Airline seat selection fees: It’s pay to play – CNN
This paid seating thing just keeps getting attention. I spoke with CNN for this article.
Category: Seats
Skyrocketing seat selection fees enrage flyers, enrich airlines – USA Today
I was interviewed for this article about seat fees, and as I’ve written before, I strongly dislike them.
If you’ve never had the chance to fly Spirit’s Big Front Seat, you might be surprised to hear that it’s probably one of the best values in flying today. It’s also an incredibly unique product which exists nowhere else I know. This model, a true no-frills premium cabin (yes I … Read the post
I’m back from vacation, and I hope you enjoyed the 72 Hour series on the Alaska Milk Run while I was gone. Now comes the hard part… to figure out what to cover considering all that happened since I went away. One thing that stood out to me was something … Read the post
Over the last decade, the definition of “coach” has changed a great deal in the US. Seats have become closer together and ancillary fees have sprung up where they never existed before. Unsurprisingly, this has pissed off a lot of people. While I’m a believer in the a la carte … Read the post
In the last decade, it’s been incredibly rare to hear about American being first, but this is a different American these days. Yesterday, the airline announced it would add a true premium economy section to its international fleet. This isn’t innovative on a global scale, but within the US, … Read the post
Frontier has been slowly working on its transition from a traditional kind of airline into a more point-to-point-focused ultra low cost carrier (ULCC). This has been far from smooth-sailing as travelers have needed to adjust to the new reality of the airline. At the same time, there have been some … Read the post
Southwest had what it called an “especially amazing” announcement this week. The big news? The airline is introducing a new seat on its aircraft. Now the question is… is this going to be good? I have no idea.
All we know is … Read the post
Alaska is an airline on a tear right now. It’s posting record profits while expanding fairly quickly, not a combination that you often see. But what’s really interesting is that Alaska has effectively been pushed into this position by Delta’s attempt at a Seattle hub. And that nudge was apparently … Read the post
You might think Germans would just be spending this week basking in the glow of their World Cup victory, but that’s not the case at Lufthansa. In a stilted press release, Lufthansa laid out its vision for the future this week. What’s the plan? Turn the focus to building and … Read the post
Last June, when United announced it had installed flat beds on all of its long haul flights, I published a little guide so people could figure out which seats they would actually get when they flew. That went over well, so I’m doing it again, but this time it’s for … Read the post
Delta may not have announced it this way, but with yesterday’s decision to rework the cabins on some of the fleet, the airline seems to have decided to put forth the beginnings of a product plan for its domestic operation. The way I see it, there will be four … Read the post