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How nervous flyers can increase their sense of control whilst flying
FG TradeOne of the key causes of anxiety and stress for fearful flyers is their perceived lack of control. This in turn can make them avoid air travel – limiting their lives considerably – and if they do get on a plane, cause them suffering.While it’s true that as passengers we have no control over the flight itself (fortunately), this doesn’t mean that there’s nothing anxious flyers can do to feel that they do have some control over the situation. And here are five simple ways you can do…
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Last week my group the Consumer Travel Alliance together with ASTA and the Business Travel Coalition launched a Mad as Hell about Hidden Fees petition. You can find it at www.madashellabouthiddenfees.com. I explain the effort on ConsumerTraveler.com at http://snipr.com/12vhdr.
This is the first time in over a decade that the DOT is changing a regulation regarding airline ticketing and what passengers should know. For consumers this is a perfect storm opportunity to mandate that airlines tell all travel agents and online travel agencies the full price of airline travel.
Please pass along the word. If you would like any prepared ads for this effort, please contact me directly at leocha@consumertraveler.com.
Here, on this site, how to avoid carry-on baggage fees.
My flying rant is now up on the Flightster blog in case anyone is interested.
http://www.flightster.com
This is great if you're flying from Beijing or Seoul, but would you book seats on a discount airline on a long or overnight flight to Japan?
"Airline fees, once merely irritating, have blossomed into a major source of airline profits and a growing headache for travelers.
Passengers have grudgingly paid for checked baggage, ticket changes and onboard meals. But fees to board early, access a wireless Internet connection in-flight, or fly on standby have emerged recently. And... 'We've not even begun to touch the bottom of the barrel with airline service fees,' said Stuart Klaskin, a Miami-based airline consultant.
'It's a successful formula for restoring airlines to profitability,' said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. 'If they hadn't done it, we would have had fewer airlines....'
Kate Hanni, founder of the airline passenger organization flyersrights.org wants the DOT to issue a rule requiring airlines to publish on their Web sites a comprehensive fee guide that is accessible to consumers before they enter the personal information required to purchase a ticket.
'At least then you'll be able to compare airlines,' she said....
'Any fee that the consumer doesn't revolt over is going to stay, [Michael] Boyd [of the Boyd Group] said."
But will consumers revolt?
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