United Airlines dumps the change fees permanently. Unless you’re flying “basic economy” Travelers hate change fees. Airlines love them and make a lot of money from those fees. At least they used to. With the arrival of COVID-19, most airlines have been temporarily waiving ticket change fees. United Airlines has been temporarily waiving change fees […]
Passengers complain mightily about the extra fees airlines now charge for everything from checking bags to choosing seats, yet are paying up – and up. In 2014, airlines earned $38.1 billion from fees charged for retail activities, a la carte services, frequent flier miles sold to partners and other so-called ancillary fees, according to a […]
United Airlines dumps the change fees permanently. Unless you’re flying “basic economy” Travelers hate change fees. Airlines love them and make a lot of money from those fees. At least they used to. With the arrival of COVID-19, most airlines have been temporarily waiving ticket change fees. United Airlines has been temporarily waiving change fees […]
Passengers complain mightily about the extra fees airlines now charge for everything from checking bags to choosing seats, yet are paying up – and up. In 2014, airlines earned $38.1 billion from fees charged for retail activities, a la carte services, frequent flier miles sold to partners and other so-called ancillary fees, according to a […]
On Monday United Airlines announced subscription programs offering customers either a year-long access to seats with extra legroom in the Economy Plus section of the cabin, or a year’s worth of pre-paid checked baggage fees. United says it is the first domestic carrier offering these services in subscription form. Prices start at $499 for the […]
Southwest Airlines, known for open seating and boarding passengers in bunches, announced this week that fliers can buy a priority spot in boarding group “A” for $40 per flight. Southwest will put unsold slots in the A1-15 boarding group up for sale, when available, at the gate beginning 45 minutes before departure. Passengers will then be able to use a credit card to […]
While a winter storm caused many airlines to issue travel change fee waivers this week, there are several new fees scheduled to take place in the new year. Here’s a sampling: *United Airlines is raising the membership rates for the United Club. According to a notice on the United website: “Effective January 1, 2013, United […]
Spirit Airlines is being really mean-spirited now. On Monday the airline announced that, beginning on November 6, passengers who wait until they get to the boarding gate to pay the airline’s fee for checking a piece of luggage or carrying it onto the airplane will pay $100 per bag. Passengers can pay lower luggage fees […]