Articles tagged “fees”

With consumers' short attention span, JetBlue's new fare options and checked bag policy may not be such a big deal, especially when coupled with some lower fares and lower change fees.

It's a brave new world for JetBlue and its customers as the airline introduced a new fare lineup. The Blue Plus fare, which includes one free checked bag, is only about $15 more than the lowest fare type, which doesn't provide for a free checked bag.

JetBlue is getting all-grown up. It now has business class service, the airline will soon roll out a new fare structure and its pilots voted to join a union. The challenge is to ensure that the products and service that built JetBlue's reputation don't get lost in the evolution.

The big question for the Lufthansa Group is whether other airlines will follow its lead. Either way, things are about to get nasty.

Southwest is making buckets of money by not charging bag fees but JetBlue, squeezed for profits, needs to please Wall Street and start charging for first-chedked bags.

Worth every penny.

Improvements to aviation infrastructure are necessary if the U.S. plans to stay at the lead. It's simply a matter of who will pay.

Hotel CEOs agree that the fee frenzy has been overblown. They believe that fees, where needed, should be transparent, but that not many have actually been added in recent years.

U.S. airlines are increasingly offering their passengers more choice and flexibility. Translation? You will be paying more if you want stuff such as a seat assignment and the ability to change your flight.

Never say never, but the Transparent Airfares Act looks like it's been grounded with little hope of ever being cleared for take-off.