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Save/ShareWe're late on this story, but it's still breathtaking. Last week, The Cranky Flier noticed that the fares offered on USAirways.com are $5 higher than available elsewhere. While some sites, like Orbitz, slap on fees, at least those sites spell out what they're doing. As The Cranky Flier points out, it's especially shady that US Airways is burying the fee in the base fare it is showing on its website because passengers won't realize that they're paying a surcharge.
Our advice: If you plan to book on US Airways, consider using Priceline instead because it doesn't charge a fee for regular bookings (as opposed to its name-your-own-price bookings, which still have a fee).
Alternatively, if you prefer an online agency such as Orbitz or Expedia, try booking them through a cashback portal such as FatWallet or EvRewards. You'll "receive a rebate that in many cases is larger than the booking fee those sites charge," according to expert deal-hunter Gary Leff at A View From the Wing.
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I will be traveling to NC in the morning from Chicago, and I have called to see how I can print my boarding pass from home, the person I spoke with was very rude, and I could hardly understand him. I would think you would have people in the customer service area that would speak clearly and would be polite. Now I did call and about my flight, and did get a lady that was very polite, but hard to understand. I have spent a long time trying get my boarding pass. I will have to stop and I guess get it at the airport. I really wanted to have all that information collected and I need to do is get to the gate.
Posted By C.Dunn on July 17, 2008, 12:16 PM
I tried to bring my grandson home for Christmas this past December and usairways changed information about boarding and caused my grandson to miss flights from LA and Phoenix, The charged me and additional $307.00. and I finally had to bring him home from Phoenix on Southwest airlines which is what I should have done intially.
Joe West
Whitesboro, Texas
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