So this is what they mean by happy jetting. JetBlue has admitted to increasing its ticket change fees. And the worst may be yet to come.
Effective May 1, JetBlue’s change fee is $100 — up from $40 when made online and $50 for phone reservations.
As is often reported airline fees have been soaring as fast or faster than the price of jet fuel. United Airline quietly increased its ticket change fee. Other fees have been rising as well.
Until airlines find a way to deal with rapidly increasing jet fuel costs, it seems that increases in fees of every sort will continue.
I’m still wondering how British Airways and Lufthansa and Air France with their similar cost structures manage to make something near a billion dollars in annual profit while our U.S. airlines continue struggling.
Don’t bet that these fees will be reversed when the jet fuel prices drop later this year. Just get used to it.
