Paying for baggage, snacks and other myriad things that used to be free is the best part of flying now. You really feel like you’re giving back to the system, after years of selfishly flying for less. Good for us.
All our hard work is paying off! The hapless airlines pulled in a hot $US21.5 billion in non-flying fees last year, accounting for a majority of revenue for some smaller carriers. And with oil prices increasing, getting pummelled by annoying feels will probably continue to chap our hides, like so many uncomfortable, peanut shell-riddled coach seats. [via The Atlantic]
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Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 6:01 PMyou can’t complain. the price of tickets has not changed for years, not even in line with inflation. in some cases it has been reduced. every time a new aircraft comes out with greater efficiency the savings go straight to the consumer in the form of a non raised fare.
If you can’t stomach paying for some food, fly on a full service carrier, and pay the extra dollars. but don’t go around saying that low cost carriers are money sucking machines, they give you far more than you think.