Airlines will make a record $118 billion in extra fees this year—their websites are designed to get you to pay::Airlines are piling on fees for checked bags, assigned seats, and other extras. Here’s how their websites pressure fliers into paying for them.
Are they extra fees or just the price of the ticket? Southwest charges to board first. Is that a fee or just a better ticket?
It’s a fee, boarding first isn’t a privilege really, though I understand why it might feel that way to some
It is on southwest, since there’s no unassigned boarding. I’m a tall dude, and I always pay for early boarding so I can get myself an emergency row seat
Ah, I’ve never flown without an assigned seat. Can see it making sense in that case
A fee for a better ticket