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The Consumer Travel Alliance is conducting a survey of the 10 most irritating airline fees. Let the alliance know which fees tick you off the most. Let us know whether any of these fees has surprised you at the airport. Whether the fees have strained your budget and whether airlines should be required to disclose all of their fees in advance on every web site that sells airline tickets?
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Mall of America to get luxury hotel, AA to charge for front row seats, passengers survival was a miracle by design
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It’s slightly ironic that after leading the legacy carriers in unbundling airfares, American Airlines is now becoming one of the leaders in bundling airline fees.
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Anyone who has traveled recently knows the bane of travelers, taxes; lots of taxes. Taxes on your air transportation. Taxes on hotels. Taxes on rental cars. It’s enough to make travelers want to throw tea overboard.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced the new visa-waiver supplemental charge this last week. A portion of the entry fee will go toward funding the Corporation for Travel Promotion, created by the 2009 Travel Promotion Act.
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Baldanza defends cabin bag fee, meets with government officials The CEO of Spirit Airlines came to Washington to defend his airline’s decision to impose carry-on baggage fees. CEO Ben Baldanza met with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, FAA Administrator Randy Babbit and a clutch of Senators and Congressmen. He also addressed the International Aviation Club.
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One of the central struggles in the Senate/House conference committee negotiations on the FAA Reauthorization bill is clarity and transparency of airfares. In the European Union, the same transparency of airfares and fees is already mandatory. It is time that airline passengers get the same total price information here as home that European lawmakers require from our airlines overseas.
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In part two of their interview with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Christopher Elliott and Charlie Leocha explore the new tarmac-delay restrictions for airlines and pending rules for the disclosure of surcharges, such as baggage fees, that have spread through the airline industry.
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Spirit Airlines’ decision to begin charging passengers for carry-on luggage — and lowering some fares to a penny — has caught the attention of the federal government, as many predicted it would. In part one of our exclusive interview with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, we talk about fees, consumer protection and the future of airline service
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In their relentless quest towards the world of zero fares, American Airlines after adding standby charges has moved to charge a fee for blankets and pillows on domestic flights starting May 1. They join JetBlue and USAirways who already charge for pillows and blankets.
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