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falmouth3 · June 19, 2009, 03:57 PM

Airlines add fees -- and some fees on top of fees
With some airlines charging fees on top of their fees, what's next?
By Joshua Freed, AP Airlines Writer
On Friday June 19, 2009, 3:18 pm EDT
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- As if charging $15 to check a bag weren't enough, two airlines are asking for $5 more beginning this summer if you pay at the check-in counter -- a fee on top of a fee.

Of course, you could always pay your baggage fee from home. The airlines call it the "online discount."

If airlines can get away with that, what's next? Rather than raise fares in the middle of a recession, they're piling on fees to make money -- fees for bags, fees to get through the line faster, even fees for certain seats.

[Because this article was copyrighted by the Associated Press, I have deleted most of the text to be in compliance with TUG's respect for copyrights. Those wishing to read the entire article can do so here. Dave M, BBs Moderator]

Talent312 · June 19, 2009, 07:53 PM

How about a gate access fee for using the jetway?

T_R_Oglodyte · June 19, 2009, 08:05 PM

What a bunch of inept nincompoops!!!!

If they were truly skilled at tacking on fees, they would be politicians instead of airline executives.

ScoopLV · June 19, 2009, 08:10 PM

They'll be charging for cabin pressurization next...

T_R_Oglodyte · June 19, 2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

They'll be charging for cabin pressurization next...

Nahhh, that wouldn't work. They've got to give people more choice than that.

A more sensical approach would be to rent oxygen masks. The airline then pressurizes the plane to about 15,000 feet equivalent pressure. If you want more oxygen than that, rent the mask.

That way those people with healthy cardio-pulmonary systems wouldn't be subsidizing their weaker co-passengers. Just as those who have need for more than one seat should pay for that extra space, so those who need more oxygen should pay for that benefit as well.

BMWguynw · June 19, 2009, 09:32 PM

I still think the pay toilet thing is hilarious.

Dave

EZ-ED · June 22, 2009, 12:19 PM

Airline fees chart

http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...OE=click-refer

June 19, 2009, 03:57 PM	#1
falmouth3 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Burlington, MA Posts: 1,649	Airlines add fees -- and some fees on top of fees Airlines add fees -- and some fees on top of fees With some airlines charging fees on top of their fees, what's next? By Joshua Freed, AP Airlines Writer On Friday June 19, 2009, 3:18 pm EDT Buzz up! 0 Print MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- As if charging $15 to check a bag weren't enough, two airlines are asking for $5 more beginning this summer if you pay at the check-in counter -- a fee on top of a fee. Of course, you could always pay your baggage fee from home. The airlines call it the "online discount." If airlines can get away with that, what's next? Rather than raise fares in the middle of a recession, they're piling on fees to make money -- fees for bags, fees to get through the line faster, even fees for certain seats. [Because this article was copyrighted by the Associated Press, I have deleted most of the text to be in compliance with TUG's respect for copyrights. Those wishing to read the entire article can do so here. Dave M, BBs Moderator] Last edited by Dave M : June 19, 2009 at 08:15 PM.

June 19, 2009, 07:53 PM	#2
Talent312 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jul 4, 07 Location: North Florida Posts: 2,042	How about a gate access fee for using the jetway? __________________ ... Member, Gator Nation ("Go Gators")

June 19, 2009, 08:05 PM	#3
T_R_Oglodyte TUG Lifetime Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Belly-View, WA Posts: 5,742 Resorts: Diamond Resorts Poipu Raintree Vacation Club Winners Circle Wyndham Pahio Bali Hai Villas	What a bunch of inept nincompoops!!!! If they were truly skilled at tacking on fees, they would be politicians instead of airline executives. __________________ Steve Nelson Democracy is two wolves and a rabbit voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed rabbit preventing the vote from being enforced.

June 19, 2009, 08:10 PM	#4
ScoopLV Guest BBS Reg. Date: May 7, 08 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 782 Resorts: Hyatt Beach House, Key West	They'll be charging for cabin pressurization next... __________________ Coming up: Napa, Carmel, Peru? A happy life boils down to a simple equation: Everything you have seen and done divided by everything there is to see and do. 59 countries seen, 136 to go.

June 19, 2009, 09:32 PM	#6
BMWguynw TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 1, 06 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 2,159 Resorts: Kauai Beach Villas; Schooner Landing; RAVC	I still think the pay toilet thing is hilarious. Dave __________________ 2010 Vacations: Spring - A week on the Big Island, then a week on Kauai. Fall - A week exploring the Yucatan.

June 22, 2009, 12:19 PM	#7
EZ-ED TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Posts: 341	Airline fees chart http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...OE=click-refer __________________ Buddy and Ed

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