Pay more for a Window or Aisle seat

[Blackadder]

Fliers charged more for window and aisle seats on planes | News.com.au

TRAVELLERS are angry over a move by airlines to charge more for window and aisle seats.

Airline advocates in the United States say complaints by passengers upset they cannot sit with family or friends have been flooding in, CNN reports.

The issue has arisen in the US where Delta, American Airlines and low-cost carriers US Airways, Frontier, Spirit and Allegiant have implemented charges for "preferred seating".

Low-cost UK carrier Ryanair has also rolled out reservations for certain seats across all its routes in January, while its rival Easyjet has also been experimenting with the practice.




Read more: Fliers charged more for window and aisle seats on planes | News.com.au​

 

[SeatBackForward]

If you pay for a preferred seat, then don't receive it, you should get a refund and be able to charge the airline an "Admin fee" for it...

This is getting ridiculous.

 

[simongr]

Looking at the AA site the facts are that Preferred seats (available for purchase) are available towards the front of the main cabin and selected window/aisle seats. So if you neeeed to sit with family/friends you can do so towards the back of the cabin. There is no charge for full fare or elite fliers.

 

[eastwest101]

If you pay for a preferred seat, then don't receive it, you should get a refund and be able to charge the airline an "Admin fee" for it...

This is getting ridiculous.

Don't forget to charge a CC surcharge admin fee to the airline - a nice flat fee structure of $100 per transaction and a foreign exchange surcharge as well would be fine with me.......

Goose and gander and all that.

 

[ron_d]

How's this different from Qantas's practise of charging more for some seats? I paid ~$50 for a 'preferred' seat whilst on SQ - Sing - Syd recently. As I booked quite late, the alternative was to be stuck in a middle seat. It was on a A380 - top deck, emergency aisle.

If I was stuck in a middle seat again, I would do it without question.

I did notice a passenger complaining about the fact he'd requested at check in, one of these preferred seat, but, upon boarding realised it wasn't one. Which got me curious - if passengers can pay for, and reserved such a seat - why should other passengers, at checkin, expect to be granted access to one of these seats and then complain if they don't.

 

[simongr]

How's this different from Qantas's practise of charging more for some seats?

The only seats that they charge more for are emergency exit seats.

 

[mannej]

Why mention QF, but refer to SQ with your example?

 

[ron_d]

Why mention QF, but refer to SQ with your example?

Acknowledgement on my part other airlines offer similar arrangements; I however have never tried Qantas's offering but I have had experienced SQ's offering.

 

[JohnK]

This is starting to get ridiculous.

 

[wallacej]

Agreed Johnk... What else, charge for a seatbelt rental fee, or rent an in flight magazine!

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