Southwest: Flyers can pay $40 to board first
DALLAS (AP) - Want to board first on a Southwest Airlines flight? Now you can pay $40 for the privilege.
Southwest Airlines will let people pay to be part of their first boarding group, group "A." The airline does not have assigned seating and lets passengers board in three groups, A, B and C.
Currently, passengers can ensure they board first by buying a special business class ticket or joining a loyalty program. Now, everyone will have that option if spots are available. Passengers will be able to pay at the gate starting 45 minutes before a flight leaves.
Facing higher fuel and other costs, airlines have sought to boost revenue in a variety of ways including charging extra to check a bag or sit next to a loved one.
Southwest Airlines will let people pay to be part of their first boarding group, group "A." The airline does not have assigned seating and lets passengers board in three groups, A, B and C.
Currently, passengers can ensure they board first by buying a special business class ticket or joining a loyalty program. Now, everyone will have that option if spots are available. Passengers will be able to pay at the gate starting 45 minutes before a flight leaves.
Facing higher fuel and other costs, airlines have sought to boost revenue in a variety of ways including charging extra to check a bag or sit next to a loved one.
Hmmmmm....40.00 to sit on the plane an extra 10-15 minutes? I'll pass....actually, I'll take the 40.00 and go with a airline that doesn't treat its flyers like cattle.Â
I'd pay to be the first to get off the plane thats where the hassle lies as far as I'm concerned!Â
No problem if people want to pay to wait in the plane longer while the rest of us board... though personally I would rather see people who carry the HUGE roller bags as carry-on charged an extra $100Â - seriously I have a backpack for carryon and people put BOXES and those huge bags in the overhead and leave no space for those of us who packed sane! ... now that should be criminal!