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Airlines will make a record $118 billion in extra fees this year—their websites are designed to get you to pay (www.fastcompany.com)

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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.

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[–] robotopera 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

You can buy tickets at the ticket counter and they can't charge all the convenience fees. We've gotten tickets for 50% of what they were listed for online. Just go when there isn't a flight departing and have all your info ready to go. They will not be happy you are there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What fees do you find waived and for what airline? I haven't noticed TicketMaster-like convenience fees with the ones I fly

[–] robotopera 1 points 1 year ago

I've done it with frontier and spirit. I'm not sure what the specific fees are, but it's saved me tons of money for the few years I've been doing it.

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