Articles tagged “fees”

You still get your personal item, but anything larger than a small laptop case will cost you. Nice side effect: boarding and de-planing times will be cut if the fees scare enough people.

The double deposit will likely drive solo passengers away from Carnival towards more single-friendly offerings at Holland America or in one of the Norwegian Epic's solo rooms.

Well that's an interesting twist: A Franco-era law that may actually relieve consumers from tyranny.

Beyond ancillary fees, now it is the round of premium paid services, like US Airways adding premium food options and now this, designed to appeal to business travelers.

Selection's limited so far. And how long before they drop the free option on international, and charge for the crappy regular coach food? You know it will happen, right?

Bag fees are not against Southwest's religion and, with the acquisition of checked-bag-fee charging AirTran, management is undoubtedly mulling whether to see the green light.

easyJet and Ryanair are stuck in the fee-gotcha game, and easyJet, the smaller airline, now has some bragging rights of sorts.

Poor choice by corporate travel managers. An unhappy employee will likely cost a company much more than the $8.50 you didn't reimburse him for that sandwich on his last trip.

The U.S. is the most aggressive region in the world when it comes to ancillary revenue, with seven of the top 10 airlines in ancillary revenue totals. However, Asia-Pacific, with carriers such as AirAsia, Tiger Airways and Jetstar, is certainly no slouch.

Looks like the first price increase in 3 months will stick, even Southwest, industry bellwether, caved in. Fuel prices rise is a hollow excuse, though, as that causation has been proven to be a lie, for most part.