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It's part of a growing airborne trend. Consider the other nickel-and-diming that airlines have begun experimenting with:
- Paper tickets. Airlines want to encourage you to use e-tickets, and many charge extra if you buy your tickets on the phone, rather than online. Not all are as tough as US Airways, though, which slaps on a stiff $50 extra for a paper ticket
- Creature comforts. Air Canada charges $2 for a pillow and blanket. At least they still have them; some airlines have simply eliminated the comfy amenities altogether.
Airlines are in trouble. That's hardly news to anyone who has followed the bankruptcies, cost-cutting and other financial woes the industry has endured in recent years. But the extra $15 you have to pay on Northwest Airlines to get a roomy aisle seat - now that's something that...
Despite some recent rate hikes - low-fare titan Southwest Airlines just broke its four-year one-way cap of $299 - fares across the industry, adjusted for inflation, are no higher than they were in the 1980s and 15% below those of 2000. Demand is up too: in 2005 over 75...