(WASHINGTON) — A Democratic-controlled Senate panel Tuesday approved a $2.50 increase in airline security fees that would double the per-passenger fee for those taking nonstop flights.
One of the many things that ticks us off about airlines is the lack of transparency: about the total cost of a flight, about flight delays, about whatever fee is coming down the pike next. That’s about to change. Under new rules being imposed by the Department of Transportation, airlines will have to disclose all [...]
Just took another look at my flight itinerary for Tuesday: yup, I’m booked on a Boeing 737. Great. It’s not on Southwest, so should I take the flight? Is the catastrophic risk higher this week than last week? Will flying ever cease to be an annoying pain in the butt? Yes. No. I hope so. [...]
Vision Air is landing in a business where profits are often delayed (Photo: Yuri Gripas/REUTERS) Next March, the airline industry will have a new arrival: Vision Air, which calls itself the “nation’s newest big jet, low-cost carrier,” will fly to currently underserved southeastern cities (Asheville, N.C, St. Petersburg, Fl., Macon, Ga.) and a few northern [...]
In its seemingly unending quest to tick off as many of its customers as often as possible, the airline industry has added another chapter: Spirit Air announced it will charge passengers for CARRY-ON bags. You get the first one on board for free, assuming it fits under the seat in front of you. The fee [...]
