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Airline seat selection fees are one of the most hated surcharges in the travel industry — and they should be illegal.

Let’s ban airline seat selection fees

March 18, 2025June 4, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

Airline seat selection fees are one of the most hated surcharges in the travel industry — and they should be illegal. Here’s how to avoid them.

Categories Featured, On Travel, Popular
Flying with a disability is never easy, in past, airlines have lightened the burden a little by offering passengers advance seat assignments.

As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are passengers with disabilities being left behind?

March 2, 2024June 5, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

Flying with a disability is never easy, but in the past, airlines have lightened the burden a little by offering passengers such as Scott Nold advance seat assignments.

Categories Commentary

Is it time to take a stand against shrinking airline seats?

February 5, 2024September 12, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

It’s not your imagination: Economy class seats on airplanes are shrinking.

Categories Commentary
Economy class airline seats are small consider what happened to Deana Worth on a recent American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Miami.

An airline seat dispute quickly spirals out of control

February 2, 2024March 31, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Economy class airline seats are small consider what happened to Deana Worth on a recent American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Miami.

Categories Is This Enough Compensation?
The lowly economy-class section is getting an upgrade in 2015. Or a downgrade, depending on your point of view.

Economy class gets an upgrade – or is it a downgrade?

January 29, 2024January 18, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

The lowly economy-class section is getting an upgrade in 2015. Or a downgrade, depending on your point of view.

Categories The Navigator
Many airlines are squeezing the seats in steerage closer together to make more money while lavishing elite customers with more perks.

Do you have the right to recline your economy class seat back as far as it goes?

January 29, 2024January 17, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Many airlines are squeezing the seats in steerage closer together to make more money while lavishing elite customers with more perks.

Categories Commentary
Bob thought he'd booked an economy class seat when he flew on American Airlines recently. It turns out he'd only bought half a seat.

Oh, you want a comfortable airline seat? That’ll be extra

January 29, 2024January 10, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Bob thought he’d booked an economy class seat when he flew on American Airlines recently. It turns out he’d only bought half a seat.

Categories Commentary
When John Banister's bid for an upgrade on Aer Lingus is successful, he thinks he'll be flying home in style. He's half right.

I bid on a business-class seat on Aer Lingus, but I only got half of one

September 5, 2024December 12, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

When John Banister’s bid for an upgrade on Aer Lingus is successful, he thinks he’ll be flying home in style. He’s half right.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
The "comfort" coach seats for which she'd paid had been changed. The airline re-seated her two rows away from her husband.

Hey airlines, enough with the musical chairs!

January 29, 2024November 22, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

The “comfort” coach seats for which she’d paid had been changed. The airline re-seated her two rows away from her husband.

Categories Commentary
A wave of airline incidents has exposed the problem like a threadbare economy class seat on an aging puddle jumper.

Is it time for minimum airline seat standards?

January 29, 2024October 18, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

A wave of airline incidents has exposed the problem like a threadbare economy class seat on an aging puddle jumper.

Categories Commentary
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