New Flight Fees

With the rising cost of crude oil in the last few years, fuel surcharges on flights have been added and the flight prices therfore have increased. The rise in fuel costs has obviously been passed on to you - the customer, resulting in you having to shell out more money to fly to your destination.

Airlines have also changed their policies on luggage allowances. Previously you were allowed two pieces or more at no additional charge (unless the bag was overweight). Now you are only allowed one checked bag at no additional charge. The charges seem to vary by airline, usually ranging in the neighbourhood of $20 to $50 per additional bag, more if they are overweight. It is even more important to try and pack light and to pack smart!

I have found the best way to try and lower the amount of taxes and fuel surcharges is to try to get a direct flight to your destination if at all possible. Or if possible fly out of a USA airport as they do not charge as high of taxes or fuel surcharges there, resulting in an overall more affordable flight. You often can lower your flight cost even more by flying out of smaller airports if possible, as you will incur even less fees (as the smaller airports charge smaller fees than the large airports.)

Good luck in finding a deal on a flight, they still exist, just watch out for the "Hidden fees"!!