Airline seat selection fees should be banned. Until then, here's how to avoid them
Christopher Elliott| Special to USA TODAYShow CaptionAirline seat selection fees are one of the most hated surcharges in the travel industry – and they should be illegal.It costs an airline nothing to reserve your seat. Yet passengers shell out anywhere from $25 to more than $100 for a confirmed seat assignment or to sit next to their friends and family.If the Fair Fees Act proposed by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., passes, then seat selection fees would fly away. The law prohibits airlines from imposing... Читать дальше...