Comments on: Worst Airline Fees http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/ Money Management, Small Business, Career Wed, 23 May 2012 21:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14877 Ryan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:30:06 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14877 Very cool, Joe! Just another reason why Southwest rocks! (I just wish they flew out of my local airport!). ;-) Very cool, Joe! Just another reason why Southwest rocks! (I just wish they flew out of my local airport!). ;-)

]]> By: Joe http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14830 Joe Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:27:07 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14830 Recently I was booked on a Southwest flight from the East Coast through Chicago Midway to Texas. I found a direct flight and changed my ticket. Not only did SWA not charge extra but they refunded to me the tax for landing in Chicago. Too cool. Recently I was booked on a Southwest flight from the East Coast through Chicago Midway to Texas. I found a direct flight and changed my ticket. Not only did SWA not charge extra but they refunded to me the tax for landing in Chicago. Too cool.

]]> By: Student Scrooge http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14814 Student Scrooge Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:18:44 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14814 Well... flying definitely is not as fun as it used to be, thats for sure. There certainly is an annoyance factor associated with an environment that seems like it constantly trying to sell you something. BUT... I don't have a problem with a lot of these fees. Paper ticket? Not any reason anymore to get one. Paying over the phone? There is no reason not to book over the internet, and if for some reason you are uncomfortable with that, I see no reason why its not fair for the airline to recoup the cost of a call center. Paying for headphones? I bring my own, and would rather not subsidize my seatmate's. That $10 sandwich? I'm not flying a restaurant -- if I can't make it the length of the flight without eating, I should expect to pay more. That being said, there are certainly fees that seem quite unreasonable -- hiding costs inside an international fuel surcharge that costs more than the base fare of the ticket is a pretty deceptive practice, and seat reservations and luggage seem appropriate complimentary items. I really hope that we're just going through an adjustment period with the airlines and that eventually things will swing back some... Well… flying definitely is not as fun as it used to be, thats for sure. There certainly is an annoyance factor associated with an environment that seems like it constantly trying to sell you something.

BUT… I don’t have a problem with a lot of these fees. Paper ticket? Not any reason anymore to get one. Paying over the phone? There is no reason not to book over the internet, and if for some reason you are uncomfortable with that, I see no reason why its not fair for the airline to recoup the cost of a call center. Paying for headphones? I bring my own, and would rather not subsidize my seatmate’s. That $10 sandwich? I’m not flying a restaurant — if I can’t make it the length of the flight without eating, I should expect to pay more.

That being said, there are certainly fees that seem quite unreasonable — hiding costs inside an international fuel surcharge that costs more than the base fare of the ticket is a pretty deceptive practice, and seat reservations and luggage seem appropriate complimentary items.

I really hope that we’re just going through an adjustment period with the airlines and that eventually things will swing back some…

]]> By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14792 Ryan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:38:03 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14792 <strong>John: </strong>No doubt, John. They aren't very well run, and most operate at a deficit. <strong>Jim: </strong>I prefer to fly Southwest as well, but they aren't at my local airport. It's cheaper for me to fly form the airlines at my local airport instead of driving an hour and a half and pay for parking. John: No doubt, John. They aren’t very well run, and most operate at a deficit.

Jim: I prefer to fly Southwest as well, but they aren’t at my local airport. It’s cheaper for me to fly form the airlines at my local airport instead of driving an hour and a half and pay for parking.

]]> By: deepali http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14785 deepali Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:23:51 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14785 some of those fees i'm ok with - like the jetblue blanket fee. it's expensive and wasteful for them to wash the blankets, so instead you either dress warmly or buy it off them and you get to keep it. like paying for the headphones which you also get to keep... makes us more mindful of reusing things. :) the rest of it sucks though. :) although i only paid $7 to redeem ff miles on NW recently...? some of those fees i’m ok with – like the jetblue blanket fee. it’s expensive and wasteful for them to wash the blankets, so instead you either dress warmly or buy it off them and you get to keep it. like paying for the headphones which you also get to keep… makes us more mindful of reusing things. :)
the rest of it sucks though. :)

although i only paid $7 to redeem ff miles on NW recently…?

]]> By: doctor S http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14757 doctor S Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:59:19 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14757 Yea these petty fee's are absurd these days and even more are the commercials. I wonder what the numbers look like but I am sure Southwest is cleaning up right now with some of the ads they have been airing. The airline industry needs to be simplified. Yea these petty fee’s are absurd these days and even more are the commercials. I wonder what the numbers look like but I am sure Southwest is cleaning up right now with some of the ads they have been airing. The airline industry needs to be simplified.

]]> By: Kristen http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14755 Kristen Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:20:05 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14755 We found out the hard way about how much it costs to change a flight reservation. My darling husband (who is the worst person with dates ever!), wanted to be in charge of planning our honeymoon. He screwed up the date of our return flight home. It cost us several hundred dollars to get on a flight for the right day. I'm not even going to get started on the cost of everything on the flight ... We found out the hard way about how much it costs to change a flight reservation. My darling husband (who is the worst person with dates ever!), wanted to be in charge of planning our honeymoon. He screwed up the date of our return flight home. It cost us several hundred dollars to get on a flight for the right day.

I’m not even going to get started on the cost of everything on the flight …

]]> By: jim http://cashmoneylife.com/worst-airline-fees/#comment-14741 jim Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:46:12 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=715#comment-14741 All this nickel and diming is ridiculous, just include it in the cost and be done with it. I fly Southwest in part because they don't do any of this BS. All this nickel and diming is ridiculous, just include it in the cost and be done with it. I fly Southwest in part because they don’t do any of this BS.

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