Who’s really to blame for these absurd luggage rules?
Just the mention of the words “baggage” and “rule” in the same sentence is enough to raise the blood pressure of the average air traveler.
FEES
Ridiculous or not? Airlines charge fees to use my credit card
When it comes to airline fees, you’ve probably stopped asking yourself, “What’s will they think of next?”
Ridiculous or not? Airport parking fees start to multiply
Like many travelers, Hal Frost is accustomed to being hit with fees everywhere he goes, from the airport check-in counter to the hotel front desk. But long-term parking used to always be pretty straightforward: the rate he was quoted was the rate he paid.
Who has the worst fees in the travel industry? Here’s the surprise answer
Will the industry with the worst fees please stand up and take a bow?
“Airlines continue to insult my intelligence”
Don’t look now, but the airline industry is getting rich off fees. Very rich.
Passengers say they miss luggage-inclusive fares the most
It’s been more than two years since most major airlines “unbundled” their fares and began charging passengers for the first checked bag. And although air travelers are now paying more for their luggage than ever — $2.7 billion last year, compared with just $1.1 billion in 2008 — they are deeply unhappy about it, according to a new poll.
What’s behind all those airline change fees?
Dotti Cahill thought she had a $150 ticket credit on Delta Air Lines. She thought wrong.
Ray LaHood: “We’re in the era of full disclosure”
In part two of their interview with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Christopher Elliott and Charlie Leocha explore the new tarmac-delay restrictions for airlines and pending rules for the disclosure of surcharges, such as baggage fees, that have spread through the airline industry.
Banks, airlines deserve no credit for card tricks
On second thought, maybe you should leave home without it.