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US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees

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663 points duxup | 1 comments | 24 Sep 25 12:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.245s | source
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bsimpson ◴[24 Sep 25 13:24 UTC] No.45359986[source]▶
I'd be curious to see how the all-in price of airline tickets has evolved in recent decades. It feels like it's now commonplace to have hundreds of dollars in additional fees for things like legroom. That means a cheap ticket is a midrange ticket and a midrange ticket can end up being quite expensive unless you fall for the "we get to strap you behind the bathroom with only the clothes on your back" Saver ticket.

It also means that you're often still out actual money if you use award miles.

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izacus ◴[24 Sep 25 13:30 UTC] No.45360069[source]▶
Hundreds of dollars for legroom? Are you... sure? For what kind of flights?
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1. joshstrange ◴[24 Sep 25 13:40 UTC] No.45360211[source]▶
Yes, as a 6' 2" person, I can assure you that a single leg of a flight will be less that $100 but round trip and multiple legs moves it to $200+ very easily.