Airlines, now providing the worst service in their history, combined with a flurry of canceled flight because of maintenance glitches, are adding fees everywhere they can.
The Washington Post chronicles additional fees for airline travelers from the newly minted “additional baggage fee” to increased charges for flying pets and unaccompanied minors.
Just in time for the summer travel season, airlines have tacked on a $25 fee to check a second bag, and yet another carrier announced last week that it was adding a fee for curbside baggage check-in. Others have steadily brought back pesky overnight-stay requirements to help them better separate business fliers from penny-pinching leisure travelers. Most have tried to slip fuel surcharges into the cost of tickets — fees that have climbed past $150 each way on some international flights.
Part of the reason these fees are beginning to show up in greater numbers is because the airline software systems are now coming online that allow the airlines to more effectively “unbundle” their airfares.
