Originally Posted by The Lev
Don't recall the exact date but has been at least six months.

Domestic/North America, yes. I would think more than six monhs, actually. But I do not recall ever having paid for an overseas trip, and I have regularly bought tickets through the SE line. I checked the last one, as said above, late July, and it did not include that fee.
I also recall the issue being discussed here, but I was unable to locate the thread.