Goodness, guess my last budget trip was Vietnam trip with Tiger Airways. A few days after I returned home, the news announced that they would charge baggages.
In fact, this is applying to many airlines now. American Airlines is charging its passengers $15 for their first checked baggage, and it’s just the latest of many add-ons tacked onto the price of some tickets. Bringing golf clubs to Florida cost an additional of $25 each way on some airlines. And $25 handling fee in order to redeem reward miles! Changing your itineraries may cost you up to $250! It’s all about extra charges now.
According to the International Air Transport Association, Jet fuel prices were up nearly 98 percent from May 2007. This means that roughly 40 percent of your air ticket goes to the cost of fuel!
Read travel news on Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan after the devastating earthquake.
wow….your life sure is very interesting coz can always travel around…..i seldom got the chance…T_T
Now can’t travel so much already! Air tickets are sooooo expensive! First it was the high airport tax due to security charge, now it’s the high fuel cost! sob sob..
Wow! That’s pretty high… i dunno when can i go back to Asia again…sigh… It’s a bit far. I hope the fares will have greater competitive market so they go down.