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Airlines will make a record $118 billion in extra fees this year—their websites are designed to get you to pay (www.fastcompany.com)

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Airlines will make a record $118 billion in extra fees this year—their websites are designed to get you to pay::Airlines are piling on fees for checked bags, assigned seats, and other extras. Here's how their websites pressure fliers into paying for them.

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are they extra fees or just the price of the ticket? Southwest charges to board first. Is that a fee or just a better ticket?

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a fee, boarding first isn't a privilege really, though I understand why it might feel that way to some

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

boarding first isn't a privilege really

It is on southwest, since there's no unassigned boarding. I'm a tall dude, and I always pay for early boarding so I can get myself an emergency row seat

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ah, I've never flown without an assigned seat. Can see it making sense in that case

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

A fee for a better ticket