers is working behind the scenes to introduce a "passenger usage fee" which is just a snazzy way of describing a fee to cover the costs of you buying a ticket. That's right - Spirit Airlines is going to charge you, in order to charge you. The fee is rumored to be $5 or $10, and will apply to any ...Hotel pays your baggage fees
Oct 21st, 2008 at 3:00PM:
Kimpton Group, a company with hotels and restaurants all over the United States and in British Columbia, is totally paying your baggage fees through December 31st, 2008. The promotion, called "We Got Your Bag," is simple: Due to airlines now charging you to check a second bag (which is totally ludicrous), people are unable to bring all the things they need to make themselves comfortable without ...If oil drops shouldn't fuel surchages drop too?
Sep 19th, 2008 at 10:00AM: Ever since oil went through the roof this summer, airlines have been instituting extra fees left and right to recoup the costs. Now, in addition to initial ticket price, passengers are being asked to pay for everything from bottled water to selecting seats to checking luggage. Once oil returns from the stratosphere, shouldn't the airlines rescind those fees? Don't count on it. Many carriers claim ...Consumer rally keeps meals on United flights -- what about other fees?
Sep 3rd, 2008 at 2:00PM: Nice work team. Late last week we reported that United Airlines was going to charge for meals on overseas flights departing from Washington Dulles. Thanks to a great deal of outcry from United's passengers, bloggers and you readers, the embattled airline has now decided to rescind their decision. A small victory in the face of many negative changes that have recently plagued the airline industry. ...United to charge for meals on international flights
Aug 21st, 2008 at 11:00AM: Gradual reductions to in-flight meals have finally reached the international market. It used to be that everyone on the aircraft got a meal, wherever where you were going or in what class you were. That slowly devolved to meals in first class on some long-haul flights (exception: Continental, where all meals in domestic are still free!). Now, spurned by cost cutting measures across the industry, ...US Airways Charges for Water
Aug 4th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Like every other airline in the country, US Airways is making cuts and adding charges. But the struggling carrier is going beyond charging for checked baggage and snacks. They are even going to charge you for water. So far that just means bottled water and soft drinks aren't free anymore. Not many travelers would be surprised if the next round of fees include a charge for flushing the toilet or ...Spirit Airlines to start charging for MIDDLE seats!
Jul 1st, 2008 at 6:00PM: Airlines have been doing anything they possibly can to raise money over the past few months, from checked bag fees to charging for soft drinks to increasing the price for almost everything that formerly had a fee associated with it. Now, according to an article over at Smarter Travel, Spirit has decided to start charging extra for online seat selection. Carriers have done this before -- many ...United to become second airline to charge for FIRST checked bag
Jun 12th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Chicago based United Airlines became the second main carrier to charge for checking one article of luggage this morning, following American Airlines announcement last month. Fees for the first bag will now be 15$, the second will be 25$ and fees for additional and oversized bags will significantly increase. The new policy goes into effect June 12 and doesn't apply to First, Business or elite ...American Airlines decides to charge for second checked bag
Apr 29th, 2008 at 12:00PM: In February it was United Airlines, in March it was Delta Airlines, and now this week it's American Airlines: starting May 12, checking a second bag on a domestic flight will now cost you an extra $25. That is unless you are an American Airlines frequent flier member with a certain status or you purchased a full-fare ticket. Bag number 3, 4 and 5 will all cost you $100 a piece, and if you are a ...United Airlines secretly raises ticket change fees
Apr 23rd, 2008 at 11:00AM: We are officially in the era of airline fees. Over the past few weeks, major carriers across the country have been implementing extra fees to check second bags on their aircraft. Now, beginning with United Airlines, they're starting to charge higher fees to change your ticket. The way the regular system works is as follows: when you buy a ticket you purchase your seat in a certain fare class, ...
