Just like any good profitable business there airlines will always try to up sale you to more expensive setting, and extras. What makes me angry is when I get a great deal on a flight to San Francisco then when I go to check in I am hit with $25 or $30 just to check a bag!
I do not fault a business for making money. After all that is what they are in business to do. What I do not like is the hidden cost they do not tell you. I would be much happier if I could get one set price for my flight.
That one set price would include checking bags, drinks, WiFi, and telephone service. I would even be happier if I could get a set price at time of booking my flight that would include, taxi ride to airport, everything during flight, taxi ride to hotel, and everything in between.
I know this will never happen. However, I can calculate it these extra costs pretty close.
If you want to get an idea what some of these cost will be per different airline, I would recomend that you go Billshrink.com and their comparison chart.
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