Herman, These fees are for NOT booking on the website. I can understand their reasoning , BUT their websites, including the UAL.com that I use A LOT is not able to do everything I want. You cannot: - Book a certain fare by entering a class of service, or a fare basis. - Use credit from another ticket to book a new reservation. - Request an upgrade on a star alliance airline. - change your seat before being able to use EasyCheckin.. And some more that I might be leaving out.. Soon, expect them to change their numbers to 900.. BAHA Fan of reality -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Herman R. Silbiger Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 11:00 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Fees for tickets Charging a fee for booking a ticket on an airline's web site makes a much sense as charging admission to a department store. Herman