First, Delta, now U.S. Airways. Isn't price collusion illegal?

LOL Fi Fo Fum!

Buckle & air sickness bag use tutorial and emergency exit instructions fee....$8.50

I love how the complimentary bag costs me a buck twenty-three

I like how the "complimentary" air sickness bag costs money in the future. :)

@adambadam: ahhhh you beat me to the punch

Answering "What's this fee for?" fee....$7.95
Answering "Are you fricking serious?" fee....$9.95

@jmschn: I smell the blood of an ENGLISHMAN!

Fee: lol fee $4.50

Seriously, though, airlines won't be able to survive unless they can raise ticket prices in-line with their expenses. I once worked at a computer store whose motto seemed to be "We lose money on each sale, but we make up for it in volume!" Well, needless to say, it went of business. If airlines cannot raise their ticket prices to meet expenses, soon there will be only a few airlines left and if you think ticket prices are high now, you ain't seen nothing yet!

My favorite has to be the Fee Fee.

Maybe we can fly planes by burning consumer angst. With oil at $120 a barrel we're going to have to find some alternative to fossil fuels.

$75 for air! What if I bring my own?

Where's the "Fee: Just Because We Can Charge This and Blame FAA For It Fee"?

that and the "Fee: FAA Airplane Maintenance Compliance Fee"!

Especially in light of relatively current events!

@howie_in_az: Sill. You can't bring your own oxygen generator unless it is an approved model.

And for the approval, there is a $75.00 fee.

@ptkdude: I thought the "Fee Fee" was quite amusing, too.

If only because there's a "Fee Fee Road" in St. Louis.

if i don't use the tray table, do i get my 2.75 back?

What I really like, is that there's one more price listed than there are fees named.

Nice way of cheating someone in a price listing like this.

@howie_in_az: Then it becomes an exhalation fee...

American just cancelled our flight from Paris to JFK so we were rebooked on Air France. Even though we were in crowded coach, we giggled the whole trip home that we actually got served free meals, free drinks, free wine, free beer, and everyone had a little TV in their armrest. The flight attendants were nice, well mannered, and didn't seem like they were pissed they had to show up to work. Why can't US airlines operate this way?

Raising prices is fine. It's tacking on fees after the sale that's the problem. If I'm shopping for a flight, I want to be able to realistically compare prices between the airlines.

I don't want to save $10 on a ticket only to find out later that my second bag will cost me $25 but would have been free on the airline that was $10 more.

@PeanutButter: For $13.75 you can pre-book a table-less seat. Lap service is available for $50 per 15 minutes (select flights only).

@azntg

@econobiker:

Above should have said: Where is the "FAA/Governmental regulation cost recovery fee"?

HAHA. I'm crying laughing at this.

'Nuff said!

Fee Fi Fo Fum
I smell a human scum!

I just punked my boss with this. I told him it was for a 1 day conference next month. He got about 1/2 way down before the nickel dropped...

Needs a "We will take it seriously Fee" (Payable only in-advance) Rate to be determined.

@Keat: That's the dilemma the airline industry is facing. They have little control over the price that shows up on websites like Priceline or Orbitz. If one carrier has a ticket at $200, other carriers have to match or get very close to that price for the same route/time even if it means losing money.

The only way for them to keep treading water is to ding you for all its worth with surprise fees once you've already purchased your non-refundable ticket. Note that the vast majority of these fees don't apply to loyal customers in frequent flyer programs. Airlines don't care if you're pissed at them if you only flew them because they offered the cheapest price (i.e. the vast majority of customers).

It's messed up and it's cutthroat but until fuel prices go down (yeah right) or customers stop shopping based on price alone (in which case you'd still be paying for those fees, they would just appear in the ticket price), the situation isn't going to change.

That's a great deal on an airsick bag.

@stanfrombrooklyn: because that would make too much sense. being nice to customers is the right thing to do, but they act like they do just for shits and giggles.