What about those airline fees? Say you buy a round-trip ticket from Seattle to San Francisco for $220. Add bag fees, a seat upgrade, flight insurance, a meal, and a cocktail, and you've paid for the price of your ticket ... again.
? Say you buy a round-trip ticket from Seattle to San Francisco for $220. Add bag fees, a seat upgrade, flight insurance, a meal, and a cocktail, and you’ve paid for the price of your ticket … again.
“I hate fees,” Ursula said. “I should just first of all go to an airline that doesn’t have those additional fees. And just do that consistently. And forget about trying to save the additional $50.” “For someone who just keeps fighting for the people, you now want people to pay more to get on an airplane,” Ursula said. “And remember about picking and choosing.”“I’m just tired of people thinking they’re slick,” Gee said. “And what ends up happening is, if your seat is in 6-A or 7-B, you get to your spot, and you find that you don’t have any room and your overhead because it’s filled up. And then they’re always asking you, sir, ma’am, you’re going to have to probably check that bag.
“They get people, like me, who think that they’re getting a bargain when you search and search and go on Kayak, and you look for that lowest price at the time you kind of want to travel,” Ursula said. “And then you find out, oh, that airline makes you pay for not just your first check bag, but also your carry-on bag. And then, if you want a seat other than the middle seat, you have to pay additionally.
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