Adventures in Flight (2), 2008
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Speaking of my stepfather, Joe and I plan to visit him in Arkansas later this summer. So, I checked flights on American Airlines and came up with the following:
2 adult round trip tickets from SNA to LIT: $1286.00
$25 bag fee each adult each way: 100.00
Subtotal: $1386.00
Plus, despite the fact that there were still plenty of seats available, only the middle seats on each flight were available without an extra "preferred seat" charge. If we wanted to avoid middle seats (and, with my long legs, I most certainly do) we'd have to pay an additional $80.
Total: $1466.00
Egads!
Adventures in Flight (6), 2008
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I checked out Southwest:
2 adult round trip tickets from SNA to LIT: $686.40
bag fees: 00.00
"preferred seat" charge: 00.00
Total: $686.40
Adventures in Flight (7), 2008
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So, we booked our flights on Southwest.
I think if I owned any American stock, I'd get rid of it right away. Their policies are not user friendly. And I'm curious... how much does American's CEO make?
Well... that is easy to find out! A quick google search found the following grid. And if you'd like to read more from the Consumer Traveler blog that provided it, click here:
We find ourselves flying Southwest most of the time now. It may not help your middle seat issue, but it's pretty smooth otherwise. (Actually, one way to get a better choice on seats is to check in early AND check your luggage. Lots of other people are busy looking for space in the bins while you are getting a good seat.)
ReplyDeleteGood tips, Cathy! Also, take two aisle seats across from each other...
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