First it was surcharges for checked bags--something that used to be free. Major airlines are starting to add $10 surcharges for passengers flying during popular travel dates this winter. Will that make you hit the road instead of flying?
See the full article from FoxNews.com:
American Airlines first created the surcharge for
domestic flights for the Sunday following Thanksgiving and the weekend
of Jan. 2-3-, the dates during which many Americans will be returning
home from Christmas and New Year's trips.
United Airlines and Delta followed American Airlines, announcing they would impose the same surcharge, BusinessWeek reported.
JetBlue, Continental, Southwest, Alaska Airlines and AirTran have not announced that they will match the $10 fee for their tickets.
“Passengers
already pay more to fly on certain days – typically, cheaper airfares
are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays – but American and
United have now upped the ante, by determining that certain peak travel
days are worth an additional passenger-paid ‘premium,’” Graeme Wallace
of Farecompare.com was quoted by Business Week.
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