WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR ON AN AIRPLANE?

More and more airlines are finding clever ways to charge us extra to fly these days. The latest trend it to charge us more for greater comfort and convenience. Last week American Airlines announced an add-on fee for booking the front rows in coach class. American’s new Express Seats will start at $19 per flight for choice spots in the first few rows in the cabin. Passengers who opt for designated Express Seats will board in the first group of general boarding, likely reducing the amount of struggling they will have to do to find overhead space for their belongings.

I’d like to help the airlines find some new ways to get extra money out of me. For example, I would pay extra to fly in a section of the airplane where there were no children, particularly lap babies. Who hasn’t been trapped in a metal tube for hours with an endlessly screaming baby behind them? I’d also pay extra to be seated in the normal-size people section of the plane. While I could afford to lose a few pounds, I can still easily fit into my own airplane seat and don’t need to encroach on the seat next to mine. I would just like to be able to sit comfortably in my bought-and-paid-for seat without sharing it with half of my obese seat mate’s body and I’d pay extra to secure that assurance. This brings to mind the topic, I’d Pay Extra To Be Able To Fly……” Suggest some things you’d pay more to the airlines for additional calm and comfort and then open up the phones to get your listeners’ suggestions.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR ON AN AIRPLANE?

Not Found