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.

  • bitsplease
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    1 year ago

    boarding first isn’t a privilege really

    It is on southwest, since there’s no unassigned boarding. I’m a tall dude, and I always pay for early boarding so I can get myself an emergency row seat

    • LufyCZ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Ah, I’ve never flown without an assigned seat. Can see it making sense in that case