Airlines will make a record $118 billion in extra fees this year—their websites are designed to get you to pay::Airlines are piling on fees for checked bags, assigned seats, and other extras. Here’s how their websites pressure fliers into paying for them.
Yeah, this is a pretty common thing for me as well. I prefer to sit by my wife on long flights (3+ hours) and will usually pay an enormous fee for a damned middle seat. Outside of that, pfft hell no. Then it’s a toss-up whether I get what I want or not. The prices are pretty outrageous considering it costs nothing.
On exception was flying Lot Airlines to and from Poland. We picked seats together on both flights, and neither selection was honored. That was pretty BS. They couldn’t fix it at the gate because the flight was full and it would be too difficult. 🤦♂️
Can’t just ask the person to swap you? Most people don’t want the middle seat.
Hmm. That’s a good point… Book both the aisle and window and hope nobody takes the middle! Depending on the route that’s workable.
If that doesn’t pan out, I suppose the situation is similar, but I’ll get to make someone a bit happier by swapping, which is also a win.
Seriously, thank you. I got something out of this.