Airline fee blues stuck in a loop — don’t expect this tune to end anytime soon
So this is what they mean by happy jetting. JetBlue has admitted to increasing its ticket change fees. And the worst may be yet to come.
Effective May 1, JetBlue’s change fee is $100 — up from $40 when made online and $50 for phone reservations.
As is often reported airline fees have been soaring as fast or faster than the price of jet fuel. United Airline quietly increased its ticket change fee. Other fees have been rising as well.
Until airlines find a way to deal with rapidly increasing jet fuel costs, it seems that increases in fees of every sort will continue.
I’m still wondering how British Airways and Lufthansa and Air France with their similar cost structures manage to make something near a billion dollars in annual profit while our U.S. airlines continue struggling.
Don’t bet that these fees will be reversed when the jet fuel prices drop later this year. Just get used to it.
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The other aspect of Jet Blue that has passengers feeling well, blue? (In my experience.)
The fact that they don’t allow you to verify seating assignments until AFTER you’ve booked your ticket. Not so great on cross-country flights when you prefer not to be stuck in a middle seat.
They have a safe home market (or in some cases several) combined with a psychological barrier that most europeans have about flying from a different country, so they have a build in passenger base.
does not even have to be a different airline
last week i booked a flight to new york, delta flies from amsterdam (holland) which would be the normal airport to choose, however they also fly from brussels (belgium) the price difference 800 v 500 euro, extra time by car 30 40 minutes. Guess where im going (mind you this is not a fee/tax difference but pure ticket price)