Today is Mad as Hell Day for American Society of Travel Agents who are petitioning Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood because, "Airline fees are out of hand and surprise us from the moment we make reservations. There are telephone reservation fees, checked baggage fees, seat reservation fees, carry-on luggage fees, special seating fees, get-on-the-plane early fees, pillow-and-blanket fees and more fees on their way.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is examining this growing problem. They want your views on whether airlines should make their fees clear on their own websites and make them available to all travel agents so that travelers can compare the total cost of travel.
I signed their petition and added the following person note: "Almost every day I receive an e-mail from one airline or another advertising extremely low fares. Time and time again I click through to get the cheap fare advertised, only to find that with fees, the trip is so far from advertised price, that I think it should be illegal from them to have mentioned that price in the first place. It is not as if there is ever a way to actually get that price without the fees, so why not advertise the real price and stop wasting our time?"
If you are mad as hell and would like to sign their petition and or share your unwanted travel fees story, Click Here!
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