More Airline Fees
I had total sticker shock when I bought my ticket to go home this summer – I paid for an economy class ticket what I used to pay for a business class ticket. Ulp. More money, less legroom, more headaches . . .
The Washington Post ways we have more unpleasant surprises in store:
Airline passengers, already enduring persistent flight delays and other customer service headaches, are confronting another aggravation: mounting fees for everything from checking a second bag to sending a child alone on a trip.
Carriers are turning to the fees and charges — some of which are built into the cost of a ticket — to help them cope with rising fuel costs, which account for increasing portions of their budgets.
Just in time for the summer travel season, airlines have tacked on a $25 fee to check a second bag, and yet another carrier announced last week that it was adding a fee for curbside baggage check-in. Others have steadily brought back pesky overnight-stay requirements to help them better separate business fliers from penny-pinching leisure travelers. Most have tried to slip fuel surcharges into the cost of tickets — fees that have climbed past $150 each way on some international flights.
Passengers won’t be feeling the squeeze just in their purses. Most major carriers have also announced reductions in flights by the fall to help improve efficiency, a move that will cram more passengers onto already crowded jets.
You can read the entire article HERE.
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I smell recession!
Really smart people are saying it’s already here. 😦
the credit goes to us all, we raised the oil pricess so SOME ppl will be paying the PRICE for it
I still wish I can apparate to california … I hate flying…cant wait til I travel .. Dreading the long flight :s
Speaking of airlines. Did you hear that American Airlines cancelled more than 900 flights yesterday? According to the news, I situation might last for many weeks to come. Yikes!!
Wizardous – I’m not so sure you can take ALL the credit. The US did a job on itself giving too many big loans to people who couldn’t really afford it. . . .hmmm. . . think that is happening anywhere else in the world?
Chirp – Me too! I HATE those long flights. It doesn’t really even matter what class you travel, the running from flight to flight is the same, the long boring waits, the time changes, the interruptions when you are trying to sleep – I would love to apperate!
Angelo – Yeh, that is really really bad news. I have an American flight coming up. This whole thing, re-checking things, could take a while and cause a lot of chaos.
yeah, its possible, who wouldnt say no to MORE MONEY IN THE JAR?
Wizardous, here is how I see it. Money you have to pay back at interest, for a house is one thing, for a car, well OK (although if you can, it is so much better to pay cash) but to take a loan for something that will be gone before you start paying it, like a vacation – that is the route to a life on the edge. People shouldn’t borrow just because they can, because there is a terrible price to pay. Lenders shouldn’t lend to people on whom it will be a hardship to pay the money back. To me, it’s black and white economics.