Comments on: Wheelchair fees and airplane insurance: unpacking airfare surcharges http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/08/wheelchair-fees-and-airplane-insurance-unpacking-airfare-surcharges/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » European Union proposes pro-consumer airfare regulations http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/08/wheelchair-fees-and-airplane-insurance-unpacking-airfare-surcharges/#comment-8284 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » European Union proposes pro-consumer airfare regulations Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:43:56 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=119#comment-8284 [...] base fares, which come with mandatory add-on fees that passengers may not even use — like the wheelchair charge that every passenger pays. The fuel surcharges on international flights are hardly any better. None [...] [...] base fares, which come with mandatory add-on fees that passengers may not even use — like the wheelchair charge that every passenger pays. The fuel surcharges on international flights are hardly any better. None [...]

]]> By: Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Ryanair’s trifecta of customer alienation http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/08/wheelchair-fees-and-airplane-insurance-unpacking-airfare-surcharges/#comment-8283 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Ryanair’s trifecta of customer alienation Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:40:26 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=119#comment-8283 [...] finding new and exciting ways to irritate its passengers. Sure, there are the classics: Universal wheelchair fees, checked baggage charges, no windowshades, tight seats, questionable safety training, and a wacky [...] [...] finding new and exciting ways to irritate its passengers. Sure, there are the classics: Universal wheelchair fees, checked baggage charges, no windowshades, tight seats, questionable safety training, and a wacky [...]

]]> By: Melissa Petri http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/08/wheelchair-fees-and-airplane-insurance-unpacking-airfare-surcharges/#comment-49 Melissa Petri Tue, 09 May 2006 13:34:00 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=119#comment-49 Re: Ryan Air's False Advertising I am not surprised. When they started (even up to now, I think), they placed posters all over about cheap flights to this and that city. What they didn't tell people is that the city they advertised is nowhere near the city where the plane will really land!!! Re: Ryan Air’s False Advertising

I am not surprised. When they started (even up to now, I think), they placed posters all over about cheap flights to this and that city. What they didn’t tell people is that the city they advertised is nowhere near the city where the plane will really land!!!

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