Sep 15 2008
Northwest Aisle Seats Cost More - Flights Nickle and Diming Customers
In a disturbing trend, as of April 06 Northwest Airlines started charging for their aisle seats. And for all exit row seats. This is in coach class, mind you.
Calling aisle and exit row seats “Premium Coach”, the Seattle Times reports an extra fee of $15, newly tacked on, for choosing some leg room.
Naturally we Seattlites don’t take our seat fees sitting down. A flurry of sarcastic Letters to the Editor followed this pronouncement, asking when Northwest was going to install in-flight pay toilets.
Huh.
Frankly this just sucks. I fly a lot. I live in the Northwest, home of this airline. I like the aisle.
What I don’t like are those middle seats, which I suspect the airlines are currently trying to fill. Or pack. Sardines, much?
If all the airlines start charging for aisle seats - and I bet the industry is watching the Northwest development avidly - then I will simply have to choose: be shoved between two strangers who might have ebola or merely stink…or pony up the cash when flying coach.
At least window seats are still considered cut rate. For now.
Stumble it!
I think that NWA is based in Minnesota. The largest of their hubs (that I’ve seen) is Detroit, which is quite something. The terminal has it’s own NWA train for shuttling passengers within their terminal (which is huge).
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