July 04, 2024

DLD 490: The search for more fees

40 minutes

Airlines love ancillary fees. But is there a point at which shifting charges out of the base fare will finally be too much?

Also in this episode:

Lufthansa’s New Environmental Surcharge

Men are “Rawdogging” flights

Southwest’s takeoff from PWM’s closed runway

AA catering at PHL/CLT

Google Credit Card Links Killing Bloggers?

May on-time performance, top airlines all dropped 5%

For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:

How Delta made itself America’s luxury airline — and what United wants to do about it

Delta One Lounge at JFK

PQI Drama

Breeze ramping up at ISP

And plenty more. Enjoy the show!

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