Are you angry that airlines are nickel & diming consumers by now "surcharging" for everything from the seat you choose (aisle or window) to 10% (of YOUR ticket price) for a child under 1 to sit on your lap?

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• Hmmmm...I just posted a response...where'd it go?

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on July 5th, 2008

• I'll try again...
  
  I can appreciate that the airlines are a business and that businesses are in the business of making money...what is unconscionable to me is how these fees are effecting run of the mill families. I cannot fathom that the decision to charge passengers $3 for a soda will, in the end, add to their bottom line. Most consumers are savvy enough to avoid such fees by supplying their own snacks and beverages. If you pay $600 for a seat to have to pay an additional $60 for your baby, who by not actually occupying a seat, does not have the benefit of the one carry-on and one checked bag rule, seems not only outrageous to me, but also the lowest level of “customer service” in society today.

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on July 5th, 2008

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• Thanks for your answer, yo...

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on July 5th, 2008

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• Thanks for your answer, TS. You appear to be seasoned traveler...smart move, living in a coastal state where you can cruise off from at a moments notice. Have you noticed, through the years, the shipping industry suffering as well?

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on July 6th, 2008

• I have noticed that ALL transportation has taken hits especially of late and that the only thing that can be expected, is the unexpected.......

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  by THE TRAVEL SLUT on July 6th, 2008

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• Hey there...how'd I miss this answer? I don't know but I apologize for the delay in acknowledging receipt, Vladimir. (If that is indeed your true identity... :P )

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on August 3rd, 2008

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• Hmmm...bringing your children with you is an extra that airlines should try to make a profit on. Interesting. By comparing apples to oranges (i.e. babies to Burger King) suggests to me the possibility that you either do not have children or you have never had to dish out $2300 to fly a family of 4 (one being a lap child) across only 3 states. You are correct in your statement that there are other modes of transportation, perhaps you could stop by and pick us up next summer and give us a lift to Oregon in the back of your truck. I’ll pack the sandwiches and even throw in a soda!

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on July 5th, 2008

• I do have children, yes. If it's only three states away I'd just drive. If I ever were in the Oregon area again, I would not be against taking you to a destination as such. However, DOT regulations are strict about passengers in the cargo area.
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  Last time I was in Oregon was to deliver a truckload of pizze boxes. The charge was a flat fee for the distance, plus extra for weight. Cabbage Hill is in Oregon if I remember correctly, on I-5.

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  by Simply99 -- Not a fan favorite. on July 5th, 2008

• Hey Simply, don't know why I didn't point you before...here ya go!

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on August 3rd, 2008

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• Agree with the extra charge where?

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  by the VP wears a Wicked COAT on July 5th, 2008

• For having a child in your lap during a flight.

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  by Done. never again. on July 5th, 2008