Should you pay extra for an airline seat assignment?
Is it worth paying extra for a seat assignment on a flight?
ECONOMY CLASS
Airline seats are too small. Here’s what we need to do.
Planes don’t just feel more cramped than ever — they are more cramped. There’s also a growing realization that small seats pose a real threat to our health and safety. And while there are ways to beat the system, the ultimate fix isn’t up to passengers.
She bid $594 for an upgrade on ITA Airways but was seated in economy class. Now her money is gone.
Can ITA Airways keep the money for your upgrade bid but send you to economy class?
Why the space shortage is squeezing airline passengers
A fragile medical device. An overstuffed rollaboard. A large cooler filled with snacks.You’d be shocked by what passengers are trying to fit under their economy class seats these days.
Downgraded on my American Airlines flight to New Zealand — do I get a refund?
After a passenger gets bumped to economy class, American Airlines promises her a refund for her flight downgrade. Then it refuses.
Is air travel getting better? Here are the surprising reasons it is
Your next flight may get an upgrade.
No, not as in a bigger seat in the front of the cabin. It’s bigger than that — much bigger.
Help! Chase Ultimate Rewards downgraded my flight — and then canceled it
Steve Feiertag’s flights from Palm Beach to Reykjavik are messed up, but Chase Ultimate Rewards won’t help him fix them. Is he about to lose $5,000?
American Airlines downgraded us. Can I get the fare difference refunded?
American Airlines downgrades Thomas Sennett and his family to economy class on their flights from Boston to Phoenix. Why isn’t it refunding the fare difference?
Do overweight passengers deserve a bigger seat on a plane?
On a recent flight from Phoenix to London, Gerri Hether found herself seated next to an overweight passenger — so overweight that he couldn’t fit into his seat.
No more reclining airline seats! Let’s lock ’em
Here’s an idea for creating a better flying experience: Why not stop economy-class airline seats from reclining?