Is it worth paying extra for a seat assignment on a flight? For Donna Shelton, the answer is: almost never. "OK, I just made an exception on a flight from Houston to Chicago," said Shelton, a banker ...

A TikToker said her partner decided not to pay an additional $11 fee to sit next to her on a flight. Seat assignment fees are a big money-maker for some airlines, but have proven controversial.

Airline 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 ...

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British Airways’ plan to charge customers a fee to guarantee a specific seat assignment has some aviation industry experts wondering about the timing and the relatively high cost to flyers. The ...

Historically, January has been a great time to scoop up discount deals on airfares for the year. This year, however, would-be travelers will have to double- and triple-check search results to make ...

The Transportation Department thinks airline travelers should know all the bag and seat-assignment fees they face before paying for a ticket. But after proposing in May 2014 to require airlines to ...

When it comes to much-dreaded airline fees, the most hated is the one for picking passenger’s own seat assignments, according to airfarewatchdog.com. So said respondents in a 2,000-person poll. More ...

There is nothing special about aisle seat 18D on Delta Air Lines Flight 2876 from Atlanta to New York. No extra legroom, free drinks or priority boarding. But try to reserve it for a January weekend ...