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Old Sep 9, 2019, 10:11 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyerJ

In Europe, Vueling (a ULCC) is masterful at the upsell. If you choose the cheapest, ie Basic, fare, you’ll be offered seat selection at a price, earlier boarding at a price, lounge access at a price, prepay your luggage fee at a better price. Not only does that all help them capture ancillary revenue, but the explicit upsell also makes it really, really clear of all the things with a $ value that you’re not getting in the fare that you paid.
The grievous injustice of Vueling is you're a sucker for booking Vueling through Vueling, booking the very same flight as a codeshare will often include luggage and basic seat selection.
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