United Expands Its Basic Economy No-Frills Service
Photo Credit: Passengers who pay for a United basic economy fare don't get overhead bin space or bow out of a chance for an upgrade. Pictured is a United lobby at Boston Logan International Airport. United Airlines
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Like them or not, basic economy fares are here to stay. And United is expanding them throughout its domestic markets.
Basic economy fares are expanding into a new batch of United's markets only two months after they went on sale.
The new fares strip away perks such as mileage accrual, overhead bin space and upgrade privileges from economy passengers for a cost savings of about $20.
Basic economy was designed to compete with low cost carriers such as Spirit and Frontier. On Delta Air Lines, which designed
