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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: 0.206s | source
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bradley13 ◴[24 Sep 25 15:33 UTC] No.45361794[source]▶
I agree that transparency is important. All charges known up front.

That said, I think a fundamental problem is that sir travel is too cheap. That's the motivation behind all the nutty fees.

Surely there would be a market for an airline (or a class of seating) where you get a decent seat, with no gimmicks and up-charges? And not for triple the price like business class?

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1. havaloc ◴[24 Sep 25 16:25 UTC] No.45362589[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest_Airlines

"For many years, all flights featured 2-by-2 leather seating (in aircraft usually fitted with 3-2 seating), ample legroom, complimentary gourmet meals, and warm chocolate chip cookies. This made the airline popular with business travelers. In addition, Midwest Express operated a sizable executive charter operation with a specially configured DC-9."