airlinefees
| 11:00AM 4/27/2009
Bet you didn't see this coming. We all wondered what new fees the major airlines were going to institute next. Ryanair's gambit to have us pay to pee didn't go over too well, cutting off that avenue for now. So what do they do? Simply hike the fees they already charge. And do it right as summer...
| 5:00PM 9/24/2008
The airlines might have found a tax loophole, and you're it. The travel consultancy firm T2 recently published a worrisome blog post that is gaining traction. The airlines' extra fees, it says, aren't just costing consumers more. They're also enabling the airlines to dodge tax to our...
| 4:13PM 9/22/2008
Hedging fuel costs sounds confusing, but it's nothing new. Some airlines, like the budget model Southwest, have managed to claim a profit in no small part because their masters were clever enough to buy most of its fuel when it was still sensibly priced. That can work out really well if gas prices...
| 6:00PM 6/02/2008
I ran across an interesting blog post this morning about how the airlines are treating their customers during these difficult financial times. The airlines are bleeding money, and their answer to stop that has been to create a bunch of new fees and to reduce the level of service to the...
| 2:30PM 5/27/2008
We shouldn't be surprised by this. In fact, I think the woes of air travelers has been one of my most frequent topics on WalletPop. The latest? United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Airlnes all have increased fares by up to $60 per round trip.We can't say we didn't see...
| 8:30AM 5/23/2008
Does it shock you that there's another fee to be had for the airlines? It shouldn't. We know more fees are coming, I just thought they would have been a little more creative about it. This one is boring: American Airlines is going to charge $15 to check one bag.That's right. If you want to check...
| 7:00PM 5/19/2008
The airlines are easy to complain about. They are losing money at alarming rates, and the comfort of their customers is the least of their concerns. There is a fee for everything under the sun, and these days you're lucky if you get a clean airplane and a sip of water during your flight.The...