Any new data points? My GF bought 4 roundtrip tickets Oct 1 and didn't get charged extra. Last time I did it was back in March. I had booked several segments and in one, the agent had snuck in a $25 (seat selection) fee that I didn't notice until later. We ended up cancelling that ticket within the 24 hours and booking it online bc it was cheaper that way using my Discount den.

This was at ORD which I see someone here has a bad experience lately.

I was just going to use DD but I have three flights that would save a lot of money so I may go try tomorrow. I guess i can do a DOT report myself if they won't book with out adding on the fee.