United Airlines raises change fees to $300 for international itineraries
Skift Take
United too in more than $1 billion in change fee revenue in just nine months last year, but it wants more. Like bag fees, air travelers hate these fees, which sometimes seem totally unreasonable. We'll see very soon if other airlines match.
United Airlines raised its ticket change fees by $50 on April 18 to $200 for domestic tickets and $300 for international itineraries. Other airlines haven’t yet raised their change fees. But like baggage fees, rivals may well jump at a chance to raise fees ever higher.
A United spokesman confirmed the change on change fees. “We carefully manage our seat inventory and incur costs when a traveler elects not to fly in a reserved seat. We adjusted this fee to better compensate us for those costs,” spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said.
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