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Will Free Drinks on Planes Disappear for Good?
The decision by discount airline Frontier to charge regular coach passengers two bucks for soft drinks (including sodas, coffee, tea and bottled water) was a bit of a shock, but as FareCompare noted they’re not the first U.S. airline to do so. Frontier adds carry-on and soda fees How Spirit Started it All Super-cheap discounter Spirit … Read Will Free Drinks on Planes Disappear for Good?
Posted In: Airlines (by name), FeesFrontier Adds $25 to $100 Carry-on Bag Fee for Some, $2 for Drinks
UPDATE – May 1, 7:30 p.m. EDT: Frontier has now provided additional clarification. The carry-on bag fee will apply only to those passenger who book anywhere but on the airline’s website, FlyFrontier. Those who purchase elsewhere will be charged $25 per carry-on if they pay during the online check-in process (on Frontier’s site), or, they’ll … Read Frontier Adds $25 to $100 Carry-on Bag Fee for Some, $2 for Drinks
Posted In: Airlines (by name), FeesAll Legacy Airlines Have Now Raised Change Fees
You saw this coming. First United raised its U.S. domestic change fee from $150 to $200, quickly followed by US Airways. Now others have joined in raising what airfare analyst Rick Seaney has called, “the worst fee ever.” Hear Rick explain what the heck they’re doing: American, Delta Raise Change Fees As of yesterday (April … Read All Legacy Airlines Have Now Raised Change Fees
Posted In: Airlines (by name), FeesTourette Syndrome Man Kicked Off Plane for Saying ‘Bomb’
Michael Doyle has Tourette Syndrome. The symptoms of this neurological disorder can include involuntary verbal tics which, as the National Tourette Syndrome Association points out, may include “socially inappropriate words or phrases.” Doyle used one of those inappropriate words while getting ready to take-off on a JetBlue flight from Washington, D.C., to San Juan, Puerto Rico, … Read Tourette Syndrome Man Kicked Off Plane for Saying ‘Bomb’
Posted In: Airlines (by name)Making a Merger Sausage: Update on American, US Airways
In case you were wondering how large airlines go about the business merging and the thousands of changes large and small included in such an undertaking, let’s just say it’s not unlike making a sausage. Here is the latest on the proposed union between American and US Airways which was announced, appropriately enough, back on … Read Making a Merger Sausage: Update on American, US Airways
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