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.

Beth Shadur doesn’t like sitting on the aisle, so when she flew from Chicago to New York recently, her husband, an elite-level frequent flier, tried to find her a window seat. But American Airlines ...

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 ...

The short answer, alas, is no. The longer answer: There are steps you can take to increase your chances of sitting where you want. But -- and you probably knew this was coming -- it may cost you.

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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 ...