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Nov 3, 11, 11:42 am
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577013914231157508.html
Now, Even the Cheap Seats on Airplanes Come With a Fee
Why post this link? Because just yesterday I was making this complaint in the Southwest forum. I increasingly have this problem when I go to book reservations: the seat map shows only middle seats available, but the other seats aren't occupied, they are just reserved for elites.
When I see this, I simply fly on Southwest instead.
The most galling aspect of this is that the airline the Wall Street Journal chose to single out is Frontier, the very airline that is getting the snot kicked out of it by Southwest.
Limiting access to the better seats is something a company does when it is flying full planes, and can afford to lose a few disgruntled passengers to the competition. It seems ridiculous for Frontier, which is reported to be close to bankruptcy, to do this in the face of competition from Southwest.
Now, Even the Cheap Seats on Airplanes Come With a Fee
Why post this link? Because just yesterday I was making this complaint in the Southwest forum. I increasingly have this problem when I go to book reservations: the seat map shows only middle seats available, but the other seats aren't occupied, they are just reserved for elites.
When I see this, I simply fly on Southwest instead.
The most galling aspect of this is that the airline the Wall Street Journal chose to single out is Frontier, the very airline that is getting the snot kicked out of it by Southwest.
Limiting access to the better seats is something a company does when it is flying full planes, and can afford to lose a few disgruntled passengers to the competition. It seems ridiculous for Frontier, which is reported to be close to bankruptcy, to do this in the face of competition from Southwest.