Originally Posted by
fairviewroad
The only place I really see this as being unfair is for passengers arriving at PHL, who don't really have a good way of purchasing tickets in advance.
Admittedly, I'm not a big user of SEPTA from the airport to 30th street, but I don't know that I've ever seen those machines (at the airport) work.
But like you said in an earlier post, it is pretty easy to plan your trips to avoid this fee.