This Year's Holiday Season To Be Hampered By Airline Grinch Fees
You may have already noticed that the Christmas decorations have arrived at your local discount store, but like it or not, the major airlines also have a little decorating already planned for the holiday season. Last week, several domestic airlines decided to tack on an additional surcharge for travel during the peak travel season around Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. American Airlines started this fee earlier in the week, and by the time we were ready for the weekend, United, Delta, and US Airways had joined the party.
According to the fare tracking website FareCompare, this new miscellaneous $10 fee applies for November 29, January 2, and January 3. So far it appears that Santa and his reindeer are safe, as nothing has been announced for travel immediately around Christmas. However, we’ll let you know if you’ll need to leave an extra cookie for him just in case.
For now no other airlines have matched, but we wouldn’t be surprised if we see some copy cats this upcoming week. Your best bet is to travel at off-peak times if you just need to visit dear old Granny for Turkey Day. If you leave on the Saturday after Thanksgiving you’ll be back to your own home to enjoy one last day off, and you won’t be forced into yet another family outing.
Related Stories:
· U.S. Airlines Add $10 Fee to Some Holiday Fares [Reuters]
· British Airways Introduces Shiny New Fee For Selecting Your Seat [Jaunted]
· Airline Fees coverage [Jaunted]
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