New York – American Airlines has found another fee.
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The Fort Worth, Texas, airline will charge between $19 and $39 for “Express Seats” — those spots in the first few rows of coach that include bulkhead seats.
The carrier’s parent AMR Corp. said Wednesday that the price of the seats includes getting on the plane in the first “general boarding” group of passengers.
The seats can only be purchased at airport kiosks between 24 hours to 50 minutes prior to the flight for travel within the U.S.
American still provides travelers with the option to pre-reserve other seats in the coach cabin at no charge.
Several other major airlines, including UAL Corp.’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines, also charge for the best seats in coach.
they need to make – and people will definitely pay for those seats so why not?
I understand this more then I understand why they need to charge extra for baggage
Hey what about using your bathrooms and what about sitting next to windows and what about sitting on isle seats and whats with drinking a cup of water and forget about soda and what about warming the food and what about getting the “above head privileges” like a/c and lights we should all be paying for those free stuff as well.. Etc. I think I should hire an accountant before flying
I don’t understand this — Take a man who is 6′ 6″ == where is he going to put his legs?? wheelchair person needs the front seat normally because it is easier in and out!! To we have to go back to traveling by rail??
El al were the first pigs to charge 59$ for those seats and I see they are empty at many flights
So now american is copying but don’t have that much chutzpah
I hope that disabled and babies still get first priority to bulkheads.
Hey , wait a moment Spirit air is going to start thinking about adding a “landing fee”. Stay tuned
To #4 - Don’t knock El Al. It has the best security in the world, and even the airline industry in the USA, and the flying public is envious of its success regarding security. As Wesley Snipes in “Passenger 57” stated, “Nobody messes with El Al”.
Do the express seats get to pull the emergency slide shtick?
perhaps someone should be thinking of forming a traverlers org. which will follow these ugly pratices of each airline to rape the publics pocket and give recommendations to ones which give us a better deal.
Well american is one of the last airlines doing that most airlines do it already a long time. and the other news is commimg in air canada is starting tomorow to charge $3 for a pillow $4 for a blanket. and jet blue one of the only airlines that still dont charge for the first check in bag will start in sepember. delta is going to start charging for a second carry on