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It’s time to ban airline seat selection fees

September 5, 2023June 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.

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?

August 15, 2023June 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.

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

September 12, 2015September 12, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

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

An airline seat dispute quickly spirals out of control

August 30, 2023March 31, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

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

August 27, 2023January 18, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

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

September 13, 2023January 17, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

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

August 22, 2023January 10, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

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

August 30, 2023December 12, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

Hey airlines, enough with the musical chairs!

August 26, 2023November 22, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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?

August 28, 2023October 18, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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