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Before you pay for airline perks in 2010 – consider a mileage run (and soon)

by Janice Hough on October 21, 2009

Now that most major airlines in the U.S. have figured out how to charge for just about everything short of the lavatories – and trust me, that could be coming – an airline ticket has become the equivalent of the base price in an automobile ad. By the time you add up the final bill, the price is a lot higher.

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What’s next for airline fees — “super priority” boarding? (Don’t laugh)

by Janice Hough on September 23, 2009

One hot trend in the airline service fee business, is paying for better seats and or earlier boarding. Offers range from Southwest’s $10 priority boarding fee, to a sliding scale of charges Delta and Northwest have for aisle or window seats towards the front, to the fees that can top $100 on United for economy plus seating.

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