Best seat in the airplane.

[Pookie]

The 'study' seems to have been undertaken purely to provide the airlines with details of passenger seat preferences so they can make sure they charge extra for them. Not so long ago all the seats were the same price (i.e. free) but now it's another lucrative form of revenue that is obviously being fully exploited.

I can't blame them for doing it but for the paying passenger it's another thing contributing to the steady and significant rise in fares over the last few years.

It is taxes raising the fares 99% of the time.

Lynne

[Katys Grandad]

It is taxes raising the fares 99% of the time.

Lynne

While taxes have contributed to rises in the fares, fuel and surcharges are the main reason. However, the airlines now make a lot of money out of theses incidentals like seat selection and baggage. BA in particular have been exploiting them for a couple of years now.

[Pookie]

While taxes have contributed to rises in the fares, fuel and surcharges are the main reason. However, the airlines now make a lot of money out of theses incidentals like seat selection and baggage. BA in particular have been exploiting them for a couple of years now.

The airlines need every penny they can get and when I said taxes I did mean everything.

Lynne